It's Time To Connect the Rest of America
High-speed broadband is a vital part of our 21st-century infrastructure, but more than 19 million rural Americans don’t have adequate access—and as many as 162.8 million Americans don’t access the internet at broadband speeds. You can help close the digital divide and connect more Americans to educational, employment, and business opportunities to keep our economy growing.
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Voices for Innovation’s Executive Briefings provide weekly updates on technology policy & news, including highlights from Capitol Hill, breaking tech news, clips of relevant articles from traditional and new media, and a roundup of thought leader quotes and tweets.
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Sensible Public Policies Needed for Facial Recognition
Recently, Microsoft President Brad Smith called for “governments in 2019 to start adopting laws to regulate” facial recognition. He discussed this issue as well at an event at the Brookings Institution in ...
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Developing a high-speed rail, more affordable housing & greater privacy protections for citizens are a few of Microsoft’s top WA state legislative priorities for the year. Read the complete list here: https://t.co/EZ11W4XPOD #WALeg https://t.co/EZ11W4XPOD
Today the @WhiteHouse released the American #Broadband Initiative Milestone Report – A roadmap to increase rural broadband access and promote private-sector investment in broadband infrastructure https://t.co/7KRFr7xgcR
Interesting piece on #AI regulation from @ITIFdc. Read more on how policymakers can encourage innovation: https://t.co/rurVX3rZoH
Investing in #CSEd and investing in our next generation enables tomorrow's next big tech breakthrough!
We're proud to support ATF member @CarolLynnGrow in this initiative to support women in tech for #InternationalWomensDay. Learn more below 👇
Congratulations to @vfiorg ATF member, @ladygwenavear, for her 2019-2020 Microsoft MVP award!
Voices for Innovation on Capitol Hill
Voices for Innovation members came to Washington, DC to meet with their members of Congress and the House Small Business Committee and advocate for 21st century technology policies.
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Update: April 2018 On March 23, 2018, after a multi-year advocacy effort, the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (the “CLOUD Act”) was signed into law as part of omnibus legislation. Passage of the CLOUD Act represents a milestone for digital privacy. (...)
The United States leads the world in technology innovation, but this leadership is jeopardized by insufficient support for computer science education in our nation’s K-12 schools. We cannot maintain an innovation-driven economy and prepare students for future success in the digital economy if (...)
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Voices for Innovation (VFI) is a Microsoft supported community of technology professionals and everyday Americans who help advance technology, IT job growth, and businesses of all sizes. As empowered citizen advocates, we work together to shape public policies for our 21st century digital economy and society.