In this episode, Dr. Annelies Goger, Rubenstein Fellow at Brookings, shares her insights about workforce policy and programs and identifies practical steps we can take to improve them through better data and modern data systems. Annelies offers a rare perspective on workforce data. As a researcher with SPR, she evaluated programs and made policy recommendations to improve economic opportunities for people and communities. Poor, outdated, or hard-to-access data was a problem she experienced first- hand. While at Brookings, she has engaged dozens of researchers and practitioners—as well as legislators, policy makers, and technologists from across sectors—to inform her growing portfolio of work in the workforce policy—with data at its heart. (Follow @annelies_goger.) What a treat to see next generation workforce policy come to life in her work! Be sure and check out the resources cited during our discussion including: Digital Transformation in Education and Workforce Systems (Essay): https://www.brookings.edu/essay/digital-transformation-in-labor-and-education-systems/ Accompanying webcast: https://www.brookings.edu/events/improving-labor-and-education-data-systems-after-the-covid-19-unemployment-crisis/ The Labor Market Doesn’t Have a Skills Gap, It Has an Opportunity Gap (with Luther Jackson): https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/09/09/the-labor-market-doesnt-have-a-skills-gap-it-has-an-opportunity-gap/ De-segregating Work and Learning through ‘Earn and Learn’ Models: https://www.brookings.edu/research/desegregating-work-and-learning/ ApprenticeSIP Meet-up Group: https://www.meetup.com/ApprenticeSIP/ Doreen Massey’s Work on spatial division of labor and economic restructuring, and employment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doreen_Massey_(geographer) Institutions as Conscious Food Consumers (Edited Volume): https://www.elsevier.com/books/institutions-as-conscious-food-consumers/thottathil/978-0-12-813617-1 For more information: Sign up for the #MakingBetterWork Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/903537e424bb/mbwnews Community of Practice/WorkforceGPS: https://wdqi.youth.workforcegps.org/ Email Kristin: [email protected] Social: @kristinwolff @Social_Policy SPR on LinkedIn #MakingBetterWork Credits: The project was produced with the help of (the fantastic) Doug Foresta and has been funded, either wholly or in part, with Federal funds from the Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration under Task Order Number l630DC-18-F-00008 the contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement of same by the U.S. Government.