United States
Joe Hogsett
872,680 (2017)
Hope Tribble
Improve internal government operations
Improve service delivery
Simplify administrative procedures for firms and residents
Focus on measurement
Dedicated innovation team
Leadership from Mayor
Culture of innovation in city
Indianapolis has an initiative to re-image municipal real estate throughout the county and expand the City’s digital city hall, making local government easier to access in person and digitally.
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, Indianapolis does not have an explicit innovation strategy. Similar to 24% of cities surveyed, Indianapolis approaches innovation capacity in specific policy areas/domains.
Indianapolis does not have a dedicated team for 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 19% of cities surveyed, Indianapolis does not have dedicated funding to support innovation capacity.
Indianapolis has no reported sources of funding.
Indianapolis does not fund any specific activities.
Indianapolis 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 academia, think tanks, and private philanthropy to collect and analyze data.