Smarter cities
Many municipal governments are struggling to provide high-quality services in the face of rising costs, revenue shortfalls, crime and gang violence, falling tourism and aging infrastructure. But smarter cities use analytics to make sense of the data they gather to deliver better services more cost effectively and improve quality of life without onerous tax increases. Read how the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico uses IBM to provide critical public safety information to its 750,000 residents through a BI extranet. Learn more about Smarter cities.
Public safety and security
Law enforcement agencies now need to improve public safety under tighter policing budgets while responding to stronger calls for transparency and accountability. Crime prediction and prevention analytics from IBM helps agencies make the best use of the people and information at hand to monitor, measure and predict crime and crime trends. Analysis of police data provides insight that lets officers track criminal activities, predict the likelihood of incidents, effectively deploy resources and solve cases faster. Read how Richmond, Virginia dramatically reduced crime through prediction and prevention.
Social services
One fallout of the economic crisis is that social services are in high demand due to increased unemployment, foreclosures, homelessness, drug abuse and other social issues. At the same time, tighter budgets are making it harder to respond. Increased workloads for social services staff has contributed to job burnout and rising labor costs. Find out how Alameda County Social Services in California used analytics for better insight to minimize potential for waste and fraud and improve program effectiveness.
Intelligent transportation
Public transportation agencies and systems need to move more passengers and freight despite rising costs, aging infrastructures and equipment, safety issues and demand for transparency. A single view of all transportation budgets, services and systems that is gained through business analytics is critical to meeting strategic objectives. Bringing performance data and budgets together lets transportation officials plan an efficient and intelligent system. Read how Deutsche Bahn AG, Europe’s largest provider of passenger and freight transport, benefits from flexible, enterprise-wide budgeting and planning based on IBM Cognos solutions.
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