Upcoming event

Proposed antitrust legislation in the Senate is fueling debate around its potential impact on the tech industry and consumers. Join Axios for a timely event unpacking the arguments of lawmakers and industry players on both sides of the conversation.

This event will be streamed on Axios.com and across social platforms. Register to attend in-person, or to receive the livestream link. In-room seating is limited — registration will close when capacity is reached.

7:30am - 8:00am | Doors open & breakfast available

8:00am - 9:00am | Mainstage conversations

This virtual event that will focus on ways the United States is using Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to ensure we close the digital divide for students. In particular, the invited speakers will discuss how this critical funding opportunity can be used to upskill and prepare our next generation workforce for the jobs of tomorrow. The event will provide perspectives on how to better serve underrepresented rural and urban student communities with digital equity grants, across the K-12 and higher ed continuum.

The committee will consider:

The Right Connection: CENIC 2022 brings together CENIC’s richly diverse community, with participants from all education segments, including public and private research universities; public libraries; scientific, cultural, and performing arts institutions; private sector technology businesses; public policy and government; healthcare; and R&E partners from across the country and around the world.

It’s been nearly a decade since the FTC updated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, which implements the law that governs the collection of personal information from children under 13. In that time, there has been significant innovation in the digital space, with countless new apps, smart devices, messaging tools, and other online experiences available for children and adults.

Law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly using software systems for surveillance, investigations, forensic evidence, and even determinations of whom to incarcerate and for how long. As technology becomes more sophisticated and more opaque, law enforcement reliance on these algorithms raises concerns around accuracy, transparency, accountability, and due process.

What do maps, partnerships, and a governor who champions opportunities regardless of zip code have in common? It’s a recipe to make Georgia one of the leading states to efficiently and effectively distribute transformational public funding to close the digital divide. Georgia is charting its way forward through a meticulous commitment to high-quality service data and by offering relentless assistance to providers, local communities, and state agencies to move together with a common goal in mind.

Many phone carriers are phasing out older phone technology and replacing it with a service called interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) – a service that makes calls using the internet. In fact, the majority of phone calls made today – approximately 70% – are made using VOIP.