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Ash, Katherine; Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda; Webber, Alison; Mortrude, Judy; Schill, Aaron – National Governors Association, 2022
The Digital Equity Act (DEA), a provision within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), includes a historic federal investment to promote digital equity, literacy, and inclusion. In particular, the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program will award nearly $1.5 billion in federal funds to states to support the…
Descriptors: Data Use, Technological Literacy, Data Collection, Story Telling
Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda; Taylor, Roderick – National Skills Coalition, 2023
Even before the coronavirus pandemic began, policymakers, businesses, and workforce advocates were already recognizing that workers were not being replaced by robots, but rather, being called upon to work hand-in-glove with rapidly evolving technology. When the pandemic struck, millions of U.S. companies hustled to change how they did business.…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, 21st Century Skills, Labor Market, Labor Needs
Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda – National Skills Coalition, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted and accelerated two trends that were already occurring in the American workplace: First, the demand for new skills and competencies, including digital skills, from workers at every level. Second, the growing importance of investing in upskilling strategies that can help two groups of workers: Those who are…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Job Skills, Skill Development, On the Job Training
Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda – National Skills Coalition, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a stark spotlight on need for digital skills among a wide swath of the American workforce. But even before the pandemic, the US labor market reflected a growing demand for workers across industries to have strong digital skills. This report uses data from a rigorously designed international assessment to analyze…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Skill Development, Job Skills, Labor Market