July 2, 2019 — Today the U.S. Census Bureau convened the Investing in the American Workforce workshop, which focused on creating data-driven digital products for workers, businesses, investors and communities.

Participants representing government, industry, academia, community organizers and partners collaborated and shared ideas on four critical workforce challenges facing the public:

• Catalyzing investment in Opportunity Zones.
• Modernizing talent discovery.
• Supporting entrepreneurship.
• Helping workers leverage multiple pathways for career growth.

This workshop kicks off the first 2019 technology sprint of The Opportunity Project (TOP). TOP is a unique and innovative accelerator program within the Census Bureau that matches tech companies, universities, government and communities together to translate open data into useful digital products for the public.

To learn more or join the process, visit <https://opportunity.census.gov/>.

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