Argentina
Tadeo Garcia Zalazar
205,537 (2019)
Diego Rivera
Improve internal government operations
Save costs and improve efficiency within the public sector
Improve service delivery
Dedicated funding
Focus on measurement
Human resource support
Dedicated innovation team
Culture of innovation in city
Engagement with partners
Support from outside city administration
Leadership from Mayor
In 2016, Godoy Cruz created the Division for Transparency and Access to Public Information, in order to increase transparency and innovation activity within city agencies for the benefit of its citizens. In 2019, the Directorate of Systems became the Directorate of Innovation and Technological Development to further digitize city governments and promote inclusive innovation. The city’s “Sistema de Alerta Comunitaria”, or Community Alert System, is an app used by over 10 000 households that allows residents to report sudden safety or health dangers to a 24-hour monitoring center. These warnings are then vetted and broadcast to cell phones in the same area, to give advanced notice to neighbors and ultimately save lives.
Along with 50% of cities surveyed, Godoy Cruz has an explicit innovation strategy. Similar to more than half of cities surveyed, Godoy Cruz approaches innovation capacity both from a holistic/macro level, as well as in specific policy areas.
Situated within the City Hall, the Directorate of Innovation consists of 38 staff, providing support and advice to the entire municipal administration.
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, Godoy Cruz has dedicated funding to support innovation capacity.
Similar to 61% of participating cities in the 2020 survey, Godoy Cruz's funding for innovation capacity is also directed towards training staff and building capacity*.
*"Training staff and building capacity" is not an option in the 2018 survey, while "Launching or sustaining a project" is not an option in the 2020 survey.
Godoy Cruz has developed partnerships to promote innovation capacity with other public agencies, private firms, and not-for-profit organizations.
To improve data use, the city has also developed data partnerships with the private sector, academia and think tanks to collect and analyze data, as well as with other cities.