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Edward L Glaeser - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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crowdsourcing City Government using tournaments to improve inspection accuracy
Research Papers in Economics, 2016Co-Authors: Edward L Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael LucaAbstract:Can open tournaments improve the quality of City services? The proliferation of big data makes it possible to use predictive analytics to better target services like hygiene inspections, but City Governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. This paper provides a simple model suggesting that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities have a reasonable tolerance for risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs of time. We also illustrate how tournaments can be successful, by reporting on a Boston-based restaurant hygiene prediction tournament that we helped coordinate. The Boston tournament yielded algorithms—at low cost—that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections occurring after the algorithms were submitted. We draw upon our experience in working with Boston to provide practical suggestions for Governments and other organizations seeking to run prediction tournaments in the future.
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crowdsourcing City Government using tournaments to improve inspection accuracy
Social Science Research Network, 2016Co-Authors: Edward L Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael LucaAbstract:Can open tournaments improve the quality of City services? The proliferation of big data makes it possible to use predictive analytics to better target services like hygiene inspections, but City Governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. This paper provides a simple model suggesting that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities have a reasonable tolerance for risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs of time. We also illustrate how tournaments can be successful, by reporting on a Boston-based restaurant hygiene prediction tournament that we helped coordinate. The Boston tournament yielded algorithms—at low cost—that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections occurring after the algorithms were submitted. We draw upon our experience in working with Boston to provide practical suggestions for Governments and other organizations seeking to run prediction tournaments in the future.Institutional subscribers to the NBER working paper series, and residents of developing countries may download this paper without additional charge at www.nber.org.
Michael Luca - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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crowdsourcing City Government using tournaments to improve inspection accuracy
Research Papers in Economics, 2016Co-Authors: Edward L Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael LucaAbstract:Can open tournaments improve the quality of City services? The proliferation of big data makes it possible to use predictive analytics to better target services like hygiene inspections, but City Governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. This paper provides a simple model suggesting that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities have a reasonable tolerance for risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs of time. We also illustrate how tournaments can be successful, by reporting on a Boston-based restaurant hygiene prediction tournament that we helped coordinate. The Boston tournament yielded algorithms—at low cost—that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections occurring after the algorithms were submitted. We draw upon our experience in working with Boston to provide practical suggestions for Governments and other organizations seeking to run prediction tournaments in the future.
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crowdsourcing City Government using tournaments to improve inspection accuracy
Social Science Research Network, 2016Co-Authors: Edward L Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael LucaAbstract:Can open tournaments improve the quality of City services? The proliferation of big data makes it possible to use predictive analytics to better target services like hygiene inspections, but City Governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. This paper provides a simple model suggesting that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities have a reasonable tolerance for risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs of time. We also illustrate how tournaments can be successful, by reporting on a Boston-based restaurant hygiene prediction tournament that we helped coordinate. The Boston tournament yielded algorithms—at low cost—that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections occurring after the algorithms were submitted. We draw upon our experience in working with Boston to provide practical suggestions for Governments and other organizations seeking to run prediction tournaments in the future.Institutional subscribers to the NBER working paper series, and residents of developing countries may download this paper without additional charge at www.nber.org.
Scott Duke Kominers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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crowdsourcing City Government using tournaments to improve inspection accuracy
Research Papers in Economics, 2016Co-Authors: Edward L Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael LucaAbstract:Can open tournaments improve the quality of City services? The proliferation of big data makes it possible to use predictive analytics to better target services like hygiene inspections, but City Governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. This paper provides a simple model suggesting that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities have a reasonable tolerance for risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs of time. We also illustrate how tournaments can be successful, by reporting on a Boston-based restaurant hygiene prediction tournament that we helped coordinate. The Boston tournament yielded algorithms—at low cost—that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections occurring after the algorithms were submitted. We draw upon our experience in working with Boston to provide practical suggestions for Governments and other organizations seeking to run prediction tournaments in the future.
