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The U.S. Chamber Foundation is pleased to announce a new sustainable plastics initiative to help us harness the full potential of plastics while ensuring we plan for their end-of-life management. This initiative will explore innovations across the plastics value chain, all the way from material science to end-of-life reuse and repurposing.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) have announced the winner for the inaugural Pitch for Purpose competition. Held in conjunction with the 3rd annual Digital Empowers Summit, the competition featured six mission-driven founders whose startups are leveraging technology to address social and environmental challenges – from eliminating food insecurity to providing a crowdfunding platform for Black entrepreneurs.
Digital Empowers' Pitch for Purpose competition—organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), in collaboration with SEED SPOT—will recognize mission-driven founders whose startups leverage emerging technology and innovation to address social and environmental challenges.
On August 26, Digital Empowers facilitated a conversation with broadband policy experts, technologists, and industry leaders to learn about the complexities of broadband deployment and adoption, technology transformation, and multi-sector collaborations addressing digital inequity in rural, low-income, and historically marginalized communities .
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has and will forever reshape our world—from the way companies do business and engage their value chains, to the way governments and nonprofits reach and empower communities.
Cross-sector collaboration, leadership, and investment in tech-driven solutions and diverse perspectives are now more important than ever to accelerate innovation and bring about greater equality of opportunity for all.
Digital Empowers’ “The Power of Data and Predictive Analytics in Pandemics” webinar was the first event of a three-part virtual series on COVID-19 response designed to bring the innovation and social impact communities together, and p
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new era of urgent innovation. While the utility and application of technology is continuously evolving, its goals remain constant: to solve real-world problems, fulfill human needs, and present new opportunity for innovation and growth.
This TeleTalk program will conclude Digital Empowers' three-part COVID-19 Virtual Event Series. Join us for deep dive on digital mental health, employee and personal well-being, and virtual connection and communities.
