National Tech Policy: Which Way Forward?

What would you do as part of a new administration to impact tech policy on day 1 in 2009? Vint Cerf would “get rid of the [Federal Communications Commission] and get Congress to work.” Erick Schonfeld of TechCrunch would start with an IP bill of rights. Alec Ross, who advises Sen Barack Obama (D-IL), would appoint a Chief Technology Officer. Josh Silver, co-founder of Free Press, would use the Presidential bully-pulpit to explain issues of digital policy to Americans (and open up White Spaces, protect muni-broadband, institute Network Neutrality, and support broadband deployment using the Universal Service Fund). Claudio Prado, who has served in the Ministry of Brazil, would work on explaining tech policy to the rest of his government and make sure every Ministry understands what “Peeracy” is (note: it’s a peer to peer movement and pirates are not allowed). Josh Silver sums it up in four words: fast, affordable, open Internet. For Alec Ross, tech policy should aim to create a citizen-centered government. Claudio Prado would simply like to see a tech policy that empowers people while Erick Schonfeld demands that technologies and policy contribute to better, more efficient governance.
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