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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Job Announcement: Technology Policy Analyst
Prestigious educational, scientific, not-for-profit society for computing professionals seeks a highly motivated Policy Analyst to support its policy and government...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 6
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Briefing: Informal STEM Education 101: A Briefing for Policymakers on the Basics of “What We Mean when We Talk about Informal STEM Education”...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
NIST Seeks Public Comments on Improving Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection
NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is accepting public comments on a workshop report on improving cybersecurity and consumer protection....
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
EAC Call for Nominations for Technical Guidelines Development Committee
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are accepting applications for four vacancies on the...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
DHS Invites Public Comments on Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is accepting public comments on the establishment of new public-private organizations for cybersecurity information sharing...
From Blog@Ubiquity
Government Surveillance Will Fragment the Internet
The NSA's track record on government surveillance, which many argue violates fundamental constitutional rights, may lead to a fragmented Internet. The post Government...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 22
House Floor H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1626, DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015, as amended H...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM Appoints Robert Schnabel as New CEO
ACM today issued the following press release announcing the new CEO. ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named Robert (“Bobby”) Schnabel executive...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Vint Cerf Interviews U.S. CTO Megan Smith
ACM Past President Vint Cerf interviewed U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith for this month’s Communications of the ACM magazine. She spoke on key policy...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Signs Letter to President Obama Urging Wide Adoption of Encryption Technology
USACM signed a letter to President Obama from a variety of civil society organizations urging him to pursue public policies that encourage the wide adoption of...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 15
House Floor Possible consideration of trade legislation. See below for Tuesday’s scheduled floor action. Monday, June 15, 2015 Hearing: Commercial Cyber Espionage...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
FCC Net Neutrality Rules Take Effect
The FCC’s Open Internet Order became effective on June 12. The Order imposes new bright-line net neutrality rules that prohibit broadband providers from blocking...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
FCC Renews Consumer Advisory Committee
The renewed FCC Consumer Advisory Committee held its first public meeting on June 12. The Committee is comprised of 37 appointed representatives from industry,...
From Blog@Ubiquity
Will the Internet Crash Democracy?
Many people in the Western world believe Internet freedom equals freedom of social and political life. The more access we get, the more freedom and democracy we...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 8
Monday, June 8, 2015 Congressional briefing: Carnegie Mellon University and IEEE-USA on “What Can Be Done Today to Dramatically Improve Cybersecurity” with Jeremy...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Washington News – Alerts and Updates
General Announcements * USACM signed a letter to President Obama from a variety of civil society organizations urging him to reject proposals that require U.S....
From Blog@Ubiquity
Are We Wrong About Innovation?
The notion that creating ideas and imagining new worlds fashioned around these ideas are the keys to innovation is all wrong. Ideation is not innovation The post...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Comments on Proposed Federal Accessibility Standards and Guidelines
USACM yesterday submitted comments to the U.S. Access Board on updated federal accessibility standards and guidelines for information and communication technology...
From Blog@Ubiquity
The Self-Similarity of Tech
The tech world is caught in a repeating, self-similar fractal, where the gadgets may be new, but the business models are as old as the Industrial Revolution itself...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM