international
U.S. Must Lead on International Tech Standards to Counter Chinese Influence: Raimondo
Raimondo’s comments come after the election of an American to head the UN’s telecom regulator.
Democratization
At New America Foundation Event on India, Panelists Talk of ‘Digital Colonization’ by U.S. and China
October 1, 2020 – When it comes to social media, India is currently in a “two-house race” between the United States and China, explained India expert Madhulika Srikumar at New America on Wednesday. Tiktok and Facebook have been big players in this race, each attracted to India’s large audience base.
Big Tech
Tech Market Has Many Opportunities for Smaller Companies, Says New America
July 1, 2020 — The time is right for smaller companies to seize market share amid the coronavirus, said New America representatives in a meeting of Slate’s Future Tense program on Tuesday. Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America, said that the success of Zoom during a time when the majority of Amer
Free Speech
American University President and New America CEO Seek to Clip Edges of America’s Free Speech ‘Absolutism’
WASHINGTON, February 25, 2020 – Two high-profile panelists, including the president of American University and the CEO of the New America think tank, took issue with America’s free-wheeling freedom of speech tradition at a Monday event. American University President Sylvia M. Burwell and New America
Digital Inclusion
Chancellor of North Dakota University Proposes a Digital-Cyber Land-Grant Program to Revitalize Rural America
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2020 – The chancellor of a key land-grant university system on Wednesday proposed a way to modernize these universities through a system of digital inclusion aimed at revitalizing the heartland. Speaking at the New American think tank, Chancellor of the North Dakota Universit
Europe
Government Needs to Set Rules to Limit Hate Speech Online, Says New America Panel
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2019 – Further ratcheting up its call for government regulation of the technology industry, speakers at the New America’s Open Technology Institute called for government rules to limit hate speech online. Doing so is necessary in order to solve the dichotomy of maintaining free s
