Managing City Operations 2012 Urban Systems Symposium

Managing City Operations Otto DollCIO Minneapolis Jerry WaltersFehr and Peers John Mc Cabe IT Lead City of Oakland Public Works Jurij ParaszczakIBM Research

Session Overview  Cities are comprised of people, infrastructure and the resources used by the city denizens  Most city agencies can be efficient in their own operation, but often do not work in a co-ordinated manner to improve the overall quality of life in cities  This session will discuss the relevance of data and information in its use to optimally manage the operations of cities

Goals of this panel  To identify the information that needs to be exchanged between the various city agencies to enable the more efficient operation of the city  To provide examples of the various agency activities that need to be integrated and to explain the benefits of their integration  To understand optimal operational design and implementation through analytics and simulation  To lay down the foundations of interagency collaboration and communication for the USC