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 and 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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What I Learned at Microsoft Inspire 2019
This summer, I traveled to Las Vegas to attend my first Microsoft Inspire conference. It was a great opportunity for me to introduce partners to VFI, as well as to strengthen my ...
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Microsoft President Brad Smith says governments need to regulate big tech companies.
"We need to work with governments to protect, frankly, something that is far more important than technology: democracy." https://t.co/sufgHOUcUY
“‘When your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world that you have helped create,’” says Microsoft president @BradSmi in the upcoming #ToolsAndWeapons book.
Read more in the @NYTimes: https://t.co/xGBwoDfztM
Don't miss @BradSmi's Tools and Weapons interview on @TheDailyShow! https://t.co/HXIfxhhjO1
#AI is being used to make predictions, & we need to ensure it performs the way the public rightfully expects.
Microsoft President Brad Smith explores this and more in his #ToolsAndWeapons book in 4 days: https://t.co/wF48ICrYMO
Love this picture! And proud of our AI for Earth grants, which help scientists track penguins, elephants, and other animals. https://t.co/KwnMumMIM4 #MSFTAdvocate
The chance to learn computer science can bring more than just economic opportunity, it can enrich students’ lives. This is great work from our #TechSpark team! https://t.co/nmmBiH3Vz6
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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Technology Brings Internet to Underserved Communities Though the United States is a global technology leader, roughly 25 million Americans—including more than 19 million in rural communities—do not have adequate, affordable access to high-speed internet. Credit: Wall Street Journal Without (...)
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.