If the governance of new Innovation Zones can develop as fast as emerging technology advances, the governor says, Nevada can create immediate positive e.
If the governance of new Innovation Zones can develop as fast as emerging technology advances, the governor says, Nevada can create immediate positive economic impact and shape the economy of the future.
70% of U.S. adults say social media has too much influence
By Matthew Lavietes
NEW YORK, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nevada this week paused efforts to pass a bill that would allow technology companies to buy land and form quasi-local governments, following criticism that the proposal was part of a troubling trend of “smart cities” run by tech behemoths.
In January, Governor Steve Sisolak unveiled a bill to create so-called “Innovation Zones” which would let companies impose taxes and create school districts and court systems.
Sisolak pitched the plan, which had not yet formally been introduced in the state’s legislature, as part of his broader economic development scheme to pull the state out of a pandemic-induced recession and create about 200,000 jobs.
ANALYSIS-Nevada rethinks innovation zones plan to let tech firms run cities Reuters 6 hrs ago Plan would let tech firms buy Innovation Zones for $250 mln
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By Matthew Lavietes
NEW YORK, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nevada this week paused efforts to pass a bill that would allow technology companies to buy land and form quasi-local governments, following criticism that the proposal was part of a troubling trend of smart cities run by tech behemoths.
In January, Governor Steve Sisolak unveiled a bill to create so-called Innovation Zones which would let companies impose taxes and create school districts and court systems.