BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20210114T014824Z UID:5C805EC9-74DD-4CE0-8BBF-50089B3F8418 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20210106T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20210106T154400 DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 has exacerbated a range of systemic inequalities impac ting communities of color. Simultaneously\, the public health crisis has m ade clear the need to recognize broadband access as a household necessity\ , like food and housing. As the incoming Biden administration works to add ress income\, educational\, workforce\, and health care divides\, prioriti zing broadband access and reforming the mechanisms that drive its deployme nt and adoption will be key. Sweeping changes to broadband access should b e captured in a Tech New Deal\, one that can bring economic prosperity to Black America\, which has been disproportionately impacted before and duri ng the pandemic.\n\nSince the early 1980s\, the Universal Service Fund (US F) has been one such driver that targets infrastructure\, affordability\, and access to rural telehealth services. Today\, the USF needs to be refor med to reflect both the urgency and need to make such support more easily available. Black founders of tech start-ups will also play an important ro le in a Tech New Deal\, particularly if they are supported to identify and create new opportunities that leverage digital infrastructure. Most impor tantly\, the nation’s economic recovery will be motivated by people’s ability to get back to work in highly digitized industries. Ensuring that displaced workers are prepared to reemerge with the skills needed in the n ew economy will be important to these efforts.\n\nOn January 6\, the Cente r for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a webinar to discuss a Tech New Deal and the benefits of a coordinated plan for Black Americans. Expert panelists will examine the disproportionate impact of the coronavir us pandemic on Black communities and discuss why policies that focus on br oadband infrastructure\, workforce development and jobs\, and robust start -ups are crucial to the nation’s economic recovery.\n\n==========\n\nPan el\n\nJamal Simmons\, CBS News Contributor\; Former Co-Chair\, Internet In novation Alliance | [@JamalSimmons](https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/M VK3RB1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgNsyN2L9m3cRJKftW5sH vLq2h1JkvW2rk-XL231f04W7JFyHM5vf4MLW8RH2mL2-MmWZW4JYq4g3j8pC6W8tLLqT3qtQjR W6WhNWv5Crw3_W13yPKf6cfTmgW8Tm4r-21_-X7W3QVJnS283SBMW8tqp8J6DKDjJVVMMrV202 JWFW7MCkN158nCJTTmn1B2S61n_W8RZTSw2rCLQNW2yK0B82FVRP3W5bnb_444Xt5hW5nwmYl1 vV5Z9W903CHs1qFLYJW21DVCW6L_1_wW4NQpR18qGd8b3bMG1)\nCharlyn Stanberry\, Ch ief of Staff\, Office of Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09)\, U.S. House of Rep resentatives\nFallon Wilson\, Co-Founder\, #BlackTechFutures Research Inst itute | [@SistahWilson](https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vdQ8N3 nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgzXwW8vHzw035sL93Vc-LYW8pdtB_W2J Lg5Z5sqSHmW8SxDSC4l8_yHW7fxSxR98LrDBW3HVcW-1878M-W1xMw4T6XT3M2N5Fkm8cXp9Lc