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Whoa. I was going to comment on the Agenda, but first I'll respond to dgbrong's provocative post. "Technology" and "innovation" might indeed be overused words, and technology can be applied to just about any endeavor. Overreaching with technology has also been a constant cultural...
Voices for InnovationTechnology Policy Draft Agenda Based on survey responses from Voices for Innovation members, we have drafted and established priorities for the VFI Technology Policy Agenda. But this Agenda is still a work in progress. We want your input to help us enhance and edit the Agenda before...
President-elect Obama has a science-tech-innovation page up on his transition website. Check it out at: http://www.change.gov/agenda/technology/ There is a tool on the site that lets you submit your ideas, though the Tech Agenda that VFI is developing will be a way for all of us to collectively submit...
Roy -- That Wired piece is a little confusing and perhaps biased, though still useful. (Wired has its own editorial slant, of course.) A lot of the broader scientific policy debate emerged through Science Debate 2008, which was sponsored by a bunch of scientific groups (and Nobel winners, thousands of...
Thanks for the heads up on the videos. It was hard to believe the lack of substative discussion on technology policy by the candidates' staff members. The staff for both candidates managed to answer the questions about Net Neutrality, but didn't seem to be able to go past that. If anything, this...
The VFI videos suggest that the campaigns have not necessarily emphasized technology too much with their staffs. The Obama staffer knew what Net Neutrality was and voiced his candidate's position (for Net Neutrality). I wasn't sure if the McCain spokesman knew what Net Neutrality meant. It's...
Roy -- In the third debate, there was some mention of technology in relation to education, competitiveness, job creation, etc., but maybe just in passing. The NY Times and some other papers covered the science policies of the candidates -- though I suppose they had to seek out the info, rather than listening...
