California faces the third-largest nursing shortage in the nation, and we need practical solutions now. AB 1400 (Soria) delivers, empowering community colleges to train more nurses and strengthen our care economy. This is another great bill for @GavinNewsom to sign.

As #TikTok talks continue, @lcoral (@NewAmerica’s @OTI) outlined several key considerations, including: • #BigTech consolidation • Political influence of buyer(s) • Ongoing #DataPrivacy concerns • Compliance w/ #PAFACA • Consistency on #NatSec issues https://t.co/mCH4p48jOS

For the past 15 years, @OTI has been working to ensure that every community has equitable access to digital technology and its benefits. Join OTI on 9/9 for a lightning talk + panel on the future of tech policy with past and present directors. 💻 https://t.co/ZlB36cVRnU

New Guidance Will Weaken BEAD’s Ability to Close the Digital Divide, Says OTI https://t.co/IaKNLttZ6x via @newamerica

We’re already seeing how this administration’s efforts to weaken the #CFPB & other agencies protecting Americans from corporate & government abuses can impact our #privacy & security, as @lcoral recently noted in @OTI’s series on #Trump’s tech governance:

An amazing event! So glad to be able to partner with @AAPBroadband. 🎉

As I noted in one of @OTIs early assessments of the administration’s tech governance, weakening the CFPB could also stymie an important privacy lever available for consumers! 👇🏼today we are seeing it fully playing out.

In the last part of our series on the #Trump administration’s first 100 days, @lcoral, head of OTI & VP of @NewAmerica's tech & democracy programs, dives deeper into the trends that indicate a backsliding of our digital democracy.

[APRIL 24] Don't miss my upcoming virtual event with Catherine Bracy, founder and CEO of TechEquity! We will discuss Bracy’s new book on how venture capital is killing more value than it creates.

There’s a slew of new info about the #Trump administration’s quick and vast executive actions. That’s why @lcoral of @NewAmerica’s @OTI is penning a series of articles to help make sense of trends impacting tech policy, starting with these first 30 days:

If there was any doubt that open-source #AI models are key for our global competitiveness, the breakout success of Chinese app @deepseek_ai makes it clear: The U.S. should prioritize AI openness in its economic strategy. For more info, read @OTI’s report:

This week, @lcoral is representing @NewAmerica’s Technology & Democracy Programs—including @OTI—at @CES, co-leading a panel on how #DigitalInclusion is key to smart community success! A strong start to what could be a pivotal year for tech policy! #CES2025

Though the 6th Cir. struck down @FCC’s 2024 order reinstating its #TitleII authority & #NetNeutrality rules, OTI remains dedicated to fighting for robust consumer protections that ensure all Americans have access to the full internet, free of interference:

What do you think is the biggest opportunity in 2025 to drive more digital inclusion and ensure that technology is advancing democracy?! Join me tomorrow afternoon at @CTATech’s #CES2025 to dive into this and more! Check out our session information👇🏼 https://t.co/amVyB9iGrZ

This year, we worked to ensure that everyone has equitable access to digital #tech & its benefits. We focused on: 🌐 shaping #AI governance 💻 protecting the right to #privacy 🔐 bolstering #security 🖥️ supporting Americans in getting online Learn more:

The incoming administration will face a host of global challenges, including a society profoundly transformed by dramatic technological change. @lcoral of @OTI shares recommendations to ensure that technology continues to serve the public good. 💻 https://t.co/gxIW0tYAex

Did you know that there is currently no comprehensive or standardized way of measuring digital skills in the United States? Jessica Dine of @OTI argues for the creation of a national digital skills framework and explains the immediate policy context. 💻

We're glad to see the @FBI reverse historical course and come out strongly in favor of encryption. Long overdue but welcome. Check out the coverage of this and encrypted comms in general by @washingtonpost's @heatherkelly.

.@jbrodkin's new @arstechnica piece highlights the joint comments we filed w/ @publicknowledge, @Benton_Inst & @NCLC4consumers, which stress that individual users' comments to the @FCC demonstrate #datacaps' negative effects on people w/ low incomes.

As the sun sets on the International Network of AI Safety Institutes’ 1st meeting, read this post by @lcoral & @MazelTav, who note that true global cooperation on #AI requires involving civil society, academic institutions, policymakers & business leaders: