Making Tech Policy Everybody's Business
Oct 29, 2007
We decided to get involved in tech policy in early 2006 because we were convinced that, despite years of hard work by a slew of people and organizations, there was still a need for a "place" where techies from Silicon Valley (and elsewhere) could get together with policy leaders from D.C. (and elsewhere) to find common ground. Our belief has been that collaboration between the two would benefit everyone who benefits from tech innovation.
At first, what we envisioned was a meeting where people could gather in one spot. And so we launched an annual nonpartisan conference called Tech Policy Summit that we independently produce so industry insiders and policy experts can examine the latest hot-button issues affecting the industry and consumers. We quickly added the Summit blog where we pointed others to news of the day.
Now, with the launch of Tech Policy Central, we hope to expand that "place" for collaboration and learning so anyone who has a stake in tech policy (and we would argue that a whole lot of people do) can be informed and get involved in the dialogue. For the record, because we have been asked this, we are not affiliated with any well-connected individuals or well-funded organizations who are pulling the strings behind-the-scenes. There is no Wizard in Tech Policy Central. Just us. And, now, you.
We usually keep our opinions to ourselves, but encourage you to freely express yours. You can comment on news items, submit your own commentary for publishing or vote in our online polls. And that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. We have a number of suprises up our sleeves, and will continue to look for new ways to help bridge the gaps that exist between Silicon Valley and D.C., tech and telecom, Democrats and Republicans, etc....because we believe that policy truly is everbody's business.
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