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Urban Innovation

Procurement & Equity

Local government purchasing, including how a jurisdiction decides what to buy, and how they decide who to buy from, makes a huge difference in how innovative and equitable that government will be.

BY Jennifer Bradley & 1 more

Blog Post

6 hours ago
Urban Innovation

Procurement & Equity

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 - Local governments are big buyers. But for too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.

BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

Video

1 week ago
Urban Innovation

A Procurement Path to Equity

For too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.

BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

Publication

2 weeks ago
Urban Innovation

Diversity in Urban Tech Procurement

The people and companies creating "smart cities" technologies should be as diverse as city residents themselves.

BY Center for Urban Innovation

Publication

2 weeks ago
Public Health

The Urgent Need to Address Health Equity in the Age of COVID

Which communities have been left behind by America's COVID response? And how can strategic recovery efforts help close critical equity gaps? Dr. Rich Besser of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Dr. Mary Bassett of the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard discuss.

BY Aspen Ideas: Health

Video

11.12.2020
Water

State Insights on Renewing a Cross-Government for Water Affordability

The 2020 Aspen-Nicholas Water Forum virtual sessions are exploring what constitutes good water governance through the lenses of water affordability and equity.

BY Energy and Environment Program & 1 more

Publication

11.02.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, October 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

10.29.2020
Media

Reflecting Race on Screen

OCTOBER 13, 2020 - As part of our ongoing series, this program explores how U.S. entertainment companies are revisiting their traditional models to meet the moment and help diversify this generation of stories and storytellers.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

10.13.2020
US Education Policy

THIS IS NOT A TEST, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY: Special Considerations for Assessing and Advancing Equity in School-Year 2020-21

This brief recognizes this conundrum and offers recommendations for state leaders regarding assessment in 2020-2021.

BY Education and Society Program

Publication

10.01.2020
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