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City Of Las Vegas Announces ‘Startup In Residence’ Program
Participation
Start-Up Companies Can Register
Interest Online Now
The city of Las Vegas today announced the city
will be joining “Startup in Residence,” a program that connects government
agencies with startups to co-create new technology solutions that address Las
Vegas’ civic challenges.
Startup in Residence is a 16-week program
that connects startups and government to work together to co-develop solutions
that create real and sustainable impact. The program began as a pilot in 2014
in San Francisco, and has since expanded across North America to cities,
counties, states, and regional transit authorities. Las Vegas, Henderson and
the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada have joined a
national network of government partners working together to modernize
government with innovations through Startup in Residence.
Start-up entrepreneurs will have
opportunities to build our community to make life better by improving public
safety, mobility and workforce development, and improving life for at-risk
populations. Local startups can register on StartupinResidence.org
to be notified of the estimated 60-80 opportunities that will begin to be
posted Sept. 25, 2018.
“Las Vegas is looking into submitting
challenges focused on the city’s strategic priorities, such as public safety
and mobility,” said Joanna Wadsworth, city of Las Vegas program manager for the
Information Technologies Department. “We are interested in working with
startups with innovative ideas that will improve our services and benefit our
community.”
Since 2014, 44 startups from around the
world have joined government departments in cities including San Francisco;
Oakland; Washington, D.C.; and Houston. The startups shared technological solutions
that were developed to address civic challenges and improve the quality of life
for their residents.
Startup in Residence projects have
included working on issues such as streamlining the foster care application
process, smart sensors on trash cans, homeless health services, volunteer
engagement tools, and developing tools to assess the damage in the aftermath of
an emergency like an earthquake or flooding.
The program offers education for
government and startup staff in areas including partnership, procurement, open
data, civic technology trends, the technology marketplace, and new methods of
product development and procurement.
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