It's Time To Connect 34 Million Americans
High-speed broadband is a vital part of our 21st-century infrastructure, but 34 million Americans don’t have adequate access. 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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VFI Leader Bill Hole Highlights Industry and Advocacy at Regional STEM Summit
On June 28, dozens of educators, administrators, and business leaders gathered at Cavelero Mid High School in Lake Stevens, Washington—northeast of Seattle—for a Regional STEM Summit. VFI leader and STEM advocate Bill ...
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Connect 34 million Americans to telemedicine, education, and employment opportunities. Write your representative today in support of #TVWhiteSpace. https://t.co/bRo4yt2dRC
#MSInspire may be over, but we're just getting started. Become a Voices for Innovation member and enjoy opportunities for advocacy year-round. https://t.co/PrwV6btNjn
Join us NOW at #MSInspire Theater 7 for #MSPartner @RyanRisley's talk on #TVWS and how to get involved in connecting millions more to broadband
Are you near the Community Hub at #MSInspire? Drop what you're doing and head over to #MSPartner @ladygwenavear's presentation on Multi-Stream Marketing in the Marketing/Social Selling Lounge, starting at 3:00 PM!
VFI leader @meetdux is leading a great #MSPartner talk on accelerating business with @Microsoft #AI at #MSInspire
2Thanks @BradSmi and VFI leaders @marianbreeze @RyanRisley @jcnicolau @STILLTITU @goldstein_jeff @DebPfundstein
Don't miss @carollynngrow and @sharanhilde's #MSInspire session on women + tech advocacy! Their presentation starts at 2:00 PM in the Diversity & Inclusion Lounge. #MSPartner
Ryan Risley's discussion on changing tech policy while growing your #business starts in 20 minutes at #MSInspire in Theater 7. See you there! #MSPartner
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 our leadership is jeopardized by insufficient support for computer science education in our nation’s K-12 schools. Today, even as our economy is increasingly driven by information technology, only one of four K-12 schools (...)
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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.