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Smarter Government: How to Govern for Results in the Information Age by [Martin O'Malley, Stephen Goldsmith]

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This is the new way of governing.

The time has come for the rise of the tech savvy executive: an individual who innately understands the need to help the use of technology rise at the same level across the entire organization. In Baltimore and in Maryland, Governor Martin O’Malley has done all of these things and more.

Smarter Government: How to Govern for Results in the Information Age is about a more effective way to lead that is emerging, enabled by the Information Age. It provides real solutions to real problems using GIS technology and helps develop a management strategy using data that will profoundly change an organization.

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"Featuring a two page listing of the contributors and their credentials, "Smarter Government: Governing for Results in the Information Age" is an impressively informative study that is unreservedly recommended for community, corporate, political think tank, college, and university library Contemporary Political Science collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. Exceptionally well organized and presented, it should be noted for personal reading lists of students, academia, political activists, state and federal politicians, governmental policy makers and implementers, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject."

--James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review

― James A. Cox

"This book shows readers how all of us in this Information Age can leverage the tools and tactics readily available to us to make the best decisions that lead to actionable results."

--Dave Grolling, The GIS Professional, May/June 2020

― The GIS Professional --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

Martin O'Malley served as the Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007 and as the 61st Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. He was the first leader to take CompStat—a crime-management system pioneered in New York City in the 1990s—and apply the same ideas at city- and state-wide scales. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, with his family.

Stephen Goldsmith was the 46th mayor of Indianapolis and also served as the Deputy Mayor of New York City for Operations. He is currently the Derek Box Professor of of the Practice of Uban Policy and Director of Data-Smart City Solutions at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has written The Power of Social Innovation; Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector; Putting Faith in Neighborhoods: Making Cities Work through Grassroots Citizenship; The Twenty-First Century City: Resurrecting Urban America; The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance; and A New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance.

--This text refers to the paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

A new way of governing is emerging across America―and around the world.

Smarter cities are the leading edge of this movement, and states and nations are following suit. This new way of governing is fundamentally entrepreneurial. It measures performance. And it focuses on engaging citizens. This modern type of governance is driven by leadership embracing new technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS) and the Internet of Things to deliver better, faster returns. The result: more open, transparent, and collaborative communities than ever before.

In Smarter Government: How to Govern for Results in the Information Age, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley draws on his deep experience and lays out a blueprint for others to follow. He presents real-world examples to show how technology, performance management, and leadership practices work together to manage dynamic systems and complex problems at all levels of government. And the results speak for themselves: the biggest reduction in crime in any big city in America; schools ranked #1 for five years in a row; and reversing a 300-year decline in the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

We face many challenges today―improving education, safeguarding our communities, improving our well-being, restoring the health of our planet, and much more. This book lays out the new rules for governing and leadership and delivering results in the Information Age.

Data-driven decision-making, improved customer service, and collaborative circles of caring people focused on the latest emerging truth―these are the new ways of governing.

This is smarter government.

“Instead of passing the buck on accountability and efficiency, governors like Martin O’Malley ... have revolutionized performance management systems, showing the American people precisely how their governments are working for them.”

―President Barack Obama

Martin O’Malley served as the Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007 and as the 61st Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. He was the first leader to take CompStat―a crime-management system pioneered in New York City in the 1990s―and apply the same ideas at city- and statewide scales.

--This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07RL8FCZZ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Esri Press; Illustrated edition (November 5, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 5, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 48369 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 512 pages

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Just two years after his upset election as Mayor of Baltimore in 1999, Time Magazine named Martin O’Malley one of the top five big city mayors in America. His new data-driven system of performance management, “Citistat,” earned his City the Innovations in Government Award from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in 2002 and has been copied by mayors across the country and around the world. When he ran for his Party’s nomination for President in 2016 — after two highly successful terms as Governor of Maryland — Washingtonian Magazine called him “probably the best manager in elected office today.”

As Mayor, O’Malley set Baltimore on course for the largest ten year reduction of crime of any major city in America. As Governor, O’Malley’s leadership made Maryland’s public schools #1 in America for an unprecedented five years in a row. And with a new performance management regimen called, “Baystat”, O’Malley turned around a 300 year decline in the health of the Chesapeake Bay — the largest estuary in North America.

O’Malley was the first of new generation of Smart City mayors that would follow. In fact, his performance management system, Citistat — and it’s Maryland progeny, Statestat — also inspired key amendments to the Government Performance and Results Act; foundational requirements intended to drive data-driven management practices across federal agencies today.

In his new book, “Smarter Government”, O’Malley lays out in his own words how to govern for better results in the Information Age. It is a formula that every elected leader has the ability to call into service. But it requires a radical commitment to openness and transparency. The courage to follow the data wherever it might lead. A relentless commitment to measuring the outputs of government on a real-time basis. It is all about producing better results — real-time — for real people. The book was published in the fall of 2019 by Esri Press.

