Argentina
Horacio Rodriguez Larreta
2,890,000 (2016)
Andres Larre
Simplify administrative procedures for firms and residents
Engage residents and other stakeholders
Generate new sources of revenue
Leadership from Mayor
Culture of innovation in city
Support from outside city administration
Dedicated innovation team
Engagement with partners
Note: The City Innovation Snapshot (PDF version) was produced in 2019 and some aggregate findings have been updated with the latest survey results below.
Along with 50% of cities surveyed, Buenos Aires has an explicit innovation strategy. Similar to 20% of cities surveyed, Buenos Aires approaches innovation capacity from a holistic/macro level.
Buenos Aires does not prioritise policy sectors for its innovation work.
As an independent body, Buenos Aires’s innovation work is led by the Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation.
Taking risks or testing new ideas
Data-driven analytics/public data management
Engaging residents in new ways
Developing new solutions based on digital technologies
Organizational change within the municipality
Human-centered design
Rethinking your city’s approach to financing partnerships
Like 81% of cities surveyed, Buenos Aires has dedicated funding to support innovation capacity.
Buenos Aires also invests in digital systems and physical infrastructure as well as paying for services to a third party.
Buenos Aires has developed partnerships to promote its innovation capacity with other public agencies, private firms, not-for-profit organizations, and city residents/resident associations.
To improve data use, the city has also developed data partnerships with the private sector, academia and think tanks to collect and analyze data.