Encore: Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo! - a podcast by Bonnie D. Graham

The buzz: “The truth about ‘Smart Cities’ is that there is only going to be one way that they can become truly ‘smart’: through data and analytics” (David Barton, 7 Uses For Analytics In Smart Cities). Jennifer Bachner, author of Analytics, Policy, and Governance, estimates that “2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each year.” The real value for cities and local governments gathering data comes when analytics insights are turned into beneficial actions. But some city Chief Data Officers report that “the soft stuff is the hard stuff” as they attempt to coordinate silo’ed data. The experts speak.
Dr. Sara Diamond, OCAD University: “The most effective way to do it, is to do it!” (Amelia Earhart).
Michele Hovet, KSM Consulting: “What is now proved was once only imagined” (William Blake). Sara Marshall, SAP: “I said, ‘Somebody should do something about that.' And then I realized I am somebody” (Lily Tomlin.
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