Difference between revisions of "Societal Challenges"
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* Emergency Medical Services | * Emergency Medical Services | ||
| − | 18. Safety Net <br> | + | 18. Crisis Response <br> |
| + | * Economic Crisis | ||
| + | * Global Pandemic | ||
| + | * Natural Disasters | ||
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| + | 19. Safety Net <br> | ||
* Food Stamps | * Food Stamps | ||
* Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) | * Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) | ||
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* Housing & Utilities support | * Housing & Utilities support | ||
| − | + | 20. National Security | |
* Homeland Security | * Homeland Security | ||
* Cybersecurity | * Cybersecurity | ||
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* Military Threats | * Military Threats | ||
| − | + | 21. Globalization <br> | |
* Governments Stability vs Values (i.e., Middle East, China, others) | * Governments Stability vs Values (i.e., Middle East, China, others) | ||
* Global Conflicts | * Global Conflicts | ||
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* Cyberseurity | * Cyberseurity | ||
| − | + | 22. Infrastructure <br> | |
* Transportation – roads, bridges, etc. | * Transportation – roads, bridges, etc. | ||
* Energy - electricity, natural gas, etc. | * Energy - electricity, natural gas, etc. | ||
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* Cell Service | * Cell Service | ||
| − | + | 23. [[Energy]] <br> | |
* Renewables | * Renewables | ||
* Oil, Gas and Coal | * Oil, Gas and Coal | ||
* Distribution | * Distribution | ||
| − | + | 24. Quality Neighborhoods | |
* Safety | * Safety | ||
* Parks | * Parks | ||
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* Food | * Food | ||
| − | + | 25. Community Resources | |
* Social Capital (Alienated America) <br> | * Social Capital (Alienated America) <br> | ||
* Churches | * Churches | ||
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* Essential Services - Food, Consumables, Hospitals, Doctors, Mental Health | * Essential Services - Food, Consumables, Hospitals, Doctors, Mental Health | ||
| − | + | 26. Taxes <br> | |
| − | + | 27. Research <br> | |
* Basic Science | * Basic Science | ||
* Climate Change | * Climate Change | ||
* Health - Cancer treatment discoveries | * Health - Cancer treatment discoveries | ||
| − | + | 28. Retirement Security <br> | |
* Retirement Income | * Retirement Income | ||
* Social Security System | * Social Security System | ||
| − | + | 29. Political Polarization <br> | |
* Us and Them | * Us and Them | ||
* Functional Legislature | * Functional Legislature | ||
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* Political Cartel | * Political Cartel | ||
| − | + | 30. Democratic Society <br> | |
* Elections - fair | * Elections - fair | ||
* Open Elections | * Open Elections | ||
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* Mission and Goals - reflect the people | * Mission and Goals - reflect the people | ||
| − | + | 31. Immigration <br> | |
* Citizenship | * Citizenship | ||
* Worker Visas | * Worker Visas | ||
* DACA | * DACA | ||
| − | + | 32. Economic Growth <br> | |
* GDP, Jobs, etc. | * GDP, Jobs, etc. | ||
| − | + | 33. Economic Sustainability <br> | |
* Depletion of non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, metals, and minerals | * Depletion of non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, metals, and minerals | ||
* Enough food, water and energy – that can support a human population | * Enough food, water and energy – that can support a human population | ||
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* Pandemic Disruptions | * Pandemic Disruptions | ||
| − | + | 34. Jobs <br> | |
* Future of Work | * Future of Work | ||
* Middle Income Jobs – Good Paying Jobs | * Middle Income Jobs – Good Paying Jobs | ||
* [[Labor Participation]] | * [[Labor Participation]] | ||
| − | + | 35. Employment Protections | |
* Paid leave - Family, Sick with Covid-19 and need to come to work, can't go to doctor or take family member to doctor | * Paid leave - Family, Sick with Covid-19 and need to come to work, can't go to doctor or take family member to doctor | ||
* Gig Work - Employee vs. Contractor - need new classifications | * Gig Work - Employee vs. Contractor - need new classifications | ||
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* Workforce protections - discrimination, harrassment, etc. | * Workforce protections - discrimination, harrassment, etc. | ||
| − | + | 36. Employment Transitions <br> | |
* Job Loss | * Job Loss | ||
* Career advancement | * Career advancement | ||
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** Retrain, redistribute, Universal Basis Income, reduce hours | ** Retrain, redistribute, Universal Basis Income, reduce hours | ||
| − | + | 37. [[Workforce Training]] | |
* Apprenticeship | * Apprenticeship | ||
* Job traing | * Job traing | ||
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* Certificates - [https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2015/01/27/nearly-30-percent-of-workers-in-the-u-s-need-a-license-to-perform-their-job-it-is-time-to-examine-occupational-licensing-practices/ Nearly 30 Percent of Workers in the U.S. Need a License to Perform Their Job] | * Certificates - [https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2015/01/27/nearly-30-percent-of-workers-in-the-u-s-need-a-license-to-perform-their-job-it-is-time-to-examine-occupational-licensing-practices/ Nearly 30 Percent of Workers in the U.S. Need a License to Perform Their Job] | ||
| − | + | 38. Entrepreneurship | |
* Small Business | * Small Business | ||
* Business Start-ups | * Business Start-ups | ||
* Venture Capital | * Venture Capital | ||
| − | + | 39. Child Care | |
* Affordable | * Affordable | ||
| − | + | 40. Primary Education <br> | |
* Cradle to full-time employment | * Cradle to full-time employment | ||
| − | + | 41. College Education <br> | |
* Student Loans | * Student Loans | ||
* Financial Aid | * Financial Aid | ||
| − | + | 42. Homelessness <br> | |
| − | + | 43. Housing <br> | |
* Affordable | * Affordable | ||
* Home Loans | * Home Loans | ||
| − | + | 44. Poverty <br> | |
| − | + | 45. Wealth Inequality <br> | |
* Individual | * Individual | ||
* Government | * Government | ||
| − | + | 46. [[Income Inequality]] <br> | |
| − | + | 47. Income mobility <br> | |
| − | + | 48. Individual Well-Being <br> | |
Revision as of 09:58, 12 December 2020
Return to GC Chapters Societal Challenges List - See Institutions
2. Environmental
- Air
- Water
- Land Use, etc.
