9-1-1 Gets a High Tech Facelift
Mobile phones brought huge changes to 9-1-1 emergency systems. Now the internet of things and AI will take them to the next level, improving safety for all of us.
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The Biden Administration Embraces “Democracy Affirming Technologies”
President Biden has called the defense of democracy “the defining challenge of our time.” With authoritarian governments doubling down on AI-enabled techniques for mass surveillance and social control, putting out the call to citizen coders...
ITU: To Connect Everyone We Need Innovation
3.6 billion people still remain offline. A young entrepreneur describes her Ugandan innovation journey. We also hear about Mandela, new ministries, and virtues of 5G.
Can Tech Globalization Succeed With the U.S. and China At Odds?
The geopolitics of technology continues to get more and more fraught. Could the world's top tech powers ever reverse course and begin to cooperate?
Techonomy Virtual Day Three: Innovation in Uncertain, Even Scary Times
Topics included marketing amidst Covid, innovations in health care right now, and why 5G wireless will be revolutionary.
You’ll Probably Like the Mobile Landscape in 2030
We asked leading experts of the telecommunications industry to explain what they think the mobile ecosystem will look like in 2030. Authorities on the subject from Micron, Qualcomm, Ericsson, and more weighed in on what...
5G and Digitalization Can Help Achieve the UN Global Goals
Here’s a list of some of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals that have the most potential to be impacted by 5G technology.
Who Will Unlock Technology’s Potential?
Tech transformations require education and imagination. If we don't focus on that, we may fail to benefit from a variety of promising but sometimes scary technologies.
Facing the Huawei Threat
The authors explain why the U.S. must work thoughtfully with allies to build alternatives to Chinese-manufactured—and -financed—communications equipment.
