Chattanooga is among the first of 100 cities to be tapped for a $42 million national initiative aimed at making public data more available and used by government in decision making.
Bloomberg Philanthropies has named the Scenic City and seven others as the first communities it will add to its “What Works Cities” initiative.
The initiative will send experts to Chattanooga and other participating cities to help teach government to become more effective and efficient in day-to-day operations.
Ultimately, Bloomberg will reach 100 mid-sized cities, but the first will be Chattanooga, Jackson, Miss., Kansas City, Mo., Louisville, Ky., Mesa, Ariz., New Orleans, La., Seattle, Wash., and Tulsa, Okla.
More cities will be added on a rolling basis through 2017, according to a news release Tuesday.