At Brookings, we have recently embarked on a new research agenda focused on understanding where and how these digital innovations in skills and employment pathways are evolving, with a special focus on the extent to which they may expand opportunities for the most vulnerable learners and workers globally. Our goal is to make the education innovation ecosystem more accessible to nontechnical audiences, and specifically to inform decisionmakers worldwide about the promises and perils of these initiatives for expanding access to learning and employment opportunities.