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Computing Research Policy Blog

The Computing Research Association (or CRA) has been involved in shaping public policy of relevance to computing research for more than two decades. More recently the CRA Government Affairs program has enhanced its efforts to help the members of the computing research community contribute to the public debate knowledgeably and effectively.

Tag Archive: Big Data

In Advance of Facebook Testimony, ACM’s US Public Policy Committee Raises Issues for Congress to Consider

April 10, 2018/In: Events, Policy, Security /by Peter Harsha

In advance of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg’s three days of appearances before congressional committees starting today, ACM’s US Public Policy Council sent the following letter to the members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. It’s a strong statement from USACM, noting the importance of “understand[ing] how privacy and […]

New Report Identifies Fundamental Research Needs for Advancing Internet of Things & Cutting-Edge Innovations

September 2, 2015/In: Cybersecurity R&D Highlights, Internet of Things Highlights, Policy, Research /by Brian Mosley

A new report, titled, “Rebooting the IT Revolution: A Call to Action,” produced by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), calls for, “a targeted and coordinated government initiative similar to that which sparked the semiconductor revolution fifty years ago.”