San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee will lead a national task force to help cities grow more technology jobs and foster innovation. The task force, announced at last week's U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, will look at priorities that mayors and Congress should make for innovation and technology to thrive in cities.
“Technology and new economy companies and the people behind them are the engines of innovation and job creation and, as cities, we must support policies that foster their growth and ensure our residents are educated and prepared for the 21st century economy,” said Mayor Lee in a statement. “Cities must be laboratories for innovation across the nation to create new jobs, improve government transparency and efficiency and build new public-private partnerships."
Here's the task force's blueprint for encouraging innovation and technology growth in cities:
We're already seeing a push from mayors to attract tech entrepreneurs and creative talent to their cities. But this task force should offer a clear path to help other cities that want to see more innovation in their city, but aren't quite sure where to start.
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