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Financing Digital Public Infrastructure

Sustainable financing is critical for digital public infrastructure to live up to its potential supporting inclusive digital transformation.

Dec 8, 2022

Jeffrey Saviano, Silvana Rodriguez, Fernando Morera, Jordan Sandman

Lilian Coral Joins New America as Head of Open Technology Institute, and Technology and Democracy Programs

Press Release

Lilian Coral Joins New America as Head of Open Technology Institute, and Technology and Democracy Programs

Coral will oversee New America’s work on a broad range of issues at the intersection of technology and democracy.

Dec 7, 2022

12/5 FCC Joint Ex-Parte Supporting the Operation of Near Ground Drone Radar in the 60 GHz Unlicensed Band

In Short

12/5 FCC Joint Ex-Parte Supporting the Operation of Near Ground Drone Radar in the 60 GHz Unlicensed Band

Dec 5, 2022

Qatar’s e-Gov Plan: A World Cup of Privacy Risks

In Short

Qatar’s e-Gov Plan: A World Cup of Privacy Risks

Nov 23, 2022

Alberto Rodríguez

OTI Urges FTC To Curtail Unfair and Deceptive Practices by Commercial Entities

Testimony / In Short

OTI Urges FTC To Curtail Unfair and Deceptive Practices by Commercial Entities

Read what OTI has to say about how the FTC should address harmful commercial surveillance and data security practices that are prevalent.

Nov 22, 2022

Political Ideology Slows Emergency Help for Renters

In Depth

Political Ideology Slows Emergency Help for Renters

ERAP’s state level implementation had varying levels of efficiency as some localities focused on fraud detection rather than citizen’s needs

Nov 22, 2022

Hana Schank, Alberto Rodríguez, Aaron Lemon-Strauss, Alexandra Hohenlohe

Digital Transformation Opportunities and Challenges in the Lower Mekong Region

Report / In Depth

Digital Transformation Opportunities and Challenges in the Lower Mekong Region

This report landscapes the opportunities and challenges of the Lower Mekong Region’s pursuit of society-wide digital transformation.

Nov 21, 2022

Allison Price, Sarah Forland, Summer Boucher-Robinson, Silvana Rodriguez, Sabrina Abu-Hamdeh, Jermaine Anthony Richards

OTI Praises Broadband Nutrition Label Order, Urges Stronger FCC Requirements

Press Release

OTI Praises Broadband Nutrition Label Order, Urges Stronger FCC Requirements

We look forward to working with the FCC to improve the label so it can truly provide the transparency that consumers deserve.

Nov 18, 2022

The Code That Launched Computational Policing and Modern Racial Profiling

The Thread

The Code That Launched Computational Policing and Modern Racial Profiling

In the early 1960s, a little-known experiment created today’s biased police surveillance.

Nov 15, 2022

Charlton McIlwain

OTI Submits Comments to PCLOB Regarding Reforms to FISA Section 702

Testimony / In Short

OTI Submits Comments to PCLOB Regarding Reforms to FISA Section 702

Read what OTI has to say about how Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act should be reformed.

Nov 4, 2022

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

From Life Itself

Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

Private 5G Networks at Risk

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

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Financing Digital Public Infrastructure

Lilian Coral Joins New America as Head of Open Technology Institute, and Technology and Democracy Programs

12/5 FCC Joint Ex-Parte Supporting the Operation of Near Ground Drone Radar in the 60 GHz Unlicensed Band

Qatar’s e-Gov Plan: A World Cup of Privacy Risks

OTI Urges FTC To Curtail Unfair and Deceptive Practices by Commercial Entities

Political Ideology Slows Emergency Help for Renters

Digital Transformation Opportunities and Challenges in the Lower Mekong Region

OTI Praises Broadband Nutrition Label Order, Urges Stronger FCC Requirements

The Code That Launched Computational Policing and Modern Racial Profiling

OTI Submits Comments to PCLOB Regarding Reforms to FISA Section 702