LA Mayor and WCCD CEO sign key agreement towards establishing LA-WCCD Local Data Hub
February 5,
2018
Los Angeles
California
Today in Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Dr. Patricia
McCarney, President and CEO of the World Council on City Data (WCCD) – located in
Toronto, Canada - signed an MOU towards the establishment of the LA-WCCD Local
Data Hub.
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| Patricia McCarney, WCCD President & CEO and Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles |
“As a WCCD Foundation City, Los Angeles is part of a network
of global cities committed to comparative high caliber city data. Los Angeles
is a natural partner in helping to drive forward our shared agenda of harnessing
standardized data to drive smarter, more sustainable, resilient, prosperous and
inclusive cities. Locating one
of the eight WCCD Local Data Hubs in Los Angeles City Hall, together with
other leading cities from Dubai to Toronto to Buenos Aires, will help to drive
forward progress on this key set of commitments,” stated Dr. McCarney. In
addition to Mayor Garcetti, global city leaders such as Mayor John Tory of
Toronto, the Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai, H.E. Abdulla
Mohammed Al Basti and Mayor Horacio RodrÃguez Larreta of Buenos Aires have stepped up to launch
WCCD Local Data Hubs.
Beyond highlighting the importance of data-driven
decision making at the city level, as well as the importance of global comparability
as cities rise in importance internationally, Mayor Garcetti underlined his commitment
to driving positive change at the city level while simultaneously driving
global progress against the SDGs: “Los Angeles can, should, and
will lead in building the healthier and more prosperous world that we dream of
for our children and grandchildren,” said Mayor Garcetti.
First certified in 2014, Los Angeles has achieved WCCD ISO
37120 Platinum Certification every year since joining the WCCD global network of
cities. The WCCD has led the development of ISO 37120, the first international standard
ever published for city level data. The LA-WCCD Local Data Hub will work
towards building high calibre city
data to drive progress on key local, national
and global agendas. In addition to demonstrating
LA’s commitment to data-driven decision making and sustainability, one initial
priority of the LA-WCCD Local Data Hub will be
to support the United Nations sustainability agenda
by catalysing city-level tracking of
progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The LA-WCCD
Local Data Hub will leverage the set of 100
city indicators within WCCD’s ISO 37120 standard, which have been mapped
across all 17 themes of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in a major
report launched at United Nations Headquarters in July 2017 at a session hosted
by the Office of the UN Secretary General on localizing the SDGs. Alongside the
WCCD, Los Angeles is embracing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is
committed to serving as an example throughout California, the United States and
globally.
James Patava
james.patava@globalcities.ca
