policy

Frontline AI Policy Brief

Policymakers have the opportunity to reduce automation risks, future-proof workforces, and increase retention in manufacturing. Here’s how.

March 6, 2024
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Working With AI: Labor Implications & Opportunities

A summary of expert insights on the risks and potential positive impacts of artificial intelligence on labor.

July 19, 2023

Toward a National Spectrum Strategy

As top policy makers have recognized, a National Spectrum Strategy to address these challenges is urgently needed.

September 15, 2022

Joint Principles for Effective Emergency Savings Policy

For too many Americans, the answer during an emergency is credit card debt, high-interest loans, or pulling from retirement savings.

March 16, 2022
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Climate Tech Has A People Problem

We need more people who understand the science and technology underpinning climate change at the table as big decisions are made. And we need diverse voices to highlight unexpected consequences of our decisions, so that groupthink does not lead us to ignore climate change’s effects on underserved communities. Until science and policy can talk to each other, we are unlikely to make adequate progress.

February 24, 2022

A Cocktail Hour Discussion on Information Disorder

JANUARY 13, 2022 – America is in a crisis of trust and truth. Members of the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder participate in a live, virtual conversation on ways to address the country’s mis- and disinformation challenges.

January 13, 2022

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.

October 6, 2021
The Sixth Annual Aspen Cyber Summit. Day 2: October 6, 2021. Thank you to our sponsors: PwC, Autodesk, and McKinsey & Company. Join the conversation: @AspenDigital and #AspenCyber.

Worker Voice and the New Corporate Boardroom

Currently, workers have no formal role in American corporate governance. These six essays explore new ways to recapture this lost potential by empowering workers.

August 23, 2021

What Will It Take to Close the Executive-Worker Voice Gap?

To harness the power of worker voice, executives and workers need to learn how to exchange ideas more frequently and more directly. But over the course of the last 40 years, many of the channels that used to connect executives to the frontlines of business have disappeared.

May 27, 2021

A Policy Foundation to Revive Worker Voice

What levers in public policy, corporate governance, and management practice could have meaningful impact on the lives of workers and the long-term health of companies?

April 30, 2021