Technology

MAY 5, 2021 - How is the rapid evolution of disinformation in the digital age impacting democracy around the world?

MAY 6, 2021 - Following the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Facebook suspended then-President Donald Trump from its platform. The decision was referred to the Facebook Oversight Board, which voted to uphold the suspension. Fresh off the ruling, we sit down with a panel of their board members & noted experts to discuss the decision and its far-reaching implications.

Aspen Digital is engaging a variety of individuals who have technical expertise and experience with the platforms. As Technical Advisors, their primary role is to be on-hand to provide the Commission on Information Disorder with enhanced understanding of the issues it’s considering, and to provide advice as requested on potential solutions it might recommend.

In an effort to create a framework of scope and priorities for the Commission on Information Disorder, Aspen Digital queried the broader mis- and disinformation industry for their expert suggestions.

The Aspen Institute Commission on Information Disorder wants to hear from a broad range of stakeholders as it aims to identify and prioritize the most critical sources and causes of information disorder and deliver a set of short-term actions and longer-term goals.

MARCH 9, 2021 - Autocrats around the world are manipulating access to the internet as a means of state control, especially in the face of protests and dissent.

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.

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.

Now is the time for tech leaders to use their unprecedented power to advance goals for diversity, equity, and inclusion in their own companies and across the industry. On January 27, 2021, we held the third and last dialogue of Tech X Talent. The focus was on addressing industry-wide goal-setting and actionable steps to drive sector change.