Where local government and tech intersect

AI: The Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed to Save Time and Money For Your City

The budget. It’s a pain point for most cities, especially since it usually entails budget cuts for particular departments, projects, and/or individuals, rather than budget surpluses. For cities, budgets are a complex beast. Ultimately, cities are left with the annual challenge of how to spend limited resources in the most efficient and effective way possible, and this is no easy feat. Especially because cities, in particular, are renowned for being under-funded and under staffed. The good news is that with technology today, the right tools can compensate both for budget and for staffing.

Tali Fierer

Content & Social Media Manager

6 MIN READ

How to Transform Resident Feedback from Negative to Positive in Your City Using Technology

Cities are made by people and run by people. And because of that, not everything will run smoothly or according to plan. Often, it seems that the negative feedback from one standout incident or against

Tali Fierer

Content & Social Media Manager

6 MIN READ

Data-Science Research Project Management Demystified by Zencity’s Lead Data Scientist

Originally published on Medium. Agile software development has taken over the hi-tech industry. Whether implemented as Scrum, Kanban or Scrumban, these methods were created in order to be flexible and allow quick changes by working in short

Ori Cohen

Lead Data Scientist

11 MIN READ

How Civic Engagement Can Transform Community Relationships

Smart cities are no longer just about utilizing technology to increase operational efficiency such as optimizing traffic patterns, or parking management. Nowadays, it’s about leveraging communication technologies to bring residents on board with a community-driven

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

7 MIN READ

The Top 5 City Tech Trends To Watch Out For In 2019

Smart City development isn’t just about boosting technology for technology’s sake. The bottom line for every Smart City tech solution should be solving real problems and improving the lives of residents. Cities are embracing the

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

11 MIN READ

Recognize Any of These? 4 Challenges City PIOs Experience in Managing Social Media

So, you’re a PIO? We know, you’ve got a really tough job. As the mouthpiece of the city administration, you’re the one who needs to relay information in a crisis and provide updates about new

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

8 MIN READ

How We’re Working with Different-Sized Cities Across the U.S.

2018 was an exciting year for Zencity. We started off with one pioneering US-partner city, West Sacramento, California, and rounded out the year with well over two dozen. Our cities range from small towns, like

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

4 MIN READ

Top 8 GovTech Experts You Should Follow

If you live and breathe government and technology, then staying on top of what’s happening in this sphere is imperative. It was a tough choice, but here are our top favorite experts and leaders in

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

5 MIN READ

Hey City Managers! AI Might Be The Tool You’ve Been Looking For

If you’re looking for ways to help your teams become more productive and efficient as city managers, we’re on the same page. Managing the world of big data is one piece – admittedly of a

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

6 MIN READ

What To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving – City Managers’ Edition

It’s Thanksgiving and we’re not missing a moment to properly thank you, our awesome city managers, who do so many things to make the city run – from long-term strategic planning to implementing welfare policies,

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

6 MIN READ

$6 Million In Series A Funding Will Help Bring Artificial Intelligence To Smart Cities

I’m thrilled to announce that we have finalized our Series A investment of $6 million, led by Vertex Ventures with participation by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, and our existing investor, Canaan Partners Israel (CPI). This round comes exactly one year after

Eyal Feder-Levy

CEO & Co-Founder

4 MIN READ

5 Cool City-Sponsored July Fourth Events!

There’s nothing more American than going all out, and the 4th of July is as American as it gets! What better excuse to eat inordinate amounts of fried food, enjoy flashing fireworks displays, or kick

Zencity

3 MIN READ

How Cities Can Rise Above The ‘Same Ten People’ Challenge To Improve Citizen Engagement

While chatting with a city manager at the recent Florida City and County Managers Association (FCCMA) Annual Conference, we were introduced to some cool phrasing for a concept we are well familiar with: the STP. No, no,

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

5 MIN READ

Why Sheryl Sandberg & US Mayors Swear By The Usage Of Tech And Social Media In Connecting Cities To Their Residents

As we grow our work across cities in the US, we have seen, again and again, the ways in which city leaders are harnessing technology to improve their communications with and to their residents. Cities

Inbal Naveh Safir

Director of Strategy & Communications

6 MIN READ

Mother’s Day Special: Balancing Life As A Developer At Zencity & Being A Mother

Ever wonder what it’s like to be mom of two and have a full time, fulfilling career while still finding time for yourself? Well Zencity Developer Nathalie does. In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked

Nathalie Cwajgenbaum

Full Stack Developer

5 MIN READ