The "tech hubs" program is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional innovation and job creation by strengthening a region’s capacity to manufacture, commercialize and deploy technology that will advance American competitiveness. In Illinois, the programs receiving the designation are the downstate Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing Tech Hub (iFAB) and the Chicago-based Bloch Tech Hub.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.