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Government Optimization Tools

Innovative Input-Output Reporting for US and International Digital Services

Trade Flow impacts using MARIO Input-Output Analysis

ModelEarth provides open collaborative tools for visualizing economic impacts using 24 indicators, including job growth, value-added, air quality, energy use, water use, land use and biodiversity using economy-wide input-output models of industries, households and local environments.

Reporting Tools and Directories

Samples of reporting tools you can add to your website:

• Supply Chain Inflow-Outflow
• Michigan Farmers Markets
• Georgia Recycling Directories
• Robertson County Texas Land Use
• Colorado Industry Impact Comparison

Opportunities for Innovation

• Create an economic development page for weighing outcomes during community decision-making that includes environmental aspects, quality job creation, land and water use, health impacts and value-added contributions to the state and county tax base.

• Look in depth at your state and community's total footprint while evaluating prospective industries and the potential jobs they could directly and indirectly create, while looking at their potential environmental performance.

• Determine how technological improvements in your community's industries, utilities, or consumption patterns could transform local outcomes in favor of cleaner air, water, land conservation and biodiversity.

Other Resources Include

• Teaching Tools and Student Research Framework - Use and create applications to learn about the connections between industries, households, and the environment in local communities.

• The Innovation Economy - Economist Mariana Mazzucato talks about Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.

• Community Carbon Cycling - How manufacturers and municipalities are reusing material to capture carbon and generate clean energy.

Impact Visualizations

Our lifecycle tools explore topics of biodiversity, energy innovation, farm fresh produce, waste-to-energy, bioproducts and local product footprints. Community participants include collaborations across organizations, including:

• local government
• educational institutions
• development authorities
• regional commissions
• religious organizations
• local industry groups
• local non-profits

Community Focused Apps

The Location Apps Repo contains starters for local topics including:

• Carbon Cycle
• Coastal Recycling
• EV Manufacturing
• B2B Recycling