praxics

Praxics conducts evaluation & policy analysis related to tech deployment; higher ed, environmental and urban issue management/communication

[Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) @cacpgt]

Pragmatic Steps to Deliver #Digital #Connectivity, Trust, and Opportunity For All | Benton Institute for #Broadband & Society 
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[praxics @praxics]

Is Broadband Affordable for Middle-Class Families? | @Benton_Inst
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[World Economic Forum @wef]

Apprenticeships could change the way Americans work and learn @fhi360 https://t.co/O2nYVL2rKb

[World Economic Forum @wef]

White House unveils cyber workforce plan, and other cybersecurity news to know this month.

#Cybersecurity #Cyberattacks

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[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

America needs workers to staff its technology sector, provide STEM expertise, and expand the digital economy.

On July 27, join @BrookingsGov for a panel discussion with experts who will share strategies to promote lifelong learning and boost innovation!
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[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

Recent challenges to antitrust enforcement suggest that a new regulatory structure—with a federal agency empowered to set rules governing tech company behavior—may be more effective, writes @Mark_MacCarthy.
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[praxics @praxics]

Renewables are saving Texas. Again. So give them their due. https://t.co/VjZzTtl20N

[LSE Impact Blog @LSEImpactBlog]

Book Review: How to Engage Policy Makers with Your Research: The Art of Informing and Impacting Policy edited by Syahirah Abdul Rahman et al.

#ResearchImpact https://t.co/XqB57Rjgj1

[World Economic Forum @wef]

Spotlight on Latin America and the Caribbean - Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Jamaica are the top countries in the region for closing the gender gap, according to @wef’s Global Gender Gap report. #gendergap23

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[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

On the surface, tools like ChatGPT have the potential to improve the way patients interact with health care providers and enhance the overall quality of health care services. But this technology comes with risks, warns @niamyaraghi. https://t.co/jXTYj0J23B

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

Recent investments toward expanding broadband deployment in the U.S. and efforts to develop an equity-driven telecommunications workforce prove that President Biden is delivering on his promise to create "good jobs," write @drturnerlee and Jack Malamud.
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[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

Because there is no other agency to pick up the challenge—or other agencies are less creative and aggressive—the FTC has become the primary digital enforcer, writes @tewheels.
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[Bruce Katz @bruce_katz]

“Old industrial cities can be key to US future” — my Op Ed in ⁦@FT⁩ today with hopeful message about how older cities like Buffalo and St Louis are taking advantage of re-shoring of manufacturing with purposeful workforce and applied research strategies

[praxics @praxics]

US wind and solar combined produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023 https://t.co/y7ZUaspJcU

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

Demand for clean hydropower is forcing Quebec to consider building more costly dams that could reshape pristine rivers and forests https://t.co/DNEmN0XnHf

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

New @AlexCEngler report! 🚨

Check out his thread summarizing the report, which provides comprehensive summaries of EU and U.S. approaches to AI risk and identifies policy interventions for better transatlantic diplomacy around AI. ⬇️

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

"As policymakers consider other ways to ensure the short- and long-term health of the teaching profession, a top priority should be improving working conditions for teachers." - @rachelmarisa
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[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

While 20% of small businesses are owned by women, female-owned firms have garnered only 4.85% of federal contracts. Reforms are needed to prioritize equity in federal contract awarding, warns @darrwest.
https://t.co/jxS0AJcIvo

[Information Technology and Innovation Foundation @ITIFdc]

WEBINAR: Discuss the pros, cons, & next steps for the National Quantum Initiative Act (#NQIA). Join @hodanomaar as she leads the discussion on May 2 @ 11:00 AM EDT. Panelists to be announced. RSVP now! https://t.co/NXbJxbZ7Ew

[Scientific American @sciam]

As image-generating technology improves, humans’ best defense from being fooled by an AI system may be yet another AI system https://t.co/Hov3rlcHmZ