3. Systemic Racism
- Also called institutional or structural
- Jail Involved (20 million people)
- Convicted Felons getting work
- Recitivism
- Drug Possession
- Addiction
5. Civil Justice
- Liberties
- Racial Discrimination
- Gender equality
- Sexual Orientation
6. Guns
7. Digitalization
- Data privacy
- Digital monopolies
- Surviellance Capitalism & Surviellance Authoritarianism - shift from these use cases to societal challenges
- Online security
- Algorithmic bias
- the new oil - most important resource to address societal challenges
- Data Rights - who owns it?
- Research & Discovery & Insight
- Machine Learning & AI Intelligence
- Social Media - how do we keep people safe and free? Section 230
- Streaming Media - news, music, games, movies
- News - traditional,
- Fact and narrative bubbles - Public company reporting, Facts and narratives (including predictions/forward guidance)
10. Digital Divide
- Access & Competencies
- Telehealth
- Education
- Ordering Food, Medicines & Consumer goods
11. Public Health
- Global pandemic - including protecting front-line workers health and finance (i.e., paid sick leave)
- Research, vaccinations, education (alcohol, tobacco)
- Worker safety standards, school nutrition
- Track Disease outbreaks, pandemics
- Promote guidelines and legislation (Smoking bans, air quality, seat belts) based on science.
12. Mental Health & Addictions
- Deaths of Despair (Suicide, Drug Overdose, Alcohol-related)
- Drug possession crimes vs drug treatments
13. Health
- Individual health
- Manage chronic conditions - obesity,
14. Healthcare
- Affordability - Cost
- Access
- Healthcare Insurance
- Coordinated
- Health Outcomes
15. Nutrition
- Food insecurity
- Food deserts
16. Consumer Protections
- Products,
- Transportation
- Banking
- Home Loans
- Credit Cards
17. Public Safety
- Policing
- Law enforcement
- Fire
- Emergency Medical Services
18. Crisis Response
- Economic Crisis
- Global Pandemic
- Natural Disasters
19. Safety Net
- Food Stamps
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Worker's Compensation
- Unemployment
- Social Security disability benefits (SSDI)
- Medicaid & CHIP
- School Lunches
- Housing & Utilities support
20. National Security
- Homeland Security
- Cybersecurity
- Domestic Terrorism
- Military Threats
21. Globalization
- Governments Stability vs Values (i.e., Middle East, China, others)
- Global Conflicts
- Election Tampering
- Domestic Supply Chain
- Cyberseurity
22. Infrastructure
- Transportation – roads, bridges, etc.
- Energy - electricity, natural gas, etc.
- Water
- Broadband
- Cell Service
23. Energy
- Renewables
- Oil, Gas and Coal
- Distribution
24. Quality Neighborhoods
- Safety
- Parks
- Schools
- Food
25. Community Resources
- Social Capital (Alienated America)
- Churches
- Social Organizations
- Essential Services - Food, Consumables, Hospitals, Doctors, Mental Health
26. Taxes
27. Research
- Basic Science
- Climate Change
- Health - Cancer treatment discoveries
28. Retirement Security
- Retirement Income
- Social Security System
29. Political Polarization
- Us and Them
- Functional Legislature
- Populism & Cancel Culture
- Fact & Narrative Bubbles - mask wearing, fair elections, climate change
- Gerrymandering - create threats from extreme left or right of party
- Political Cartel
30. Democratic Society
- Elections - fair
- Open Elections
- Representitive Government
- Mission and Goals - reflect the people
31. Immigration
- Citizenship
- Worker Visas
- DACA
32. Economic Growth
- GDP, Jobs, etc.
33. Economic Sustainability
- Depletion of non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, metals, and minerals
- Enough food, water and energy – that can support a human population
- Aging Population - Enough young to care for the old
- Workforce - farms, etc.
- Pandemic Disruptions
34. Jobs
- Future of Work
- Middle Income Jobs – Good Paying Jobs
- Labor Participation
35. Employment Protections
- Paid leave - Family, Sick with Covid-19 and need to come to work, can't go to doctor or take family member to doctor
- Gig Work - Employee vs. Contractor - need new classifications
- Workplace environment
- Workforce protections - discrimination, harrassment, etc.
36. Employment Transitions
- Job Loss
- Career advancement
- Job Disruptions (Change, AI, Automation, Robots) - global pandemic
- Retrain, redistribute, Universal Basis Income, reduce hours
- Apprenticeship
- Job traing
- Trade schools
- Retraining and reskiling
- Certificates - Nearly 30 Percent of Workers in the U.S. Need a License to Perform Their Job
38. Entrepreneurship
- Small Business
- Business Start-ups
- Venture Capital
39. Child Care
- Affordable
40. Primary Education
- Cradle to full-time employment
41. College Education
- Student Loans
- Financial Aid
42. Homelessness
43. Housing
- Affordable
- Home Loans
44. Poverty
45. Wealth Inequality
- Individual
- Government
47. Income mobility
48. Individual Well-Being
