Kansas City, Missouri's, Office of Emergency Management is working with Google X's Bellwether to prepare for future natural disasters by testing how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen emergency response. Featuring FUSE Alum and the City's Chief Digital Officer Andrew Ngui.
In this episode of In Her Land, hosts Carrie Aguilar and Mara Kamat sit down with Jennifer Scheel, Executive Attraction Officer for the City of Cleveland, to talk about her journey from consulting in aerospace and defense to leading efforts that bring new businesses and jobs to the region. Jennifer shares what inspired her to pivot into civic leadership, how she balances career ambition with motherhood and personal challenges, and why creating meaningful economic opportunity is central to her work. This conversation explores reinvention, resilience, and the importance of choosing purpose-driven work that strengthens both communities and careers.
In this exclusive segment, FUSE Executive Fellow and civic innovator Jacky So introduces his newly coined framework: “Restorative Digital Justice.” As a Shorty Award nominee for Project BRIDGE, Jacky breaks down how New Mexico is leading the fight against "algorithmic erasure" by Big Tech. Learn how he is leveraging responsible AI to reclaim the digital narrative for the newly launched Office of APINH Affairs and why New Mexico is now the global blueprint for tech equity.
Government plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI: determining how generative tools can deliver faster, smarter public services, and how they will influence economies, institutions and societies. In 2025, Apolitical published the Government AI 100 for the first time, celebrating public servants around the world who are pioneering AI adoption, capacity building and regulation in the public sector.
Public innovators from 84 cities across 15 countries convened in Baltimore to deepen their practice, share proven approaches, and advance how local governments deliver resident-centered innovation.
Scaling from AI pilot to production demands diagnostic precision about what your organization and the humans within it.
The small mountain town of Vail, Colo., has introduced agentic AI tools to aid in fire detection, public engagement and other areas. Being more efficient with mundane, everyday tasks is a key focus.
AI technology is quickly placing itself at the center of digital government tools. But the goals in using it remain the same: improving efficiency, saving money and achieving better outcomes for residents.
As governments at all levels continue to embrace new developments in artificial intelligence, cities are using automation for everything from reducing first responder paperwork to streamlined permitting.