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Ryan Merkley Appointed Managing Director

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 - Aspen Digital today announces that Ryan Merkley has been appointed as the program's Managing Director. Ryan will lead strategy and drive program and team development. The appointment arrives following the successful delivery of the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder Final Report.
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Towards a Stronger Information Ecosystem

Following months of expert consultation and internal discussion, the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder has launched its recommendations for addressing America’s urgent mis- and disinformation crisis. Co-chairs Katie Couric, Chris Krebs, and Rashad Robinson engage in a lively discussion of how government, private industry, and civil society can increase transparency and understanding, build trust, and reduce harms.

BY Aspen Digital

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11.16.2021
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Commission on Information Disorder Final Report

America is in a crisis of trust and truth. Bad information has become as prevalent, persuasive, and persistent as good information, creating a chain reaction of harm. It makes any health crisis more deadly. It slows down response time on climate change. It undermines democracy. In their final report, the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder makes 15 recommendations for how government, private industry, and civil society can reduce the greatest harms of mis- and disinformation.

BY Aspen Digital

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11.15.2021
Aspen Tech Policy Hub Launches Prize Competition

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 - The Aspen Tech Policy Hub seeks to fund unique and innovative projects that make meaningful progress towards ending information disorder, in direct connection to one or more of the newly announced 15 recommendations of the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder. The prize competition is being launched with support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies and ex/ante (an initiative of Schmidt Futures).
Aspen Info Commission Makes Recommendations

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 - The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder is making 15 recommendations to help government, private industry, and civil society advance solutions to and reduce the greatest harms in America’s urgent mis- and disinformation crisis. Published in the Commission’s Final Report, launched today, the recommendations together aim to increase transparency and understanding, build trust, and reduce harms.
Coalition Launches Report to Transform DEI in Tech

OCTOBER 28, 2021 - Twenty-nine leading diversity, equity, and inclusion experts from academia and the tech industry released a new report, Action to Catalyze Tech (ACT), to call on tech companies to commit to bold, collective action by open-sourcing DEI best practices, encouraging collaboration on systemic solutions, and increasing accountability to drive change.
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The Action to Catalyze Tech Report

Historically, the tech industry’s approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has been dispersed, individual, and short-term. The Action to Catalyze Tech Report (ACT Report) is calling for a new DEI paradigm, one that is holistic, collective, and sustainable.

BY Catalyze Tech Working Group

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10.28.2021
Mapping Pathways for Latinos in the Digital Economy

OCTOBER 13, 2021 - In a new report, the Aspen Institute Latinos & Society Program and Aspen Digital call on a cross-section of tech industry leaders, educational institutions, and policymakers to work in new and creative ways to help Latinos adapt to the ever-increasing digital nature of the U.S. workforce. "A Roadmap to Empowerment" makes a declarative case for expanding focus beyond solely the recruitment of more diverse talent toward the holistic self-actualization of entire Latino communities.
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A Roadmap to Empowerment

The Hispanic population, representing one of every five people in the U.S., provides untapped potential for any organization in search for talent. Research suggests that inclusion of Latinos in the workforce fuels innovation and revenue, and that they are estimated to drive nearly 25% of the country’s GDP growth. However, when it comes to tech, despite explosive population growth and genuine progress in the penetration of Latinos in the industry, job numbers remain far below their white and Asian counterparts. To address this, the Aspen Institute Latinos & Society Program and Aspen Digital offer a roadmap.

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program & 1 more

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10.13.2021
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2021 Aspen Cyber Summit – Day 2

OCTOBER, 6, 2021 - Much more than just policymakers, the Aspen Cyber Summit aims to engage the boots on the ground with some of the most influential voices on cybersecurity.

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10.06.2021
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2021 Aspen Cyber Summit - Day 1

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 - Much more than just policymakers, the Aspen Cyber Summit aims to engage the boots on the ground with some of the most influential voices on cybersecurity.

BY Aspen Digital

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09.29.2021

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