- Could Big Tech’s move to permanent remote work save the American heartland?
Blog · 25 May 2020
Last week, Facebook announced that as many as half of its employees could permanently work from home in the coming years, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend traditional office routines.…
- Center for Technology Innovation partners with Lawfare to launch new TechTank podcast
Podcast, News · 5 August 2022
TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with…
- Can digital technology education improve gender equality in ICT careers in Kenya?
Blog · 28 August 2022
Around 10 years ago, multimillion-dollar information communication technology (ICT) companies like Lyft, Pinterest, Slack, and Uber were nonexistent. Today, certain aspects within the industry have…
- Innovation and technology for gender equality: Echidna Global Scholars taking action
Blog · 8 March 2023
This article explores the close link between digital technology and gender equality, specifically focusing on the challenges and opportunities women in the Global South face during digital…
- AI, emerging technologies, and the division of domestic labor
Event · 16 May 2023
For decades, women have disproportionately managed household labor, including domestic tasks, child-rearing, elder care, and other caregiving activities. Even as women’s participation in the paid…
- How does tech affect inequality? | The TechTank Podcast
Podcast · 29 September 2024
TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with…
- How emerging technologies can boost Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness
Blog · 27 January 2025
Today, Botswana is just one example of the many African countries that have set out detailed plans for their economic future centered around the implementation of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)…
- How Black tech founders are advancing innovation | The TechTank Podcast
Podcast · 26 February 2025
Black inventors, scientists, founders, and other tech innovators have made tremendous advancements to the broad ecosystem of technological innovation. To name a few, Shirley Ann Jackson is a renowned…
- Mobile Technology’s Role in Combating Global Poverty and Enabling Entrepreneurship
Podcast · 15 May 2013
According to the World Bank, nearly one-quarter of the global population lives at or below the poverty line of $1.25 per day. The world’s poor experience barriers to lifting themselves out of poverty…
- Classroom technologies narrow education gap in developing countries
Blog · 22 August 2016
The article titled Seymour Papert’s Legacy and the Future of Education in Kenya reflects on the transformative potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) in addressing educational…
- Digital technology and African smallholder agriculture: Implications for public policy
Blog · 15 August 2021
The article titled Digital Technology as a Transformational Force to Drive Scale explores the rapid digitalization of Africa's agricultural sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors…
- Putting technology to work for inclusive prosperity: Challenges for public policy
Event · 14 July 2024
Transformative new technologies are reshaping economies and societies. But as they create new opportunities, they also pose new challenges, not least of which is rising inequality. Increased…
- Advancing tech, innovation, and AI governance in Africa
Podcast · 15 October 2024
This podcast episode explores Rwanda’s efforts to harness emerging technologies for inclusive economic and societal transformation, with a focus on artificial intelligence and digital skills…
- TechTank’s Top 10 Tech Innovations That Will Transform Society and Governance
Blog · 21 December 2014
This article highlights ten emerging technologies with the potential to significantly transform society and governance, emphasizing how innovation can improve public services, expand access, and…
- Technology’s impact on financial inclusion is not what you think
Data dictionary · 15 December 2022
Leora Klapper’s article analyzes the role of digital technology in expanding financial inclusion in developing economies. While mobile money services have been crucial in regions like Sub-Saharan…
- FCA assists innovative companies in tackling coronavirus challenges
News · 4 October 2020
In October 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) opened applications for two distinct sandbox initiatives specifically designed to assist innovative firms in addressing the socio-economic…
- Deeds not words: the next stage of the FCA’s innovation journey
Speech · 28 April 2019
In this 2019 keynote at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, Christopher Woolard, the FCA’s Executive Director of Strategy and Competition, marks the five-year anniversary of FCA Innovate. He moves…
- FCA concludes consumer investment policy sprint
News · 9 April 2025
In April 2025, the FCA concluded a pioneering six-week policy sprint designed to bridge the significant gap between high-level financial guidance and bespoke regulated advice. With only 9% of UK…
- It's time for an Enlightenment on financial inclusion
Speech · 28 September 2023
In his 2023 address in Glasgow, Nikhil Rathi invoked the spirit of the Scottish Enlightenment to call for a modern revolution in financial inclusion. He argued that while the FCA provides the…
- National campaign will target those most at risk of investment fraud, says FCA
News · 11 April 2024
This press release from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announces a national campaign aimed at protecting consumers from investment fraud, funded by recovered criminal proceeds. The campaign…
- A changing landscape: the FCA’s strategic priorities for the pensions sector
Speech · 3 July 2019
In his 2019 speech at Pensions and Benefits UK, Edwin Schooling Latter, the FCA’s Director of Markets and Wholesale Policy, detailed the regulator's expanding role in a pensions landscape undergoing…
- FCA and Payment Systems Regulator publish updated evidence on cash access
News · 22 July 2021
In July 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) released an updated assessment of the UK’s cash infrastructure, highlighting that while digital payments…
- Financial Inclusion TechSprint
Event · 7 October 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority, in partnership with FinTech Scotland, ran a Financial Inclusion TechSprint from March to May 2024, bringing 12 teams together to develop technological solutions that…
- It's time for an Enlightenment on financial inclusion
Speech · 28 September 2023
In his September 2023 speech in Glasgow, Nikhil Rathi framed financial inclusion as a modern "Enlightenment" challenge. He clarified that while the FCA does not have a statutory mandate to enforce…
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