W3lHTNd8z5Tr-W3_MThd6TzmjVW3LZn4W669NNDW4nPlNR9jbnHSW6qfq2T89WSyTW1fdvfw8_ kyT0VHxPmr1X0x3JN6xqw8ZF97RQW1sk3rZ7JTdHmW5Fwnkc5JK6x2W3Zg4Qm8hF6fvW8bsk64 2Xy7x3W3l9CbC6rSPW4W6Sx_kC5D8-5t21y1)\nModerator: Nicol Turner Lee\, Senio r Fellow and Director\, Center for Technology Innovation\, The Brookings I nstitution | [@drturnerlee](https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vd Q8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgWYnW6pfww38nDDSCW4RMmzx2lQw 8vW8LBGsp2bYm_kW7kLDN270G5KHW66YN_t5J7GGJW2tWXsd3h_1LQW1S2nzt5jR79BW8_4cft 79b_gyVgWyZK1ycMcKW5HhDV76c5Gs3W67RqHJ2XkVcyW1cspXv1gqbgTW2SdRfq4dDBpXW5Hp DSh3W2wsrW5_xq_Y4RpcJNVyjgJb77TntNW4lyCHS2C73-qW5_6mQL1xyH3rW3DKBpG5svNZmW 8W9tbK8lw7NvW6frCTD7ZBBDPW2DcjFX4-PSzj31Yr1)\n\nAgenda: \nPanel with quest ions: Viewers can submit questions via email to events@brookings.edu or on Twitter [@BrookingsGov](https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vdQ8N 3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgK3HW91KM_74DlqKcW1dCx1B231nl7W 6P4T--4zBsB1W9bQCQm95-hr0W6HN50T21p01SW1KNYst3753tGW6n7KzJ11McQJW7039X36VD kh_W6dgRj187Khn9W7wg_pj243S1yN47LvCZnK-_kW10ts7x7JDkltW6FNpgk3mhXrHW7nGWz9 6Y1QwPW41WS8b6YmK4SW2mJNXJ6YJ6JlW8QtHzT2bzZ8XVfvhfG31-bQQW15n72V8bxxkpN2Sl 5bq5QPz-VHZt_02wshH7W32gbW793JQzp3m3S1) using #TechNewDeal.\n\nmanchester\ , New Hampshire\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/ m/252013 LOCATION:manchester\, New Hampshire\, United States\, Virtual: https://even ts.vtools.ieee.org/m/252013 ORGANIZER:cs2010@JimIsaak.com SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:Why Black America needs a Tech New Deal -- Broadband Access URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/252013 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="line-height: 150%\;"><span style="c olor: #444444\;">COVID-19 has exacerbated a range of systemic inequalities impacting communities of color. Simultaneously\, the public health crisis has made clear the need to recognize broadband access as a household nece ssity\, like food and housing. As the incoming Biden administration works to address income\, educational\, workforce\, and health care divides\, pr ioritizing broadband access and reforming the mechanisms that drive its de ployment and adoption will be key. Sweeping changes to broadband access sh ould be captured in a Tech New Deal\, one that can bring economic prosperi ty to Black America\, which has been disproportionately impacted before an d during the pandemic.</span></p>\n<p style="line-height: 150%\;">&nbsp\;< /p>\n<p style="line-height: 150%\;"><span style="color: #444444\;">Since t he early 1980s\, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has been one such driver that targets infrastructure\, affordability\, and access to rural telehea lth services. Today\, the USF needs to be reformed to reflect both the urg ency and need to make such support more easily available. Black founders o f tech start-ups will also play an important role in a Tech New Deal\, par ticularly if they are supported to identify and create new opportunities t hat leverage digital infrastructure. Most importantly\, the nation&rsquo\; s economic recovery will be motivated by people&rsquo\;s ability to get ba ck to work in highly digitized industries. Ensuring that displaced workers are prepared to reemerge with the skills needed in the new economy will b e important to these efforts.</span></p>\n<p style="line-height: 150%\;">& nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="line-height: 150%\;"><span style="color: #444444\;"> On January 6\, the Center for Technology Innovation at <span class="il">Br ookings</span> will host a webinar to discuss a Tech New Deal and the bene fits of a coordinated plan for Black Americans. Expert panelists will exam ine the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Black commu nities and discuss why policies that focus on broadband infrastructure\, w orkforce development and jobs\, and robust start-ups are crucial to the na tion&rsquo\;s economic recovery.</span></p>\n<p style="line-height: 150%\; "><span style="color: #444444\;">==========</span></p>\n<p style="line-hei ght: 115%\;"><strong><span style="color: #444444\;">Panel</span></strong>< /p>\n<p style="line-height: 125%\;"><span style="color: #444444\;"><strong >Jamal Simmons</strong>\, CBS News Contributor\; Former Co-Chair\, Interne t Innovation Alliance | <a style="color: #0579cc\; text-decoration: none\; " href="https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D 4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgNsyN2L9m3cRJKftW5sHvLq2h1JkvW2rk-XL231f04W7JFyH M5vf4MLW8RH2mL2-MmWZW4JYq4g3j8pC6W8tLLqT3qtQjRW6WhNWv5Crw3_W13yPKf6cfTmgW8 Tm4r-21_-X7W3QVJnS283SBMW8tqp8J6DKDjJVVMMrV202JWFW7MCkN158nCJTTmn1B2S61n_W 8RZTSw2rCLQNW2yK0B82FVRP3W5bnb_444Xt5hW5nwmYl1vV5Z9W903CHs1qFLYJW21DVCW6L_ 1_wW4NQpR18qGd8b3bMG1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl ="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB 1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgNsyN2L9m3cRJKftW5sHvLq2h 1JkvW2rk-XL231f04W7JFyHM5vf4MLW8RH2mL2-MmWZW4JYq4g3j8pC6W8tLLqT3qtQjRW6WhN Wv5Crw3_W13yPKf6cfTmgW8Tm4r-21_-X7W3QVJnS283SBMW8tqp8J6DKDjJVVMMrV202JWFW7 MCkN158nCJTTmn1B2S61n_W8RZTSw2rCLQNW2yK0B82FVRP3W5bnb_444Xt5hW5nwmYl1vV5Z9 W903CHs1qFLYJW21DVCW6L_1_wW4NQpR18qGd8b3bMG1&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=16 08316221518000&amp\;usg=AFQjCNFoh8IZeKFAgXEvweTWhhBe35FGXQ">@JamalSimmons< /a><br /><strong>Charlyn Stanberry</strong>\, Chief of Staff\, Office of R ep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09)\, U.S. House of Representatives<br /><strong> Fallon Wilson</strong>\, Co-Founder\, #BlackTechFutures Research Institute | <a style="color: #0579cc\; text-decoration: none\;" href="https://conne ct.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1- WJV7CgzXwW8vHzw035sL93Vc-LYW8pdtB_W2JLg5Z5sqSHmW8SxDSC4l8_yHW7fxSxR98LrDBW 3HVcW-1878M-W1xMw4T6XT3M2N5Fkm8cXp9LcW3lHTNd8z5Tr-W3_MThd6TzmjVW3LZn4W669N NDW4nPlNR9jbnHSW6qfq2T89WSyTW1fdvfw8_kyT0VHxPmr1X0x3JN6xqw8ZF97RQW1sk3rZ7J TdHmW5Fwnkc5JK6x2W3Zg4Qm8hF6fvW8bsk642Xy7x3W3l9CbC6rSPW4W6Sx_kC5D8-5t21y1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.c om/url?q=https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2 D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgzXwW8vHzw035sL93Vc-LYW8pdtB_W2JLg5Z5sqSHmW8SxD