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Publications

  • Technology
    National Cybersecurity Agenda
    Outlines achievable action steps for federal policymakers to make rapid progress toward a more resilient digital infrastructure.
    BY Aspen Cybersecurity Group

    Publication

    12.02.2020

  • Urban Innovation
    A Procurement Path to Equity
    For too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.
    BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

    Publication

    11.19.2020

  • Urban Innovation
    Diversity in Urban Tech Procurement
    The people and companies creating "smart cities" technologies should be as diverse as city residents themselves.
    BY Center for Urban Innovation

    Publication

    11.19.2020

  • Lessons in Loneliness
    Lessons in Loneliness

    The following report is the beginning of a journey to understand the relationship between social connection, technology, and loneliness. In an effort to deepen our understanding, Aspen Digital and Facebook formed this collaboration to support and engage with the various communities who best understand this topic. Our intent is to listen and learn.

  • Urban Innovation
    How to Fail (Forward)
    Why is it so hard to learn from failure in government? What can leaders and their allies do about it?
    BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

    Publication

    08.04.2020

  • Communications
    Recasting PCAST after the WRC-19
    This report focused on the impact of the 2012 report on spectrum policy from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) that suggested spectrum allocation support innovation and technology ventures to advance both economic growth and equity.
    BY Aspen Digital

    Publication

    06.18.2020

  • Communications
    Redefining the Workscape
    Momentous shifts in the workplace has placed immense pressures on organizations to explore new ways to balance its utilization against the needs (and fears) of their human workforce.
    BY Aspen Digital

    Publication

    05.28.2020

  • Communications
    Artificial Intimacy
    Explore the intersection of human intimacy and artificial intelligence, investigating how different human-machine relationships may affect the development of human behavior and emotions.
    BY Aspen Digital

    Publication

    04.14.2020

  • Communications
    Smart Regulation of Digital & Network Technologies
    Explores approaches to impede harms from digital and network technologies that address user protection, promote consumer choice and competition, and foster access to essential services.
    BY Aspen Digital

    Publication

    03.31.2020

    Blog

    • Illuminating SolarStorm
      Technology
      Illuminating SolarStorm
      In December 2020, cybersecurity experts began to unravel SolarStorm, an unprecedented security breach affecting potentially thousands of organizations. As the White House and Congress debate the appropriate response, the Aspen Cybersecurity Group has collected sixteen leading experts to offer concise assessments on a productive path forward for policymakers.
      BY Aspen Digital

      Blog Post

      03.04.2021

    • Announcing the Savilla Pitt Memorial Fellowship
      Announcing the Savilla Pitt Memorial Fellowship

      FEBRUARY 19, 2021 - It is our deep honor to announce the launch of the Savilla Pitt Memorial Fellowship at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, a component of Aspen Digital. The fellowship embodies a few things we appreciate most about Savilla: her unmatched ability to get things done, her unwavering dedication to her values, her love for Washington, DC, and her passion for climate causes.

      Savilla was the first employee of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, and was instrumental to every aspect of the initiative. She helped review and select each fellow of the first two cohorts, served on the selection committee for the COVID-19 Challenge Grant, and made all events (in-person and virtual) run smoothly day in and day out. She is deeply missed and fondly remembered.

    • Aspen Tech Policy Hub Recruitment
      Technology
      Aspen Tech Policy Hub Recruitment
      The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is accepting applications through February 22 for two training programs to occur in Summer and/or Fall 2021. Modeled off of tech incubators like Y Combinator, the Hub takes tech experts, teaches them the policy process through intensive training programs, and encourages them to develop outside-the-box solutions to society’s programs.
      BY

      Blog Post

      02.05.2021

      • A Vision for Multidimensional Infrastructure
        Society
        A Vision for Multidimensional Infrastructure
        We’re accustomed to thinking of our physical, digital, and social infrastructure independently, but in fact they are inherently interconnected. 
        BY Jennifer Bradley

        Blog Post

        12.09.2020

      • Aspen Cyber Summit to Feature Top Leaders from Capitol Hill, CISA, Secret Service, NSA, and NGA, as well as Senior Executives from Facebook, Cloudflare, and more, December 1st Through 3rd
        Aspen Cyber Summit to Feature Top Leaders from Capitol Hill, CISA, Secret Service, NSA, and NGA, as well as Senior Executives from Facebook, Cloudflare, and more, December 1st Through 3rd

        NOVEMBER 30, 2020—The fifth annual Aspen Cyber Summit will take place virtually from noon to 3 p.m. ET daily Tuesday, December 1st, through Thursday, December 3rd. This three-day Aspen Institute event will delve into lessons learned throughout a difficult year and a fraught national election, as the country looks ahead to 2021 and a new presidential administration in Washington, D.C.

      • Aspen Tech Policy Hub, Project Redesign, and Tech Talent Project Announce New Pilot Tech Executive Leadership Program
        Aspen Tech Policy Hub, Project Redesign, and Tech Talent Project Announce New Pilot Tech Executive Leadership Program

        OCTOBER 27, 2020 - The Aspen Tech Policy Hub, Project Redesign, and the Tech Talent Project jointly announce the creation of the Tech Executive Leadership Initiative (TELI), a pilot 8-week skills-building initiative to prepare experienced technology leaders to engage effectively with public sector challenges.

