Obama 2.0 will revitalize tech agenda

The reelection of President Barack Obama along with another politically divided Congress means the tech policy battles from the past few years are going to intensify, even if a few of the faces fighting are about to change. During a second term, President Obama can capitalize on new momentum to push his agenda to boost the country’s cybersecurity defenses, improve the nation’s wireless system and develop rules to assuage consumers’ online privacy fears. But greeting Obama 2.0, so to speak, will be a new cast of characters with a familiar story — a Congress with some fresh faces, yet the partisanship that’s stymied tech legislation in sessions past.

With the election results still fresh, there are some early takeaways for tech.

• The administration can double down on its tech policy program
• There will be new leadership on tech issues in Congress
• An early fight: high-skilled immigration