WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House advisory panel on Tuesday urged the government and private industry to work together on new technological infrastructure to support future jobs and underpin a solid economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
The White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, co-chaired by White House adviser Ivanka Trump and U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, called for “an unprecedented investment in digital infrastructure.” Members include Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Tim Cook, Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson and International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) Executive Chairman Ginni Rometty.
The board “was focused on solving these challenges even prior to…
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