On Monday, August 31, the U.S. House passed the bipartisan NDO Fairness Act by a unanimous vote. If enacted, this legislation will help protect the fundamental privacy rights of technology users. The NDO Fairness Act addresses the overuse of non-disclosure orders (NDOs), also known as secrecy orders, that prevent technology companies from informing users when
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Last fall, Voices For Innovation (VFI) Advisory Task Force member Madinah Ali traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, for Cyberweek Africa. It was one of the highlights of the year, giving her the chance to share her expertise in two keynotes and on two panels. She also learned more about the challenges and opportunities for technology in
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In late July, the White House issued its much-anticipated framework for U.S. AI policy, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” This milestone Plan advances a wide range of AI policy recommendations—and it may spur Congress to legislate on key AI policy issues. The Plan lays out three key pillars: There have been extensive commentaries
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At a recent Voices for Innovation summit, we had the chance to ask members of our Advisory Task Force to share reasons why they participate in VFI. Check out what they have to say about the value of advocacy… The Case for Tech Policy Advocacy The simple fact is, we all use technology virtually every
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The federal NAIRR would provide AI computing power and data access to qualifying organizations to help them fully benefit from AI.
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During last year’s Hispanic Heritage Month, longtime VFI leader Frank Valdivieso was invited to participate in a panel titled, “Latinos and the Future of AI,” at the Leadership Conference of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute held in Washington, DC. U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) called this panel, “the most important panel of the whole conference
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Despite its success, the Affordable Connectivity Program will end in the first half of 2024 unless Congress takes action to renew its funding.
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VFI spoke to RJ Naugle about REVTech’s Homeless Navigation Application (NAVApp), how technology can address social challenges, and advocacy.
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On May 25, 2023, in Washington, DC, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith delivered timely remarks in conjunction with the release of a milestone whitepaper, Governing AI: A Blueprint for the Future. We encourage you to explore all of these resources. We hope they help foster a wide-ranging discussion about steps society can take
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On April 27 and May 2, Voices for Innovation hosted two timely webinars for our members, “The Evolution and Promise of AI: Demo and Discussion.” (Missed the webinar? Sign up for VFI’s weekly Executive Briefing to receive future webinar invitations.) At each webinar session, John Sampson, Microsoft Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, provided an in-depth
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VFI and some of our great members had the honor of being highlighted at the 2022 Microsoft Inspire conference in a #TechForGood video.
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We’re creating a collection of short videos, highlighting how tech heroes have served their communities to enable digital transformation.
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