The EU’s Digital Services Act, addressing climate change through experimentation and cooperation, and the use of American Rescue Plan funds.
| Combating economic disadvantage with American Rescue Plan funds How cities and counties use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds sheds light on their recovery priorities. Alan Berube provides a rundown on ARPA investments made by local governments in 2021, including efforts to address homelessness, support small businesses, bolster broadband internet, and more. Read more |
| Listen: Fixing the climate crisis On a new episode of Dollar & Sense, David Victor and David Dollar discuss how solving the climate crisis will require local experimentation and cooperation between governments and the private sector to push the technological frontier and identify innovative solutions. Listen to the podcast |
| The Digital Services Act’s lesson for US policymakers The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a landmark piece of legislation in the final stages of being fully approved by the European Union. David Morar explains how parts of the DSA can offer surprising insights for policymakers in the United States, where bills around online regulation tend to focus on intermediary liability protections. Read more |
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