The Third Wave of digital technology meets the Rustbelt (Ian Hathaway, Brookings)

Much excitement has been building over what feels like the beginning of an era of immense technological advance, the central role that entrepreneurs will play in its development, and the potential for a wide range of regions to reap the rewards. But progress won’t come easy. Significant challenges are likely to follow as digital technologies expand into relatively untapped areas of the economy

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2016/05/26-third-wave-brainbelts-hathaway