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Phoenix Office of Innovation highlights hackathons, chilled-water pilot, sensors and AR tools
Summary
Director Michael Hammett told the Economic Development and Housing Subcommittee the Office of Innovation has run five Innovate Phoenix challenges, piloted chilled-water bottle stations, launched AR engagement tools and worked with Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund resilience and arts projects.
Michael Hammett, director of the City of Phoenix Office of Innovation, told the Economic Development and Housing Subcommittee on June 12, 2025, that the office has focused its work on piloting technologies, strategic use of data and performance management since launching in 2021.
Hammett described the Innovate Phoenix challenge as a cornerstone program that has produced pilot projects on city priorities, including a smart-cities hackathon on accessibility, public spaces and transportation. “This is a cornerstone program of the office we launched in 2023,” Hammett said, noting the city has run five challenges and engaged a broad set of community participants.
Hammett highlighted several pilots brought forward or…
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