With help from ZenCity, officials are managing a tarnished reputation following Hurricane Katrina relief in 2005.

The mayors of New Orleans and Newark, New Jersey, said they're using livestreams and sentiment analysis to bolster their vaccination marketing efforts.

Cities have long been limited by access to actionable intelligence, but that's changing in a big way with the advent of cognitive cities.

Zencity, the Israeli software firm used by local governments, has acquired an analytics and polling firm to expand its repertoire.