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Society

A Vision for Multidimensional Infrastructure

We’re accustomed to thinking of our physical, digital, and social infrastructure independently, but in fact they are inherently interconnected.

BY Jennifer Bradley

Blog Post

12.09.2020
Economic Development

Equitable Recovery and Resilience in Rural America

Quality of life is largely determined by the characteristics of places, for better or worse. Differences between places drive inequalities in economic opportunity, educational attainment and health outcomes. A Thrive Rural Brief by Brian Dabson.

BY Brian Dabson

Publication

12.08.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, November 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

11.30.2020
Urban Innovation

Procurement & Equity

Local government purchasing, including how a jurisdiction decides what to buy, and how they decide who to buy from, makes a huge difference in how innovative and equitable that government will be.

BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

Blog Post

11.30.2020
Technology

Interpersonal Behaviors: Building an Equitable and Inclusive Culture in Tech

On November 18, 2020, we convened the first of three roundtables on the operational approaches and structures that advance and promote an equitable and inclusive culture in tech. The conversation focused on the critical actions that managers and other company leaders must (or must not) take to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.

BY Aspen Digital

Blog Post

11.30.2020
Urban Innovation

Procurement & Equity

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 - Local governments are big buyers. But for too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.

BY Urban Innovation & 1 more

Video

11.19.2020
Urban Innovation

A Procurement Path to Equity

In the US, state and city governments collectively spend $1.6 trillion per year. But for too long, how and with whom local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities.

BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

Publication

11.19.2020
Urban Innovation

Diversity in Urban Tech Procurement

8 recommendations for what city governments can do to increase the number of “smart cities,” “civic tech,” or “urban tech” procurements awarded to companies led by women and people of color.

BY Center for Urban Innovation

Publication

11.19.2020
Public Health

The Urgent Need to Address Health Equity in the Age of COVID

Which communities have been left behind by America's COVID response? And how can strategic recovery efforts help close critical equity gaps? Dr. Rich Besser of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Dr. Mary Bassett of the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard discuss.

BY Aspen Ideas: Health

Video

11.12.2020
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