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(Innovation/Technology) Norrsken Foundation is closing on an oversubscribed impact venture fund at €125 million (TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber About four years ago, social impact organization Norrsken Foundation launched a small program investing around €30 million in capital it had received from its wealthy...

(Innovation/Technology) Uber says it will treat UK drivers as workers in wake of Supreme Court ruling (TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec, Natasha Lomas Uber said Tuesday that drivers in the UK who use its ride-hailing app will be treated as workers, a designation that will...

(USA) Recommendations for implementing the No Surprises Act (Brookings)

Matthew Fiedler, Loren Adler, and Benedic Ippolito With the inclusion of the No Surprises Act in the year-end Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress ushered in the end of most surprise...

(Africa) Priorities for supporting trade under a build-back-better agenda (Brookings)

Admassu Tadesse Recent progress towards economic integration, starting with such regional blocs and culminating in the landmark African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), offers...

(USA) Amazon’s union battle in Bessemer, Alabama is about dignity, racial justice, and the future of the American worker (Brookings)

Andre M. Perry, Molly Kinder, Laura Stateler, and Carl Romer This week, the historic unionization drive by Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala. will get an audience in...

(Cybersecurity) How African states can improve their cybersecurity (Brookings)

Landry Signé and Kevin Signé The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalization around the world, but as life has shifted increasingly online, cybercriminals have exploited the opportunity to...

(Cities) Doubling down on city competitiveness for COVID-19 recovery (Brookings)

Ede Ijjasz and Megha Mukim From national lockdowns to closed borders, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit cities particularly hard. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/03/16/doubling-down-on-city-competitiveness-for-covid-19-recovery/

(USA) Six policies to boost employment for Black men (Brookings)

Harry J. Holzer Black men face a range of challenges in the labor market which hinder their employment opportunities, as discussed in my accompanying paper “Why...

(USA) Community-rooted economic inclusion (Brookings)

The United States is characterized by a persistent geography of racial and economic injustice, in which people of color and low-income people are concentrated in...

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