by jpitney | Nov 15, 2021 | Election Security, Free Speech, Internet, Journalism, Journalists, Russia, Social Media, Technology
From the Aspen Institute: The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder is making 15 recommendations to help government, private industry, and civil society advance solutions to and reduce the greatest harms in America’s urgent mis- and disinformation...
by jpitney | Jun 4, 2021 | Congress, Deliberation, Technology
M. Anthony Mills at National Review: The OTA was designed to help Congress legislate more effectively in these technical policy areas and to hold accountable the executive-branch agencies charged with science and technology policy-making. What early advocates of...
by jpitney | Nov 12, 2020 | House of Representatives, Technology
Maggie Miller at The Hill: A new report prepared by staff on the Democratic-led House Administration Committee has concluded that technology exists for members of Congress to securely vote remotely during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ...
by jpitney | Aug 9, 2020 | Congress, Technology
From LegBranch.org: TechCongress is building its next class of paid fellows. Hurry—there is less than 3 weeks to apply! See https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-innovation-fellows for details and instructions. More here: By 2020, technology will touch virtually...
by jpitney | Jul 14, 2020 | Congress, Coronavirus, Deliberation, Technology
Marci Harris, Claire Abernathy, and Kevin Esterling at Brookings: The chaos surrounding Congress’s switch to remote work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare weaknesses of Congress’s technical procedures and infrastructure, from its inability to hold...
by jpitney | May 18, 2020 | Congress, Coronavirus, Deliberation, Technology
Daniel Schuman and Amelia Strauss at First Branch Forecast: Congress is beginning to innovate around how it deliberates in committees and on the floor. These changes are driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made in-person meetings unsafe and unwise,...
