Small businesses and AI: Accelerating innovation and inclusion

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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How data and AI can drive change: 4 ways forward

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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LaunchCode, a St. Louis-based technology training organization supported by Mastercard, implemented a new model for equitable re-skilling by combining computer science training with a paid apprenticeship and by altering its recruitment and retention efforts. SPI partnered with LaunchCode to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts in increasing equity in program admission and persistence.

The Social Policy Institute at WashU St. Louis

(partner) The Social Policy Institute at WashU St. Louis

North America

Inclusive and Equitable Tech Reskilling at LaunchCode in St. Louis

Financial inclusion

Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

Europe

Latin American & Caribbean

Global

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Economic development

Financial health

Gender equity

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business