{"id":3737,"date":"2020-06-25T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpz.medienlabor-hosting.de\/?p=3737"},"modified":"2022-06-15T10:31:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T08:31:21","slug":"timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/","title":{"rendered":"Timely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Robert D. Atkinson calls for a transformative stimulus package in the aftermath of the corona crisis. The founder and president of the Washington, D.C. based think tank for innovation and technology policy sketches how governments can use the current window of opportunity for shaping resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economies and societies.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As nations struggle to respond to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19, many are rightly considering public investment as a tool for recovery. Historically<\/a>, the focus of government fiscal policy in times of economic downturn has been on questions of ensuring that the provisions are timely<\/strong> (e.g., take effect while the economy is still in a slump), targeted<\/strong> (focused on activities that have relatively high economic multipliers), and temporary<\/strong> (expire when the slowdown is over).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From mere recovery to a new normal <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While these three considerations are critical, it is equally important to ask whether at least some measures cannot also be \u201ctransformative<\/strong>;\u201d that is, whether measures can boost investments that will spur growth and innovation long after the initial spending has done its work of creating economic demand and jobs. And because it is not clear whether COVID-19 is a rare 100-year event or the new normal, policymakers should also use this opportunity to help shape the economy to better handle widespread and sustained physical distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that governments should focus on supporting activities that can simultaneously serve two purposes: transforming existing systems<\/strong>, particularly through information and communications technology; and making the economy more resilient and<\/strong> better able to manage a pandemic crisis<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using new technologies for a more resilient labor force<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a stark economic divide<\/strong>: jobs that can be done with little or no face-to-face interaction and those that cannot. Many of the workers holding the former are able to work from home and be employed. Many of the workers holding the latter jobs are either out of work or are facing higher risks of contracting COVID. Increased automation can shift more jobs to the former category, enabling greater and safer employment<\/strong>. These include, among others: automated ordering and service in restaurants; brick-and-mortar retail automation, such as robotic floor cleaning<\/a>; autonomous mobile robots<\/a> for warehouses and fulfillment centers; automated delivery; and automated taxis<\/a>, trucks, and freight rail. Government can spur more automation in a variety of ways, including providing competitive grants to companies willing to experiment with automation, increased funding to research centers working on developing next-generation robotics, and temporary tax incentives for companies to roll out automated systems. And of course, governments should put in place parallel systems to improve <\/strong>worker-retraining and adjustment policies<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Our Blog<\/em>
Corona & Society: Reflecting on the crisis<\/strong>
What can society and politics learn programmatically and conceptually from the crisis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
All posts (in English and German)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Role of the state for an inclusive technological transformation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The German government has just announced a forward-looking stimulus package that includes a \u20ac 50 billion \u201cZukunftspaket\u201d (Package for the future). This is important because governments can play a key role in ensuring widespread universal access to key digital infrastructure technology<\/strong>, as well as enabling the development and rollout of next-generation technologies. The package rightly includes funding to ensure that all regions, especially rural regions, have adequate broadband<\/strong> so people can work and study from home and it works to accelerate the deployment of 5G mobile networks, especially to high-cost regions. It appears the package also rightly invests in the roll-out of next-generation digital infrastructures<\/strong> like secure electronic identification, widespread electronic health records, and deploying smart-city technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is also an opportunity to transform governments<\/strong><\/a> at all levels with modern technology<\/strong>, including not just modernizing legacy and outdated systems, but also fully embracing technologies like AI, open data, cloud computing, robotic process automation<\/a>, mobile-friendly systems, open APIs, and other technology tools. The package funds a number of these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, while the package, on the whole, represents a bold and forward-looking initiative, it does include support for the \u201cGaia-X\u201d project which in the spirit of 19th-century mercantilism intends to replace a world-leading U.S. cloud. The investment package should stick to boosting IT innovation in Germany and leave techno-nationalist efforts to the Chinese government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clean energy innovation as key for any Green Deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What about the green economy? Many have called for a \u201cGreen Deal<\/a>\u201d (GD) as the centerpiece of European recovery efforts. But the only way to solve the climate crisis is for the whole world to stop emitting greenhouse gases. But many of the tools that the GD would create would only help Europe, not the whole world, to cut emissions. Until low-carbon energy is cheaper than high-carbon energy for the bulk of the globe\u2019s energy needs, the pace of global emissions will not slow down very much. As such, any GD should focus first and foremost in <\/strong>clean energy innovation<\/strong><\/a>, not just deployment of existing, yet more expensive clean energy technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19 has imposed terrible health and economic costs on the world. But if governments invest wisely in technology and innovation in response, they can help move their economies and societies forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author<\/h2>\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>

Robert D. Atkinson<\/a><\/h4>
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation<\/div>
<\/use> <\/svg><\/a> <\/div><\/div>
Dr. Robert D. Atkinson ist einer der f\u00fchrenden Vordenker der Innovations\u00f6konomie und Pr\u00e4sident der \"Information Technology and Innovation Foundation\". Mit einem umfassenden Hintergrund in der Technologiepolitik hat er bahnbrechende Forschungsprojekte zu Technologie und Innovation durchgef\u00fchrt, ist ein gesch\u00e4tzter Berater staatlicher und nationaler Entscheidungstr\u00e4ger und ein beliebter Redner zur Innovationspolitik auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>
\n

Further articles<\/h3>\n\n\n
\"A<\/a><\/div>

Buried Villages, Fragile Democracies: Coal, Community, and the Unsteady Politics of the Climate Transition<\/a><\/h4>
Posted on<\/span>
The transition away from fossil fuels is as much about democratic resilience as it is about energy. Steve Patterson explores the \u201cpolitical whiplash\u201d of shifting national policies and the enduring struggle to protect community heritage from the erosion of both physical landscapes and institutional norms.<\/div>
Steve Patterson<\/a><\/div>
Debate<\/a>, Project Report<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>

Revitalising the Industrial Heartlands: Retrospective and Results from the Transatlantic Dialogue<\/a><\/h4>
Posted on<\/span>
Drawing on three years of transatlantic research and exchange, the project's closing conference explored actionable strategies for heartland revitalization\u2014demonstrating that cities and municipalities are driving both economic revival and democratic renewal.<\/div>
Aaron Remus<\/a>, Axel Ruppert<\/a><\/div>
Event Report<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Conference<\/a><\/div>

Trade, Trust and Transition \u2013 Transatlantic Perspectives in Times of Geopolitical Disruption<\/a><\/h4>
Posted on<\/span>
In an era marked by global insecurity, geopolitical friction, and economic transformation, the Progressive Economics Network (PEN) reconvened in Washington, D.C.<\/div>
S\u00f6ren Hellmonds<\/a>, Mariam Ghebregergis<\/a><\/div>
Event Report<\/a>, News<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
To the blog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Principles for a Stimulus Package to Address the COVID-19 Downturn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[272,39,331,198,197,306],"class_list":["post-3737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-debate","tag-hausblog","tag-corona-society","tag-wirtschaftspolitik","tag-gerechte-marktwirtschaft","tag-sozial-oekologische-marktwirtschaft","tag-transformation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTimely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative - Das Progressive Zentrum - EN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Timely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Principles for a Stimulus Package to Address the COVID-19 Downturn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Das Progressive Zentrum - EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-25T10:48:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-15T08:31:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ant-rozetsky-io7dX_1EFCg-unsplash-1024x585-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"585\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"tnicolaus\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"tnicolaus\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/\",\"name\":\"Timely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative - Das Progressive Zentrum - EN\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ant-rozetsky-io7dX_1EFCg-unsplash-1024x585-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-25T10:48:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-15T08:31:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9717a409f2633977ae24290923017495\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ant-rozetsky-io7dX_1EFCg-unsplash-1024x585-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ant-rozetsky-io7dX_1EFCg-unsplash-1024x585-1.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":585},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Timely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Das Progressive Zentrum - EN\",\"description\":\"Renewing the Promise of Progress.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9717a409f2633977ae24290923017495\",\"name\":\"tnicolaus\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b3236244f4696fc8f8aeae916954fa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b3236244f4696fc8f8aeae916954fa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"tnicolaus\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/author\/tnicolaus\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Timely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative - Das Progressive Zentrum - EN","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Timely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative","og_description":"Principles for a Stimulus Package to Address the COVID-19 Downturn","og_url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/","og_site_name":"Das Progressive Zentrum - EN","article_published_time":"2020-06-25T10:48:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-15T08:31:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":585,"url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ant-rozetsky-io7dX_1EFCg-unsplash-1024x585-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"tnicolaus","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"tnicolaus","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/","url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/","name":"Timely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative - Das Progressive Zentrum - EN","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ant-rozetsky-io7dX_1EFCg-unsplash-1024x585-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-06-25T10:48:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-15T08:31:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9717a409f2633977ae24290923017495"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ant-rozetsky-io7dX_1EFCg-unsplash-1024x585-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ant-rozetsky-io7dX_1EFCg-unsplash-1024x585-1.jpg","width":1024,"height":585},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/timely-targeted-temporary-and-transformative\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Timely, Targeted, Temporary, and Transformative"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/","name":"Das Progressive Zentrum - EN","description":"Renewing the Promise of Progress.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9717a409f2633977ae24290923017495","name":"tnicolaus","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b3236244f4696fc8f8aeae916954fa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b3236244f4696fc8f8aeae916954fa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"tnicolaus"},"url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/author\/tnicolaus\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3737"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10001,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737\/revisions\/10001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}