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crowdsourcing City Government using tournaments to improve inspection accuracy
Social Science Research Network, 2016Co-Authors: Edward L Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael LucaAbstract:Can open tournaments improve the quality of City services? The proliferation of big data makes it possible to use predictive analytics to better target services like hygiene inspections, but City Governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. This paper provides a simple model suggesting that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities have a reasonable tolerance for risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs of time. We also illustrate how tournaments can be successful, by reporting on a Boston-based restaurant hygiene prediction tournament that we helped coordinate. The Boston tournament yielded algorithms—at low cost—that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections occurring after the algorithms were submitted. We draw upon our experience in working with Boston to provide practical suggestions for Governments and other organizations seeking to run prediction tournaments in the future.Institutional subscribers to the NBER working paper series, and residents of developing countries may download this paper without additional charge at www.nber.org.
Andrew Hillis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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crowdsourcing City Government using tournaments to improve inspection accuracy
Research Papers in Economics, 2016Co-Authors: Edward L Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael LucaAbstract:Can open tournaments improve the quality of City services? The proliferation of big data makes it possible to use predictive analytics to better target services like hygiene inspections, but City Governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. This paper provides a simple model suggesting that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities have a reasonable tolerance for risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs of time. We also illustrate how tournaments can be successful, by reporting on a Boston-based restaurant hygiene prediction tournament that we helped coordinate. The Boston tournament yielded algorithms—at low cost—that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections occurring after the algorithms were submitted. We draw upon our experience in working with Boston to provide practical suggestions for Governments and other organizations seeking to run prediction tournaments in the future.
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crowdsourcing City Government using tournaments to improve inspection accuracy
Social Science Research Network, 2016Co-Authors: Edward L Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael LucaAbstract:Can open tournaments improve the quality of City services? The proliferation of big data makes it possible to use predictive analytics to better target services like hygiene inspections, but City Governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. This paper provides a simple model suggesting that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities have a reasonable tolerance for risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs of time. We also illustrate how tournaments can be successful, by reporting on a Boston-based restaurant hygiene prediction tournament that we helped coordinate. The Boston tournament yielded algorithms—at low cost—that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections occurring after the algorithms were submitted. We draw upon our experience in working with Boston to provide practical suggestions for Governments and other organizations seeking to run prediction tournaments in the future.Institutional subscribers to the NBER working paper series, and residents of developing countries may download this paper without additional charge at www.nber.org.
Theresa A Pardo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the changing face of a City Government a case study of philly311
Government Information Quarterly, 2014Co-Authors: Taewoo Nam, Theresa A PardoAbstract:Abstract This study explores the transformation of a City Government led by a 311 program, which provides a consolidated channel for non-emergency services and information. The paper first discusses the concept of “smart City” as a foundation for the examination of the 311 non-emergency contact program as a practice of Government innovation, and then presents the details of the 311 program as instantiated in the City of Philadelphia. In-depth interviews with Philadelphia City Government officials and managers responsible for creating and operating the City's 311 non-emergency contact program (Philly311) offer practical insights into the contributions the program is making to a more efficient, effective, transparent, and collaborative City Government.
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transforming City Government a case study of philly311
International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, 2012Co-Authors: Taewoo Nam, Theresa A PardoAbstract:This paper describes the transformation of a City Government led by a 311 program, which provides a consolidated channel for non-emergency services and information. The paper first discusses the concept of "smart City" as a foundation for the examination of the 311 program as a practice of Government innovation. The paper then presents the details of the 311 program as instantiated in the City of Philadelphia. In-depth interviews with Philadelphia City Government officials and managers responsible for creating and operating the City's 311 system (Philly311) offer insights into the contributions the system is making to a more efficient, effective, transparent, accountable, and collaborative City Government. Performance data provided by Philly311 enables more efficient resource allocation and informed decision making. Philly311 is credited with making the process of service delivery more transparent to the public, and providing traceability of requested services which imbues service departments with a sense of accountability. Service level agreements are providing measurable standards of municipal services and are used to support accountability in terms of service status. Regular reviews of service level agreements and content of the system are also recognized as promoting interdepartmental collaboration. 311 systems are broadly recognized as powerful tools to engage residents in improving their neighborhoods. Institutionalizing interdepartmental collaborations emerged from the interviews as a critical capability in advancing from the initiation stage of Philly311-like systems to operations and refinement.