Last month we were thrilled to convene the Internet stakeholder community at the 18th annual State of the Net Conference, the nation’s most prominent Internet policy summit. Speakers at SOTN reflect different perspectives on Internet policy issues. We have long curated the program to highlight differences of opinion among experts from across the spectrum of […]
Today the Biden Administration issued a sweeping executive order on cryptocurrencies. The Order suggests a more innovation driven and holistic approach to the emerging decentralized Web, beyond cryptocurrencies. Last week’s State of the Net Conference heralded many of the elements in the Biden EO by featuring a keynote by Rep Jake Auchincloss and a panel discussion on decentralized […]
We are thrilled to announce Senator Ed Markey and U.S Chief Data Scientist, Denice Ross are joining this year’s list of keynoters at the 18th State of the Net Conference in Downtown DC on February 28. Senator Markey is a consumer champion, a leader on energy, environmental protection and telecommunications policy, and has a prolific […]
The pandemic dramatically accelerated the use of cashless apps among American kids. Postmates snacks and Panera muffins became a swipe away with payment-enabled apps. Who’s protecting kids‘ fintech privacy given that our financial and privacy laws never imagined a world where kids could buy almost anything with a wave of a smartphone? Join us at State of […]
We’re thrilled to welcome back the Internet policy community at the 18th State of the Net Conference in downtown DC on February 28th. We have two exciting keynote speakers to announce. The new co-chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), will join us in person. Congressman McCaul has long been a leader on technology issues […]
State of the Net returns in January for its 18th annual Internet policy conference. We’ll be in Washington, District of Columbia. Save the date, make some travel plans, and get vaccinated. Our conference crew is getting started building the agenda and responding to speaker requests. If you’re interested in sponsoring, please contact Pamela Strother at [email protected]. […]
Two weeks ago we were thrilled to convene the Internet stakeholder community at the 17th annual State of the Net Conference, the nation’s most prominent Internet policy summit. The diversity of our speakers’ perspectives makes SOTN unlike any other Internet policy conference in the world. We also strive to assure diversity of the speakers and […]
Last week FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks keynoted the State of the Net Conference along with former FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell (a fireside chat with National Urban League’s Clint Odom). In case you missed, the video from both keynotes are available below (along with audio and transcripts).
We were thrilled to have Senator Amy Klobuchar keynote State of the Net last week and preview her plans to address a range of tech policy issues including antitrust. Today she announced her antitrust reform legislation and plans for the subcommittee. At SOTN an expert panel on antitrust and competition policy followed her comments. Antitrust […]
Using the Internet to make government more responsive and accountable to its citizens remains a stubbornly bipartisan issue. While other aspects of Internet policy have become politicized, “civic tech” is having a decade of policy support from both sides of the aisle. From the US Digital Service, 18F, the Presidential Innovation Fellowship program, and the […]