The USDA plans to relocate two major divisions to the Midwest--putting scientific research, and hundreds of jobs, at risk. More
Community Insights Government Net Giants
Congress Must Go Further to Rein In Big Tech
The unchecked power of tech giants works against society's interests. Congress has made a welcome start, but has much more to do to evaluate and regulate the real and potential harms these companies cause. More
Analytics & Data Government Net Giants
To Regulate Facebook and Google, Turn Users Into Customers
The seductive idea that we can enjoy free internet services -- if we just view ads and turn over our data -- has been recognized to be “the original sin” of the Internet. Requiring internet platforms to generate revenue from users could drive better corporate behavior. More
Democracy Government Tech & Society
What Two 2020 Presidential Candidates Said on the Techonomy Stage
Presidential candidates Sen. Cory Booker and Andrew Yang are advocates for tech and believers in its economic importance. Yes, they are techonomists, and both have spoken on our stage. Hear their take on the issues in these exclusive conference videos. More
Government International Affairs Tech & Society
Why Silicon Valley Demands Diplomats
In 2017 the Government of Denmark decided to elevate technology and digitalization to a crosscutting foreign and security policy priority. The initiative was named technological diplomacy, or simply #TechPlomacy. More
Global Tech Government Sustainable Development Goals
Jeffrey Sachs Gets Heat for Defending Huawei
Economist Jeffrey Sachs is under extreme criticism for suggesting that U.S. efforts to prosecute Huawei for violations of sanctions against Iran are counterproductive and harmful to global relations. This article in the South China Morning Post explains his situation in detail. More
Government Net Giants Security & Privacy
After Latest Facebook Fiasco, Focus Falls on Federal Commission
The New York Times revealed Facebook had secret deals with numerous companies for access to user data. It's only the latest of many privacy crises for Facebook. What next? The Federal Trade Commission had already reopened a longstanding action against Facebook, and new Chair Joseph Simons has indicated this is exactly the kind of behavior he intends to take action about. More
Can Government Learn to Fail Fast?
Code for America's Jennifer Pahlka fully acknowledges that tech and government do not mix well, yet she is determined to raise the bar. She's going to need everybody's help. More
Government Innovation Techonomy Events
White House Tech Advisor Focuses on Innovation
Michael Kratsios came to Techonomy2018 to show the administration's support for innovation. The audience of tech and business leaders was polite but skeptical. More
Can the Government Keep Up with the Pace of Tech?
Emerging technologies are set to upend everything; U.S. lawmakers aren’t ready, and those in Silicon Valley aren’t helping. More
How Trump’s Top Tech Advisor Aims to Keep the US Innovative
Michael Kratsios is leading President Trump's national tech policy. Techonomy’s Josh Kampel and David Kirkpatrick recently visited Washington to spend time with Kratsios. What are his priorities? How is the Trump administration thinking about tech and innovation? More
Global Tech Government The Internet
Why Zuckerberg Will Keep Failing in China
Despite impressive perseverance, Mark Zuckerberg's attempts to crack China are almost certainly destined to fail. Techonomy's David Kirkpatrick explains why, in this piece he wrote in mid-August for the South China Morning Post. More
Government Media & Marketing Security & Privacy
Senator Warner: 20 Ways to Tame Social Media
A new paper from Senator Mark Warner lays out some of the policy options for taming the tech giants — but does it stop short? More
Government Opinion The Internet
Two Key Questions Zuckerberg Didn’t Answer
Mark Zuckerberg was interrogated this week by Recode's Kara Swisher, but the results were unsatisfying. The Facebook CEO does show growing contrition, but failed to answer two key questions that would help the world know if we have any hope of reducing the scourge of fake news and privacy violations that Facebook has helped engender. More
Global Tech Government Opinion
Why Facebook Should Hire Barack Obama
Many of the company's ongoing crises result from an insufficient understanding of global politics and how Facebook changes it. Zuckerberg needs someone he'll listen to, like the 44th president of the United States. More
Business From the Magazine Government
Jeffrey Sachs is Upset
We don't take the U. N. Sustainable Development Goals seriously enough. Tech is indispensable for achieving them. Economist Jeffrey Sachs is unimpressed with business' commitment so far, especially the tech giants, he told Techonomy in this exclusive interview. From the latest Techonomy Magazine. More
Global Tech Government Opinion Security & Privacy
How the FTC Could Have Prevented the Facebook Mess
The FTC issued a 2011 consent order against Facebook to protect the privacy of user data. But the Commission never enforced the order, even as Facebook disregarded its provisions. If the order had been enforced, there would be no Cambridge Analytica story. More
Artificial Intelligence Government Partner Insights
Lessons for Business as the Pentagon Embraces AI
As AI's influence in the U.S. military grows, business leaders must consider the nature of their partnerships with defense agencies. Advanced AI may even force change — both operational and cultural — throughout the United States' large defense organization. More
Global Tech Government International Affairs
Gates Foundation Supports Tech in Kenya Despite Political Turmoil
Melinda Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, launched Pathways for Prosperity, a commission on technology and inclusive development in Nairobi, Kenya. The technological innovations that the commission is investigating is at a nascent stage in Kenya, however, and political turmoil threatens real progress. More
Tech Takes Davos While Facebook Takes Hits
The World Economic Forum this year was practically the World Technology Forum. Unlike in years past, leaders there, especially heads of state, acknowledged the depth of transformation underway in a digitized economy. Meanwhile attendees and press much criticized the net giants, notably Facebook, for threats they may pose to mental health and democracy. More
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