The American hallmark has always been its ingenuity, from the creation of the Internet to the rise of Silicon Valley. But for the last few decades, ingenuity has been on the decline: not because of a lack of genius but because of a failure of the marketplace to bring forward those new ideas in scientific knowledge, entrepreneurship, […]
It is critical that services such as video calling and email be available to people in prisons at a “just and reasonable” cost.
The White House should expand military-civilian partnerships in trauma care to achieve a national goal of eliminating preventable deaths.
This is a historic opportunity, driven by critical need, to bolster and reinvigorate the federal talent pipeline.
Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration should strive to clarify environmental regulatory requirements and standing for litigation under NEPA.
To inform the Administration’s new strategy, we pulled together a curated set of ideas from our extensive portfolio of nonpartisan, actionable ideas in science and technology policy.
The problem of fraudulent trademark registrations at the PTO has become increasingly severe, but it can be contained.
The Biden Administration should explicitly emphasize that open government data is a top Administration priority.
The U.S. should invest in civic technologies that advance next-gen American infrastructure and prioritize individual privacy protections.
The federal government can and must intervene to promote transparency and competition in the broadband market.
Digital driver’s licenses can offer greater protection of personal information, and some states are already skipping the line at the DMV From submitting personal information over email to scheduling telehealth appointments, safe and verifiable forms of personal identification are crucial. While physical driver’s licenses are standard, they can be stolen or forged. To improve security […]
The U.S. should support African civil society by securing an information ecosystem that advances democratic values.