Big tech aggregator platforms across mobility, travel, and commerce domains have dominated the 2-sided platform economy across the world in the last decade. Even with the decentralization possibilities offered by web3 technologies, transaction layers continue to be platform centric. But, monopolization, equity for supply partners, regulatory push back, and sovereignty have become common topics of concern. The EU is now forcing app stores and messaging platforms to be interoperable. Is there a way to address...
You are invited to a virtual book talk featuring Stephen Goldsmith, Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Kate Markin Coleman, director of ias advising, LLC. Goldsmith and Markin, co-authors of newly released “Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in...
From setting tribal priorities, to building infrastructure, to managing and sustaining projects, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) presents an unprecedented opportunity for the 574 federally recognized tribal nations to use their rights of sovereignty and self-government to strengthen their communities. As the tribes take on the challenges presented by the Act, the Ash Center’s Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development is hosting a series designed to assist tribes, to help tribes learn from each other and from a wide array of guest experts.
Harvard Kennedy School students and recent graduates are invited to join the Ash Center for a virtual networking session featuring HKS alumni with experience working in the field of digital government. During this session, participants will briefly hear from alumni and then have a majority of the time to introduce themselves and ask questions in a series of breakout sessions with each panelist.
Featured alumni will include:
Nicolas Diaz Amigo MPP 2020, Chief Innovation & Data Officer, City of Syracuse, NY
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides the largest single infusion of federal funding into Indian Country in the history of the United States. More than $32 billion is directed toward assisting American Indian nations and communities as they work to end and recover from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic – which was made worse in Indian Country precisely because such funding has been so long overdue.
From setting tribal priorities, to building infrastructure, to managing and sustaining projects, ARPA presents an unprecedented opportunity for the 574 federally recognized...
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, cities and counties across the United States are facing another challenge: vaccine hesitancy. Mayors and other public officials are uniquely positioned to use their positions to improve vaccine utilization. Based on the findings of a multi-city project and report, this session will offer recommendations for cities on actionable steps to promote vaccine adoption and will discuss how cities are engaging their communities to ensure equitable access to vaccines and address hesitancy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated preexisting housing challenges for many low- and moderate-income US renter households, leading to a crisis in which an estimated $25 to $34 billion in rental payments were outstanding as of late 2020. However, there is very little data on how landlords have responded to this financial strain. In this session, Elijah de la Campa, a Senior Research Associate in Economics and Urban Analytics at the Bloomberg Harvard City...
With daily reported cases reaching approximately 12,000, Mexico is among the top 15 countries with known cases of COVID-19. This high rate of infection has challenged Mexico’s leaders to adapt and respond effectively while also forcing them to spend considerable time countering criticism of their efforts. Zoé Alejandro Robledo, Director General of the Mexican Institute of Social Security, will join Thalia Porteny,Postdoctoral Fellow, Lab for Research on Ethics, Aging, and...
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