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Diversity and Balance at #SOTN2018
State of the Net works assiduously to make our panels as diverse as possible. This year, 46.81% of the speakers were men and 53.19% were women. We are extremely proud of these numbers, as they illustrate our goal to build panels step by step in order to insure an appropriate balance of perspectives and gender. […]
We’ve Changed Our Name But We’re Keeping the Program Great
After about 21 years we’re modifying our name to the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy. While our name has changed, we will continue our heralded educational program for Congressional tech staffers on Capitol Hill. Our new name better reflects the nature of the baseline, educational Internet policy curriculum that we have executed for decades. New Logo We […]
EU Privacy Countdown: What the GDPR Regulations Mean For Your Constituents
In May of this year, the European Commission (EC) will issue an expansive set of privacy rules for U.S. companies operating overseas. These rules, called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will require companies around the world to amend their policies and practices to comply with its many provisions. In many ways, the GDPR will become […]
ICYMI: Policy Implications of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Last Thursday Leighanne Levensaler, Senior Vice President for Workday, briefed the Congressional Internet Caucus on the rapidly developing policy implications of artificial intelligence and big data analytical. She was accompanied by ITIC CEO Dean Garfield, Federal Trade Commission chief technologist Neil Chilson and CDT’s Michael Calebrese. Educational briefings on these critical Internet issues are part of the work of the […]