February 17, 2021
Developing and Using Public-Private Data Standards for Employment and Earnings Records
The U.S.
Data
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Data-Driven Innovation Project explores the rapid advancements happening in the digital economy as well as the inventive use of data for good. The promise of bigger and better data is a future of greater opportunity and growth. The Foundation is conducting research activities and a series of events around the country in order to highlight this potential.
We encourage you to read the blog posts and research reports here to gain a full understanding of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's work on data-driven innovation.
Be sure to read our in-depth report, The Future of Data-Driven Innovation.
December 17, 2020
Accelerating the Digital Transformation of the Talent Marketplace
The T3 Innovation Network (T3 Network) is an initiative whose mission is to convene diverse stakeholders within the talent marketplace and remove barriers to enable digital transformation and innovation, promoting access, a
T3 Network Annual Meeting: Session 2
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and T3 Innovation Network are hosting the third annual T3 Network meeting. We have a lot to celebrate as a Network that has grown to 500+ organizations, all working together to make all learning count, competencies and skills the new currency of the talent marketplace, and to empower learners and workers with their data.
This year’s T3 Network Meeting will be held across two days, with interactive sessions you don’t want to miss!
T3 Network Annual Meeting: Session 1
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and T3 Innovation Network are hosting the third annual T3 Network meeting. We have a lot to celebrate as a Network that has grown to 500+ organizations, all working together to make all learning count, competencies and skills the new currency of the talent marketplace, and to empower learners and workers with their data.
This year’s T3 Network Meeting will be held across two days, with interactive sessions you don’t want to miss!
September 16, 2020
The JDX is now taking an important step forward to move from pilot to real-world implementation.
Childcare and Health and Safety are Top Two Reopening Issues, According to Employers
August 3, 2020
New Survey from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation finds 40% of employers have offered additional childcare assistance, benefits, or accommodations in response to the effects of COVID-19.
Childcare is a two-generation workforce issue, essential to support the workforce of today and vital to develop our workforce of tomorrow. Parents rely on childcare to help them enter, re-enter, or remain in the workforce, but access to affordable, quality childcare is hard to come by.
February 19, 2020
A growing number of organizations and initiatives are focusing on closing a communication gap that exists because our education and employment systems don’t speak the same language or communicate effectively. But as they’ve grown in number, the challenge of differentiating between and among players, their overlapping solutions, and the complex relationships among them likewise grows. This paper aims to demystify that landscape and how the major initiatives, including three led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, fit together.
February 28, 2020
© David Walker Photography
Building on the work of other states, we partnered with the business communities in Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania and their early education partners to understand just how much breakdowns in childcare cost each state. In this study we looked at the causes of childcare challenges as well as motivations behind why parents select various childcare providers. Knowing many employers want to facilitate more access to childcare but do not know where to begin, we sought to learn what types of childcare benefits working parents desire most from employers.
New Study Identifies More than $650 Million in Annual Economic Opportunity for Mississippi
February 28, 2020
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today released a report examining the impact of childcare issues on Mississippi’s state economy. The study found that Mississippi loses an estimated $673 million annually for the state’s economy. This number includes an estimated $120 million annual loss in tax revenue as well as an estimated annual loss to Mississippi employers of $553 million on absences and employee turnover as a result of childcare breakdowns.