You can learn more about the book at https://www.smartergovernment.com/.

For speaking inquiries visit https://www.wsb.com/speakers/martin-o-malley.

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Must read for those who care about governing

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This book is a great read and critical for anyone who cares about making government work. Rather than relying on ideology, the focus on data and results is what we need more of these days. Highly recommend it.

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excellent read

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The Governor has a full appreciation and understanding how world of leadership in Government must evolve in the 21st century or be left behind. Should be required reading for candidates at all levels of government.

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John Kamensky

Expanding the Movement Toward Evidence-Driven Government

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 27, 2019

A decade ago, Harvard professor Bob Behn studied the evolution of a management approach that he dubbed “PerformanceStat” which was pioneered by mayor and then governor Martin O’Malley. Behn described the details of the steps and process developed by O’Malley but ultimately declared that PerformanceStat was a leadership strategy, not an administrative process.

Governor O’Malley reinforces this assessment in his new book, “Smarter Government.” He is a brave politician who leads with his chin, declaring “Citizens should see what I seen when I see it.” And he describes in his book how he applied this approach to governing when his administration posted near-real time performance data from state agencies on public websites – sometimes before he or his appointees had a chance to digest implications.

His book is uplifting in terms of how other leaders could adopt his vision of creating common platforms for collaborative action using data, maps and common analytic methods to achieve progress. This vision is underpinned by his leadership philosophy that there is a relationship between how well we govern and how much we trust one another.

The book provides concrete pointers on how to govern for results in a world of data and evidence increasingly made available by technology. He does this through a series of stories based on his experience – of how he gird Baltimore for emergency response to disasters based on his experience in responding to a massive train tunnel fire; of how he reclaimed drug-infested neighborhoods by mapping violence and responding with targeted efforts; of how he orchestrated a concerted effort to tackle drug addiction and overdoses in city neighborhoods – and more.

Each of these concrete examples gives the reader confidence that his governing principles work and could work for them as well. It’s a worthwhile read.

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S. L. Rabin

Powerful, informative - a must read for any manager at any level

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 22, 2019

A powerful plea for sanity in insane times, Governor Martin O'Malley demonstrates how it can be possible to be tech savvy and people-centric at the same time. The wisdom in these pages transcends government and technological tools - it reaches the heart of what makes effective management: setting goals, measuring results, and having the courage to hold our efforts accountable. It's fundamentally about applying our shared humanity to our greatest human challenges. It is a story about what is possible when we have the courage to listen not to the demagogues but rather to the data - even when it tells us we must change course to reach our fullest potential. A must read for any manager of any enterprise - be it a local civic organization, a small business venture, Fortune 500 company - or multi-million government endeavor. A must read as well for anyone hoping to find a dose of optimism in this era of cynicism, who believes that progress is still possible, and that are still certain core values we share as citizens of a shrinking planet, among them a belief in the dignity of the individual and the yearning we all share to be a part of something bigger than ourselves.

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Mary V

Straightforward blueprint on governing with data!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 5, 2019

In "Smarter Government: How to Govern for Results in the Information Age," former Governor Martin O'Malley lays out a straightforward, easy-to-follow blueprint for data-driven performance and management in government. Covering a wide array of topics--reducing violent crime, disaster recovery, continuity planning, improving education, improving environmental conditions--O'Malley outlines how his city and state administrations gathered, reported, and analyzed data to make positive, substantial change in Baltimore and Maryland. There are many lessons to be learned within its pages. Most importantly, at its core, "Smarter Government" will help today's elected officials learn how to proactively lead with their hearts *and* their minds.

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Christine H.

Every Smart Leader should Read This Book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 13, 2019

The private sector has been using big data for decades, helping to solve real-world problems. It’s time that more governments and the public sector do the same. Martin O’Malley outlines his work to do just that, using data to govern and improve the lives of citizens. His work started as Mayor of Baltimore and continued at the state level when he became Governor. His data-driven leadership and policies made a major impact in the lives of many. This book exemplifies what governing can look like in the digital age. Any smart leader - no matter what sector they are in - will benefit from this book.

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Barton K. Byron

Required reading!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 7, 2019

A must read for anyone interested in state and local governing.

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Matthew G.

A practitioner's perspective and aspirational insights for leaders at every level of government.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2019

Using data effectively, improving decision making, and being transparent with the use of public resources are goals every reasonable and responsible citizen supports regardless of their political persuasion. In Smarter Government: How to Govern for Results in the Information Age, Martin O’Malley offers a genuine practitioner’s perspective merging his pragmatic experiences as a successful mayor and governor with his aspirational insights into what can be accomplished by visionary public sector leaders and managers operating in this new data-driven era of governance.

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