Category: Education

• Reflections on the Impact of AI on the Workforce By Mario Romao, Director, Health and Data Policy During the “Towards a good AI society” Summit that was held on November 6-7 at the European Parliament in Brussels, I had the pleasure to sit on a panel under the theme “Workforce and the Digital Industry”. The objective was to discuss the potential impact of AI on the workforce. This is an...
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• Precision Medicine Is the Next Global Space Race. Will the US Lead? By: Alice B. Borrelli, Global Director for Healthcare Policy, Intel Kathleen Lynch, Senior Director, Global Government Affairs & Public Policy, Illumina DNA sequencing is advancing faster than nearly any other technology in history—and it’s setting off the next global space race. Nations that come out on top in precision medicine will be the ones to lead the world in curing...
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• Intel Commits to Helping Internet Users “Lock Down Your Login” By Paula Bruening, Senior Counsel for Global Privacy Policy   As we begin National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Intel is pleased to announce its commitment to the National Cyber Security Alliance’s “Lock Down Your Login” Internet safety and security initiative.  The campaign, which was first announced by the White House in February, calls for all Americans to move beyond traditional...
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• “Closing the Talent Gap in Federal IT” — A Model Congressional Hearing! By Thomas Gann, Director, Global Public Sector, Government and Policy Group, Intel Corporation It’s fair to say that the terms “Inspirational” and “Congressional hearing” rarely go together.  Too often hearings focus on the scandal of the day or on arcane or simply boring topics.  But last week, I had the privilege of attending a hearing, managed by Rep. Will Hurd...
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• “Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)” to Offer Technology Tools for K-12 Students By Paige Johnson, Intel's K-12 Education Strategist As the House and Senate vote to change the original "No Child Left Behind" into the "Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)," Intel is pleased to see a renewed emphasis on integrating technology into the classroom through the new Title IV's emphasis on supporting devices, Internet applications, on-line learning, and technology professional development for...
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• Intel’s Role in the Data Moon Shot By: David Hoffman, Associate General Counsel and Global Privacy Officer On April 23 and 24, Intel’s Chief Information Officer, Kim Stevenson, participated as a member at the first meeting of the Department of Commerce’s Data Advisory Council. The Council is the first federal advisory committee to convene experts from industry and academia to advise the government on how to gain...
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• April 1 Marks H-1B Visa Filing Day By Lisa Malloy, director of Policy Communications and Government Relations at Intel Next week, America’s most innovative companies will enter a lottery to keep some of the world’s brightest engineers, scientists and programmers employed here in the United States. Many of them are familiar faces, they studied alongside their team mates, while earning advanced degrees from our top U.S. universities....
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• In search of the best way to train future security experts: notes from the 2014 Intel Developers Forum (IDF ’14) By Claire Vishik, Intel's Trust & Security Technology & Policy Director, and Scott Buck, Intel's University Program Manager IDF’14 was about future technologies – powerful computing devices, Internet of Things and mobiles, and how computing is going to affect everyday lives of people around the globe. How we can build sophisticated technologies to allow people to do things differently, more efficiently, more...
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• Sending FERPA Back to School Over the next couple of weeks, young people across the country will head back to school. Those students will have access to digital tools to supplement the effectiveness of their teachers. As students use a greater diversity of these technologies, it is important that parents, educators and technology companies understand the privacy implications of this new connected learning environment. Privacy...
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• Contributing to the President’s Climate Data Initiative By Stephen Harper, Global Director of Environment and Energy Policy for Intel, and co-chair of DESSC  I had the pleasure yesterday of attending the White House Climate Data Initiative launch event in the Eisenhower Old Executive Office Building.   Attended by over 150 persons, including senior White House staffers, the event was chaired by John Podesta, Senior Advisor to President Obama.  Featuring...
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