A new program from Bloomberg's What Works Cities is recognizing and celebrating the local governments that are leading the nation in the use of data. Simone Brody, the Executive Director of What Works Cities, and Jennifer Park, the Associate Director, came on GovLove to talk about What Works Cities Certification. They share why cities should pursue certification, success stories from the first 9 certified cities and how it can be scaled to all sizes of cities. Topics: Lightning round

What the certification program is and why it matters

The similarities between cities that applied

The blueprint for getting certification

Success stories from the certified cities

How certification helps with a cultural change toward data

Scalability of solutions for smaller cities

and How they want certification to be a national movement