1. In Harm’s Way: Smart Regulation of Digital & Network Technologies
- Author:
- Aspen Digital
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- Misuse of personal information, manipulation of platforms to influence elections, and failure to extend broadband to underserved areas are a few of the problems facing governments at all levels. Increasingly, policymakers are taking up the challenge of shaping legal solutions to these problems, only to find they lack both the tools and technical expertise to regulate wisely, meaningfully and efficiently. Given the current technological environment, what goals are appropriate to assure that emerging technologies are used to benefit the populace and do not harm society? Participants of the 34th Aspen Institute Conference on Communications Policy, which took place in Aspen, Colorado in August 2019, examined regulatory frameworks that can provide a successful model for future problems as they inevitably appear. The report of the Conference 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.
- Topic:
- Science and Technology, Communications, Regulation, and Digitization
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America