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TechInnovation – Did you Alt+Q it? Command search in ArcGIS Pro 2.8 (Kory Kramer, Esri)

Setting the scene Morning… Husband, yawning and shuffling aimlessly around the room: “Hey, honey!  Have you seen my slippers?” Wife: “Nah.  Have you tried Alt+Q?” Husband thinks to...

TechInnovation – ArcGIS 360 VR now available on ArcGIS Online (Esri)

Virtual Reality (VR) offers unprecedented possibilities for reviewing, analyzing, and comparing projects in planning, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction) and GIS. ArcGIS 360 VR now...

USA – Controversy over Google’s Privacy Sandbox shows need for an industry regulator (Mark MacCarthy, Brookings

In a blog post on March 3, Google announced that it would be removing third-party cookies from its Chrome browser—a decision that would effectively end use...

Low Carbon Economy – Fiscal policies for a low-carbon economy (Marcello Estevão, Brookings)

Global warming is real and climate disasters are believed to be occurring with higher frequency. The heightened risks and sizeable setbacks can move economies...

Education – Minding the gap: The disconnect between government bureaucracies and cultures of innovation in scaling (Brad Olsen, Brookings)

Many contemporary practitioners and researchers tasked with bringing proven education innovations to scale around the world know that scaling is less a technical activity,...

USA – Make Election Day a national holiday (William G. Gale and Darrell M. West, Brookings)

As Congress continues to grapple with voting rights legislation this week, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has used his considerable influence as the Senate’s key...

USA – “Equal weighting” is a poor framework for arbitration decisions under the No Surprises Act (Matthew Fiedler, Benedic Ippolito, and Loren Adler, Brookings)

In December 2020, Congress enacted the No Surprises Act, which will eliminate most surprise out-of-network bills effective January 1, 2022. The law bars health care providers...

Israel – Israel’s new government agrees on only one thing: Booting Netanyahu (Natan Sachs, Brookings)

Seven months after the 1967 war, President Lyndon B. Johnson hosted Israel’s prime minister, Levi Eshkol, in Texas. Johnson asked Eshkol directly: “What kind...

Africa – Figure of the week: The rise of African tech startups (Leo Holtz and Christina Golubski, Brookings)

Technology startups and the venture capital ecosystem that transforms ideas and fledgling companies into disruptive businesses are growing globally—a phenomenon that the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explores...

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