Institute for Emerging Issues – Connect. Think and Do.

Message from the Institute for Emerging Issues

regarding the 2022 Emerging Issues Forum going virtual.

BAND-NC: Building a New Digital Economy in NC

Let’s make North Carolina the first state in the nation where every county has a digital inclusion plan in place.

ReCONNECT NC Report: The Time is Now

BAND-NC Annual Report

IEI News

December 14 BAND-NC, Newswire, Press

Dogwood Health Trust pledges $2 million to support the Institute for Emerging Issues’ effort to increase digital literacy and access across North Carolina.

November 24 Press

Kevin Price and Cheryl Parquet appointed to IEI National Advisory Board

November 22 Institute for Emerging Issues, Newswire, PILOT 21

Student leaders collaborate on policy recommendation to increase food access on college campuses

Community Stories

Sep 30, 2021 Community Cohort Stories

STEM SENC (Reconnect Rural and Urban)

STEM SENC (pronounced: scenic) is a partnership that supports science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, driven by the conviction that “all learners, regardless of...

A word from the director

Dec 21, 2021 Director's Log

Director’s Log | December 2021

A Christmas Pivot Note: In our October Digest Word from the Director, Leslie looked at the state’s emerging workforce challenge through a traditional economic development...

Nov 23, 2021 Director's Log

Director’s Log | November 2021

Four Big Ideas to Reduce Food Insecurity in NC As we tuck in to our places at this year’s Thanksgiving table, it’s not a bad...

Oct 29, 2021 Director's Log

Director’s Log | October 2021

Recovery Economy: The Best of Times; The Worst of Times At IEI these days, we’re spending a lot of time looking at tables and trendlines...

Emerging Issues Podcasts

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