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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Transforming On-Demand Medical Oxygen Infrastructure to Improve Access and Mortality Rates

Investing in oxygen as a utility through on-demand infrastructure can improve access and mortality rates globally. Healthcare experts propose how an international coalition led by USAID can transform the medical oxygen marketplaces of low- and middle-income countries to ensure every patient has the oxygen they need.

05.01.23 | 17 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Leveraging Pharmacoeconomics and Advance Market Commitments to Reduce Healthcare Expenditures

Summary By establishing a self-sustaining fund to incentivize pharmaceutical companies to develop new and improved treatment protocols using low-cost, off-patent and unmonopolizable therapies, billions of dollars in cost savings could be realized by US government payers and health insurers in a financially “de-risked” manner while improving quality of care —truly a win/win opportunity.   Currently, pharmaceutical companies […]

04.17.23 | 21 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Creating Auditing Tools for AI Equity

To address problems of algorithmic harm, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) should invest in the development of comprehensive AI auditing tools, and federal agencies with the charge of protecting civil rights and liberties should collaborate with NIST to develop these tools and push for comprehensive system audits.

04.11.23 | 10 min read
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Education & Workforce
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Policy Memo
Supporting Historically Disadvantaged Workers through a National Bargaining in Good Faith Fund

People working in the gig economy, tech supply chain, and other automation-adjacent roles face a huge barrier to unionizing their workplaces. These roles, which are among the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy, are overwhelmingly filled by BIPOC workers. The Biden-Harris Administration can promote racial equity and support low-wage BIPOC workers’ unionization efforts by creating a National Bargaining in Good Faith Fund.

04.11.23 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Ensuring Racial Equity in Federal Procurement and Use of Artificial Intelligence

In order to ensure that agency use of AI tools is legal, effective, and equitable, the Biden-Harris Administration should establish a Federal Artificial Intelligence Program to govern the procurement of algorithmic technology.

04.07.23 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Scaling High-Impact Solutions with a Market-Shaping Mechanism for Global Health Supply Chains

Development aid can support local businesses, improve outcomes, and cut costs. Here’s how a Supply Chain Commercialization Fund can work with the private sector and build resilient health supply chains in Africa.

04.06.23 | 12 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Algorithmic Transparency Requirements for Lending Platforms Using Automated Decision Systems

Over the past decade, algorithmic decision-making has increasingly impacted the lives of American consumers, and now is the time to ensure lending models offered by private companies are fair and transparent.

04.04.23 | 6 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Aligning Regional Economic Development Plans with Federal Priorities

Economic innovation requires more sophisticated, focused, and better supported local economic planning. Here’s how to achieve it.

03.27.23 | 15 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Meeting Agricultural Sustainability Goals by Increasing Federal Funding for Research on Genetically Engineered Organisms

The U.S. should increase funding on genetically-engineered organisms to power agricultural sustainability and resiliency.

03.24.23 | 10 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
How to Replicate the Success of Operation Warp Speed

Operation Warp Speed’s unique success is thanks to strong public-private partnerships, effective coordination, and structured leadership. Here’s how to replicate the OWS model for future success.

03.20.23 | 13 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Creating Equitable Outcomes from Government Services through Radical Participation

The Biden-Harris Administration should issue an executive order to embed Radical Participatory Design (RPD) into the design and development of all government policies, products, and services, and to require all federally-funded research to use Radical Participatory Research (RPR).

03.01.23 | 11 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Protecting Civil Rights Organizations and Activists: A Policy Addressing the Government’s Use of Surveillance Tools

Law enforcement agencies in the US regularly deploy surveillance tactics to monitor the online activity of individuals and organizations, leaving the public in the dark about how this data is used and stored. Korica Simon offers a set of actions that federal agencies and Congress should implement to preserve the public’s constitutional rights.

03.01.23 | 11 min read
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