State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

Louisville Leverages Crowdsourcing for Civic Good

Data-Smart City Solutions: Crowdsourcing is an effective tool for governments to use to understand their community in new ways. In Louisville, we have embraced the philosophy of open government, as evidenced by our Citizen’s Bill of Rights, and we think that crowdsourcing is a logical extension of our open government work. Under Mayor Greg Fischer's leadership, we have worked hard to understand our community's challenges and create solutions to those challenges with measurable, targeted outcomes in partnership with our residents. We believe that crowdsourcing information from our citizens allows us to better understand our problems and help us create more impactful solutions for our community.

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