        • Why it's Time to Retire 'Election Day'
          Politics
          Why it's Time to Retire 'Election Day'
          Today is Election Day. So is tomorrow. Yesterday too. So, why do we insist on counting down to November 3?
          BY Vivian Schiller & 1 more

          Blog Post

          10.27.2020

        • A Day-By-Day Guide: If This Election Goes Bad
          Civic Action
          A Day-By-Day Guide: If This Election Goes Bad
          Election experts game out the chaos that could unfold in the minutes, hours and days after the last ballot is cast.
          BY Garrett Graff

          Blog Post

          10.23.2020

        • Civil Rights Violations in Tech
          Technology
          Civil Rights Violations in Tech
          Communities of color face challenges after innovations in voting, housing, schools, and more.
          BY Dominique Harrison

          Blog Post

          10.22.2020

          • The Right Way to Cover Hacks and Leaks
            Media
            The Right Way to Cover Hacks and Leaks
            The political media did almost everything wrong in covering the theft-and-leak of his private emails amid the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign, four years ago today—and yet it’s not at all clear that if confronted by an operation similar to what Russian intelligence executed in targeting the Democratic National Committee via Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair, that we’d get it any more right now.
            BY Garrett Graff

            Blog Post

            10.13.2020

          • Aspen Tech Policy Hub Press Release - Card Image
            Technology
            Aspen Tech Policy Hub Expands Reach with Support From Five Leading Foundations
            The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is excited to announce that it has received more than $2 million in support from five of the nation’s leading philanthropic organizations: Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Omidyar Network, and Schmidt Futures. 
            BY Aspen Digital

            Blog Post

            10.07.2020

          • The Future of Social Connection, Loneliness, and Technology
            Technology
            The Future of Social Connection, Loneliness, and Technology
            The human experience is entirely linked to our ability to connect with the world around us. We’re psychologically, emotionally, and physiologically wired to bond with one another. 2020—marked by a global pandemic, economic instability, and societal reckoning with racism—has reminded us all what happens when meaningful social relationships are disrupted. Yet, resilience finds its way.
            BY Kristine Gloria

            Blog Post

            10.05.2020

            • We Failed, What's Next?
              Urban Innovation
              We Failed, What's Next?
              Why is it so hard to learn from failure in government?
              BY Jennifer Bradley & 1 more

              Blog Post

              08.04.2020

            • Recommitting to Anti-racist Values
              Society
              Recommitting to Anti-racist Values
              At Aspen Digital, we work to ensure that technology and digital media are deployed to create an informed, just, and equitable society. It’s a lofty goal that we likely won’t accomplish in any of our lifetimes—but that won’t stop us from striving.
              BY Aspen Digital

              Blog Post

              07.06.2020

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              Technology
              The Great Race for 5G
              Recent rulings around the deployment of 5G infrastructure, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, have highlighted the necessity and urgency of fifth generation networks.
              BY J. Stephanie Rose

              Blog Post

              06.24.2020

              • Aspen Digital’s Zach Dorfman to Report and Write Relaunched Axios Codebook Newsletter
                Technology
                Aspen Digital’s Zach Dorfman to Report and Write Relaunched Axios Codebook Newsletter
                Dorfman will report on the latest at the intersection of cybersecurity, national security, and technology.
                BY Garrett Graff

                Of Interest

                05.20.2020

              • Procurement During a Pandemic
                Urban Innovation
                Procurement During a Pandemic
                Never before has it been more important for our local governments to get public procurement right. How our local governments respond to the current crisis will lay the foundation for more equitable communities in the recovery to come.
                BY Jennifer Bradley & 1 more

                Blog Post

                04.29.2020

              • hacker
                Technology
                Combatting Cybercrime During COVID-19
                Cybercriminals prey on the public’s fears, promising the delivery of medical supplies and stimulus checks.
                BY Aspen Digital

                Blog Post

                04.17.2020

                • A family with two children sitting using a tablet together.
                  Technology
                  The Internet After COVID-19: Will We Mind the Gaps?
                  The current health crisis will likely peak some time this year, but our intensified reliance on digital technology will not.
                  BY Blair Levin, & 1 more

                  Blog Post

                  04.15.2020

                • Upset woman texting
                  Communications
                  7 Ways You Can Prevent the Spread of Disinformation
                  When it comes to spreading disinformation, we’re all transmission vectors. It’s time to practice some social distancing.
                  BY David K. Gibson

                  Blog Post

                  04.07.2020

                • Remote working father
                  Technology
                  How to Work Remotely and Securely
                  The sudden shift in how we work has created serious cybersecurity risks for both companies and their employees.
                  BY David Forscey

                  Blog Post

                  03.24.2020

                  • In Cybersecurity, Diversity is Part of the Mission
                    National Security
                    In Cybersecurity, Diversity is Part of the Mission
                    We’re excited today to announce some new, major steps toward improving diversity and access to cybersecurity jobs.
                    BY Vivian Schiller & 1 more

                    Blog Post

                    02.26.2020

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