Would need to have in place to get there. We try to help policymakers get ahead of the curve. Host who funds itif . Guest we have whole set of funders from corporate donors, foundations and individuals support a think tank. We work on a lot of different issues so we get support from those that are interested, everything from ip issues to biotech. Host for our purposes on the communicators is it fair to say large Silicon Valley companies are part of your funding operation, google, apple, facebook of the world . Guest absolutely. These companies were early supporters because theyre interested in this idea of how do we proceed quickly with innovation. Host you also run, you are the director of itif center for data innovation, which is what . Guest we have Research Center focused on issues around data. For a long time policymakers realize they had a few different levers and government. They could tax things. They could spend money. They could regulate things. Part was to say you could say
Issues so we get support from those that are interested, everything from ip issues to biotech. Host for our purposes on the communicators is it fair to say large Silicon Valley companies are part of your funding operation, google, apple, facebook of the world . Guest absolutely. These companies were early supporters because theyre interested in this idea of how do we proceed quickly with innovation. Host you also run, you are the director of itif center for data innovation, which is what . Guest we have Research Center focused on issues around data. For a long time policymakers realize they had a few different levers and government. They could tax things. They could spend money. They could regulate things. Part was to say you could say how do you think about you collect and use data with the government. He should have smart policy to drive different parts of goals you might have. If you want to see goals for cancer, cures for cancer, Strategic Policy around data. Host do you find that
Good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to the second of our series of hearings investigating competition in the Digital Markets. This one on innovation and entrepreneurship. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. 30 years ago the First Software for the worldwide member was released into the Public Domain to create a Global Communications network. Within a few years, search and browsing services were built onto this software to give people tools to communicate, share, and explore information through decentralized platform that was designed to be open and nondiscriminatory. An internet pioneer and codesigner of the internets early architecture testified in 2006 on behalf of google that the overarches principle of the open internet was no central gatekeeper should exert control over the internet. As he noted this open and competitive environment meant ent
Order. For 40 years, cspan has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the Supreme Court and Public Policy events from washington dc and around the country so you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979, c span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Next on cspan three, a discussion on federal standards and oversight of Artificial Intelligence. The National Institute of standards and technology and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation center for data innovation is the host of this discussion. Good morning everybody. I am a senior policy analyst with the center for data innovation. We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit Public Policy think take focusing on the intersection of data, technology and Public Policy. We are based in washington dc. We are affiliated with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation which has been ranked for several years as a top scien
Rolls off my tongue. And the Migration Policy Institute on u. S. Border crisis where we hope to generate more light than heat. A serious discussion by serious people about a complicated issue. Six weeks ago in his style, President Trump reacting to a flood of Central Americans trying to enter the United States illegally on our southern border threatened to impose sanctions on goods from mexico until our southern neighbor did more to interdict wouldbe migrants. Many complained he was bullying an important economic partner and misusing tariff authorities. Others asked what leverage does he have to get mexico to do more to respond to a genuine migrant crisis . And they will point to mexicos accommodating response as evidence that trumps tactics worked. There was a recent poll i noted last night that said among respondents, they said 75 said we should deport Central Americans. 67 agreed with the idea of, quote, militarizing the border. Whats interesting is that was a poll in mexico, of mex