ISP reading group: Technology Policy in the Obama Administration
by Nicholas Bramble | September 22, 2009 | Courses, Policy | Comments Off
Each semester, the ISP organizes a student-led reading group for law students with an interest in technology, copyright, patents, innovation, access to knowledge, and other related fields. This fall, Anjali Dalal, a 3L student fellow, and Nicholas Bramble, a Kauffman fellow, have put together a set of readings relating to technology policy in the Obama administration. You can examine the (evolving) syllabus and take a look at the following memorial to the first week’s meeting:
a rough model of networked innovation
The impetus behind this reading group was a realization that some of Barack Obama’s key policy priorities as a candidate closely related to areas of ISP interest, including ensuring an open Internet, creating a more transparent and connected democracy, modernizing the country’s communications infrastructure, and increasing research and development in science and technology.
These areas of technology and innovation policy have emerged as crucial and contested fields of political activity, and are closely tied to other administration initiatives such as economic development and health care modernization, in addition to values such as privacy, security, competition, and participation. Among other questions, the reading group is analyzing which agencies are involved in developing and implementing technology regulations, the degree to which private actors shape technology policy, the role of the new Chief Technology Officer in crafting policy and allocating institutional responsibilities, and the impact of government interventions on the future of the Internet.
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