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Orlando
United States
Mayor
Buddy Dyer
Population
280,257 (2017)
Innovation Website
Lead Innovation Officer
Matthew Broffman
Spotlight on innovation in Orlando
Note: The City Innovation Snapshot (PDF version) was produced in 2019 and some aggregate findings have been updated with the latest survey results below.
Vision and approach to innovation capacity
Along with 50% of cities surveyed, Orlando does not have an explicit innovation strategy. Similar to 20% of cities surveyed, Orlando approaches innovation capacity from a holistic/macro level.
Policy areas that Orlando is focused on
Policy areas by number of cities
Orlando utilizes 3 different innovation skills or roles
Innovation roles by number of cities
Situated in the IT department, Orlando’s innovation work is led by the Director of Innovation.
Terms Orlando most associates with innovation
Orlando's most common innovation activities
- 1
Taking risks or testing new ideas
- 2
Data-driven analytics/public data management
- 3
Engaging residents in new ways
- 4
Developing new solutions based on digital technologies
- 5
Organizational change within the municipality
- 6
Human-centered design
- 7
Rethinking your city’s approach to financing partnerships
Its innovation activities also include developing new solutions based on digital technologies; human-centered design; and rethinking the city’s approach to financing and partnerships.
How is innovation funded here?
Like 81% of cities surveyed, Orlando has dedicated funding to support innovation capacity.
Top sources of funding
Activities being funded
47 cities
Launching or sustaining a project
79 cities
Idea generation & brainstorming
51 cities
Investing in digital systems
36 cities
Investing in physical infrastructure
30 cities
Paying for services
Orlando also invests in digital systems.
How is innovation measured?
Orlando 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 and other cities to collect and analyze data.