How Security Research Can Impact Policy

Today, nearly every major policy debate has a technical aspect to it: healthcare, energy, consumer protection, national security, etc. Yet, relatively few technologists are engaged in informing policy outside of the major “science agencies” such as the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. This needs to change. In addition to technical knowledge, all that is required to participate productively in policy is a basic understanding of the law and policy, and the ability to communicate in a way policymakers can understand.

Come hear from Ed Felten, Deputy U.S. CTO at the White House Office of Technology Policy and Ashkan Soltani, Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission, on how technologists can contribute to making policy that is more technically sound.

We’ll discuss opportunities across government, effective communication, and ultimately, the need for greater participation from the technical community.