Open for Innovation: The Growth of Social Entrepreneurialism in Uganda
Photo: Rachel Strohm (CC) This past summer, I had the good fortune to attend the LeoAfrica...
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Tag: Technology Policy
We the Gamers
“Video games matter.” I have lost track how many times I’ve said that. It is not...
Read MoreClean Tech’s Real Solyndra
The iconic image for the debate on climate change over the last decade has not been footage of glacial ice tumbling into the arctic sea or the cover of An Inconvenient Truth (2006). It is the climate forecast PowerPoint,...
Read MoreKeep Your Hands Off My Privacy
Two recent events – one in the public sector, one in the private sector – have helped to engage millions of Americans in a debate on privacy rights and information security: the debate over SOPA & Facebook...
Read MoreFCC Ruling on Wireless Service Could Set a Dangerous Precedent
On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission asked for public comment on whether police or a public agency should be able to shut down cellphone and internet service to protect public safety. The issue came to the...
Read MoreInformation is the Product; Outreach is Our Defense
In the aftermath of Google’s recent announcement of changes to its privacy policy, the media has been abuzz about personal security online. A Wall Street Journal investigative series entitled “What They Know”...
Read MoreBroadband – Public Infrastructure for U.S. Competitiveness
Twenty-second in average speed. Sixth in penetration. These statistics are the rankings of the broadband services in the United States compared to other countries around the world, according to Akamai’s most recent report....
Read MoreA Brewing Storm over the Internet
As another hurricane season brews off our coasts, a storm of another kind is brewing in the halls of Congress over how the Internet should be regulated. The concept of “network neutrality” may be cloudy, but the...
Read MoreMake Net Neutrality a Reality
After numerous deaths in committee, failed amendments and missed opportunities, network neutrality is returning to the foreground as a key priority of President-elect Barack Obama's technology agenda. Senators Byron Dorgan...
Read MoreAre We Ready? The Switch to Digital Television
U.S. technology infrastructure will take a giant leap forward this February when the congressionally mandated conversion to all-digital television broadcasting takes effect. But there is disagreement over consumer and industry...
Read MoreOn the Web, an All Access Pass Shouldn’t Come at Such a Premium
In 1990, with the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and again in 1998 with the passing of the Section 508 amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with disabilities won victories toward the better...
Read MoreAmerican-Style Science and Technology
The U.S. has a lot of failed policies concerning areas such as economics and foreign affairs, but it seems one place they seem to be able to get it right is with science and technology policy. The most apparent reason for this...
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