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a16z Podcast: The Changing Relationship Between Tech and Government

Muriel Bowser and Adrian Fenty

Posted July 10, 2015

 

Just a few years ago if you were mayor of Washington D.C. –- or any other city — you didn’t have to wrap your head around the likes of Airbnb, Lyft, and other companies in the fast-growing ‘sharing economy’. They didn’t exist. Now, you have no choice says Washington D.C.’s current Mayor Muriel Bowser … because the citizens in your city certainly already have.

Bowser joins the a16z Podcast, along with former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (who is currently a special advisor to a16z), to discuss how technologies and tech companies are changing cities and government, and how moving forward government may play a bigger role. That, and the case for more transparency in government, on this segment of the pod.

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The a16z Podcast discusses the most important ideas within technology with the people building it. Each episode aims to put listeners ahead of the curve, covering topics like AI, energy, genomics, space, and more.

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