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Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD) is the only academic professional organization in the world focused solely on the digital divide and on connecting research to policymaking and practice to strategize actions and catalyze solutions to this pressing societal concern. The academic research, policymaker, and practitioner community represented by PPDD stands ready to advance the agenda on broadband and the digital divide, to address the many challenges and opportunities presented by the digital world, and to further evidence-based policymaking and practice so that all citiz
At the March 26th meeting, the FCC Technological Advisory Council will discuss final recommendations from the 2018 TAC Working Groups.
The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is the nonprofit sector’s signature technology event. We assemble over 2,000 of the best and brightest nonprofit professionals from around the world. Together, they collaborate, innovate, and discover new ways to spark change with technology.
The U.S. Agency for Global Media’s (USAGM) Board of Governors will vote on a consent agenda consisting of the minutes of its November 14, 2018 meeting, a resolution honoring the 25th anniversary of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Balkan Service, and USAGM Smith-Mundt Guidelines.
The Board will receive a report from the USAGM’s Chief Executive Officer and Director.
oin the FCBA’s Northern California Chapter for an engaging discussion with key government, academic, and industry speakers to discuss the past, present, and future of net neutrality policy in California.
Speakers include:
Every day, Internet users interact with technologies designed to undermine their privacy. And the law says this is okay because it is mainly up to users to protect themselves—even when the odds are deliberately stacked against them. In this talk, Professor Hartzog will argue that the law should require software and hardware makers to respect privacy in the design of their products. Current legal doctrine treats technology as though it is value-neutral: only the user decides whether it functions for good or ill. But this is not so.
Keynote Speaker
Panel 1
Legislation, Regulation, and Public Policy: This panel will examine the current landscape of FCC regulation and proposed federal legislation and regulation, alongside related administrative law issues. The panel will also discuss state net neutrality efforts, federalism concerns, and preemption litigation.
| 9:20 – 10:10 AM |
Introduction: How Public Interest Technologists are Changing the World |
A debate & panel discussion with leading proponents and opponents of the deal
Debate
The Hon. Robert McDowell, Cooley LLP
David Goodfriend, The Goodfriend Group
Panel
Seth Bloom, Bloom Stategic Counsel
The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Former FCC Commissioner
Yosef Getachew, Common Cause
Ben Moncrief, C Spire
Moderator: Alexandra Givens, Georgetown Institute for Tech Law & Policy