IT & Data Innovation
Data is the lifeblood of the information economy and has an increasing bearing on the global competitiveness of industry and countries. In the past, people discussed comparative and competitive advantage of natural resources, labor and capital. Today, a new variable is of maximum importance: information. Policies supporting the spread of information are one of the most important resources benefiting economic and social growth, and innovation.
Artificial Intelligence
Transportation
Security
Education
Privacy
E-Government
Health IT
The Cost of Protecting Teens Online
Both state and federal legislators are actively pushing legislation designed to “protect our children online.” Of course, there is already a federal Children’s Online Privacy Act that regulates the online collection of personal information about children under 13...
IEA Signs Coalition Letter on Inflation Reduction Act Prescription Drug Price Controls
Dear Members of Congress, When the Inflation Reduction Act was passed and signed into law a year ago, the legislation granted the federal government broad power to set and control the price of certain prescription drugs through a new Medicare price negotiation program...
IEI Signs Coalition Letter that Urges Commonsense Changes to Kids Online Safety Act
Read the Full Coalition Letter Here
Child Safety for the Virtual Era
Because of the response to COVID, a variety of local and state governments have required many of the nation’s children to attend class online. To try to maintain some sort of social contact many of those same kids are increasingly using electronic devices of various...