Six States Join the National Governors Association's Effort to Advance Digital Skill Development

Building upon the success of the first phase of the National Governors Association’s Workforce Innovation Network (NGA WIN), the NGA Center for Best Practices announced the addition of six new state grantees to the network. NGA WIN will award Hawaiʻi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island up to $100,000 each and provide technical assistance to help state teams ensure all individuals have the digital skills needed to participate in work, education or training. The NGA Center will collaborate with NGA WIN advisors to deliver technical assistance and best practice resources to participating states through June 2022. Each state team — consisting of representatives from Governors’ offices, workforce development agencies and state workforce boards, and other state agencies — will work collaboratively toward a state vision for closing digital equity and workforce achievement gaps by advancing digital skill development. States will leverage tools such as the Digital Equity Scorecard – developed by NGA WIN advisors at the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, National Skills Coalition and Microsoft – to gather new data on skill gaps and develop plans to address gaps in priority industries, geographies and demographics.