In recent decades, Congress has struggled to enact laws that keep up with the breakneck pace technological innovation. This pace shows no signs of slowing, and with major implications for healthcare, transportation, privacy and other key social and economic issues, it’s more important than ever for Congress to be properly informed on tech issues. We’re joined by the R Street Institute’s Zach Graves and Kevin Kosar, who argue in their recent paper “Bring in the Nerds,” that reviving the Office of Technology Assessment — an expert advisory agency that gave guidance to Congress in shaping tech policy until it was shuttered in 1995 — could help bridge this gap.
#144: 5G and the Internet of Everything
#143: Trump's FCC
#142: Fake News and the Fairness Doctrine
#141: Trump's Tech Policy
#140: Comparing EU and US Tech Policy
#139: Make America Boom Again
#138: New York's Crackdown on Airbnb
#137: Cuba's Digital Future
#136: The Age of Emulation
#135: Bug Bounties
#134: California Regs on Self-Driving Cars
#133: Russian Hacking and Surveillance
#132: Indiana E-Cig Law Struck Down
#131: Uber Battles in Montreal, London
#130: The Future of Internet Governance
#129: Surveillance on Arab-Americans
#128: Mobile Money in Africa
#127: Rules of the Driverless Road
#126: Who Watches the Watchmen?
#125: An Economics-Free Zone
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