SC4l8_yHW7fxSxR98LrDBW3HVcW-1878M-W1xMw4T6XT3M2N5Fkm8cXp9LcW3lHTNd8z5Tr-W3 _MThd6TzmjVW3LZn4W669NNDW4nPlNR9jbnHSW6qfq2T89WSyTW1fdvfw8_kyT0VHxPmr1X0x3 JN6xqw8ZF97RQW1sk3rZ7JTdHmW5Fwnkc5JK6x2W3Zg4Qm8hF6fvW8bsk642Xy7x3W3l9CbC6r SPW4W6Sx_kC5D8-5t21y1&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1608316221519000&amp\;usg =AFQjCNG2zji3Nh-PbXdJJMUqP7vPc_OmNQ">@SistahWilson</a><br /><strong>Modera tor: Nicol Turner Lee</strong>\, Senior Fellow and Director\, Center for T echnology Innovation\, The <span class="il">Brookings</span> Institution | <a style="color: #0579cc\; text-decoration: none\;" href="https://connect .brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJ V7CgWYnW6pfww38nDDSCW4RMmzx2lQw8vW8LBGsp2bYm_kW7kLDN270G5KHW66YN_t5J7GGJW2 tWXsd3h_1LQW1S2nzt5jR79BW8_4cft79b_gyVgWyZK1ycMcKW5HhDV76c5Gs3W67RqHJ2XkVc yW1cspXv1gqbgTW2SdRfq4dDBpXW5HpDSh3W2wsrW5_xq_Y4RpcJNVyjgJb77TntNW4lyCHS2C 73-qW5_6mQL1xyH3rW3DKBpG5svNZmW8W9tbK8lw7NvW6frCTD7ZBBDPW2DcjFX4-PSzj31Yr1 " target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google. com/url?q=https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG 2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgWYnW6pfww38nDDSCW4RMmzx2lQw8vW8LBGsp2bYm_kW7k LDN270G5KHW66YN_t5J7GGJW2tWXsd3h_1LQW1S2nzt5jR79BW8_4cft79b_gyVgWyZK1ycMcK W5HhDV76c5Gs3W67RqHJ2XkVcyW1cspXv1gqbgTW2SdRfq4dDBpXW5HpDSh3W2wsrW5_xq_Y4R pcJNVyjgJb77TntNW4lyCHS2C73-qW5_6mQL1xyH3rW3DKBpG5svNZmW8W9tbK8lw7NvW6frCT D7ZBBDPW2DcjFX4-PSzj31Yr1&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1608316221519000&amp\ ;usg=AFQjCNGdEYHCns8n7zYhax8uTILyJD0FWg">@drturnerlee</a></span></p><br /> <br />Agenda: <br /><p>Panel with questions: <span style="color: #444444\; ">Viewers can submit questions via email to <a href="mailto:events@brookin gs.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">events@<span class="il">brookings</ span>.edu</a> or on Twitter <a style="color: #0579cc\; text-decoration: no ne\;" href="https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MVK3RB1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVw DG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgK3HW91KM_74DlqKcW1dCx1B231nl7W6P4T--4zBsB1W 9bQCQm95-hr0W6HN50T21p01SW1KNYst3753tGW6n7KzJ11McQJW7039X36VDkh_W6dgRj187K hn9W7wg_pj243S1yN47LvCZnK-_kW10ts7x7JDkltW6FNpgk3mhXrHW7nGWz96Y1QwPW41WS8b 6YmK4SW2mJNXJ6YJ6JlW8QtHzT2bzZ8XVfvhfG31-bQQW15n72V8bxxkpN2Sl5bq5QPz-VHZt_ 02wshH7W32gbW793JQzp3m3S1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirec turl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://connect.brookings.edu/e2t/tc/MV K3RB1vdQ8N3nTw_SdqgczVwDG2D4kJWrRN7-7xyL3p-FpV1-WJV7CgK3HW91KM_74DlqKcW1dC x1B231nl7W6P4T--4zBsB1W9bQCQm95-hr0W6HN50T21p01SW1KNYst3753tGW6n7KzJ11McQJ W7039X36VDkh_W6dgRj187Khn9W7wg_pj243S1yN47LvCZnK-_kW10ts7x7JDkltW6FNpgk3mh XrHW7nGWz96Y1QwPW41WS8b6YmK4SW2mJNXJ6YJ6JlW8QtHzT2bzZ8XVfvhfG31-bQQW15n72V 8bxxkpN2Sl5bq5QPz-VHZt_02wshH7W32gbW793JQzp3m3S1&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;us t=1608316221518000&amp\;usg=AFQjCNHpR30Ug9Jk1_sa9JnXEL8G3tkYXw">@Brookings Gov</a> using <strong>#TechNewDeal</strong>. </span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR