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# City of Phoenix Office of Innovation

Department Menu Innovation Overview About Us Chilled Drinking Water Initiative Improving Phoenix with Data and Evidence The Innovate PHX Challenge Smart Cities Pilot Projects and Collaborations Newsletters Media Coverage About Innovation Our History ​The City of Phoenix established the Office of Innovation in late 2021 with the appointment of Michael Hammett as the City’s first Chief Innovation Officer. The Office of Innovation is the central hub for innovation, performance management, and the strategic use of data and performance across the City. The Office identifies national and local grant and technical-support opportunities to address City priorities, and partners with residents and departments to co-create pilot initiatives to reimagine existing City processes and services and implement new ideas to solve the City’s challenges. The Office leads the City Manager’s Performance Dashboard, Valley Benchmark Communities, the Innovate PHX Challenge hackathon series at Venture Café Phoenix, and the Bloomberg Philanthropies, What Works Cities and Smart Cities initiatives. Our Mission</h2>\r\n<p>To partner with residents, City departments, industry experts, community organizations, and universities to develop and implement solutions to the City’s top challenges.</p>\r\n<p><b><a href=\"/content/dam/phoenix/innovationsite/documents/statement%20of%20commitment%20letter%20-%20signed%20by%20jeff%20barton.pdf\">Statement of Commitment Letter</a></b></p>\r\n"}}" id="text-e67cf94011" class="cmp-text"> Our Mission To partner with residents, City departments, industry experts, community organizations, and universities to develop and implement solutions to the City’s top challenges. Statement of Commitment Letter Our Vision</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">To lead with data, evidence and community collaboration to continue Phoenix’s transformation into an innovative, data-driven, Smart City.</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-61388c7c63" class="cmp-text"> Our Vision To lead with data, evidence and community collaboration to continue Phoenix’s transformation into an innovative, data-driven, Smart City. Social Media</h2>\r\n<h5><a title=\"Instagram\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/innovatephx/?g=5\">Instagram</a></h5>\r\n<h5><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/phx-office-of-innovation/\">LinkedIn</a></h5>\r\n<h5><a href=\"https://x.com/PhxInnovate\">X</a></h5>\r\n<p> </p>\r\n"}}" id="text-76f71cc5ce" class="cmp-text"> Social Media Instagram LinkedIn X Contact Us</h2>\r\n<p><b>Office of Innovation</b><br>\r\nPhoenix City Hall<br>\r\n200 W. Washington St, 14th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003<br>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:innovate@phoenix.gov\">innovate@phoenix.gov</a></p>\r\n<p><b>Media Contact</b><br>\r\nKeyera Williams, Public Information Officer<br>\r\n602-534-8922<br>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:keyera.williams@phoenix.gov\">keyera.williams@phoenix.gov</a></p>\r\n"}}" id="text-eb499c1444" class="cmp-text"> Contact Us Office of Innovation Phoenix City Hall 200 W. Washington St, 14th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003 innovate@phoenix.gov Media Contact Keyera Williams, Public Information Officer 602-534-8922 keyera.williams@phoenix.gov Share: