Tag: Eric_Dishman

• Flemish Government delegation visiting Intel Headquarters On February 16th, a government delegation from Flanders (a region within Belgium) lead by its Minister President Kris Peeters and the Minister for innovation, Ingrid Lieten, visited Intel’s headquarters as part of a 5 day tour of California. The Ministers were joined by the head of the Flemish investment and Trade agency, the Belgian Consul-General, the CEO of Flemish research...
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• Healthcare Reform: We Can’t Wait for Washington “Well, I guess you are done blogging since healthcare reform is dead now?” Ouch! This comment came from a friend—from someone who says he actually likes some of my blogs and is eager for healthcare reform to happen. But I can understand his presumptions. The pages of ink spilled on the speculation about the demise of healthcare reform far outnumber the...
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• Intel Celebrates Data Privacy Day On January 28, Intel celebrated Data Privacy Day, a day in which events are held around the world to recognize the importance of protecting the privacy and security of personal information.  Intel privacy professionals participated in a number of Data Privacy Day activities.I attended an event yesterday in Washington, DC at The Newseum sponsored by The Future of Privacy Forum,...
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• New Jobs for New Healthcare: 5 Ideas for Growing a Careforce for the 21st Century In a blog entry months ago, I wrote about how Baby Boomer women—and creating a new “careforce”—are critical for healthcare reform to succeed. And I promised back then to put out some ideas the following week for creative ways to grow that innovative workforce. Okay, I got sidetracked on other topics and missed my own deadline. But as the President...
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• Healthcare Reform: Too Big To Fail Rumors of the demise of healthcare reform have been greatly exaggerated. After Scott Brown’s upset victory for the Massachusetts Senate seat, the news media and blogosphere are abuzz. Ah, folks, we have ourselves an official media frenzy! Let the hyperbole begin: “The world has changed,” “Everything is different now,” “It’s the end of the Democrats,” “Obama’s agenda is over,” and...
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• A New Decade Resolution: 50% of Care to the Home by 2020 I’m not usually one for New Year’s resolutions. Either they are so small in scope so as not to rise to the level of “resolution” status or so big that they will take far more than one year to accomplish. And besides, I don’t like disappointing myself during the first week or two of January when I have already failed...
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• From the International CES show floor: Talk about Rock Stars Written by Brian Huseman, Intel senior attorney and manager of Global Public PolicyI had the opportunity this week to attend the International Consumer Electronics Show. Although I've been to CES before, I am amazed each time at the tremendous amount of technological innovation and competitiveness that exists in the marketplace. Wandering the show floor, you constantly encounter products offering new...
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• Helping teachers spark students’ interest in science and math Written by Shelly Esque, vice president in the Legal and Corporate Affairs group and president of the Intel FoundationYesterday I had the honor of representing Intel in a small meeting with President Obama, the Vice President and Dr. Biden (a professor of English) prior to the public announcement around the “Educate to Innovate” campaign. The President met with just three...
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• The ‘Copenhagen Climate Consensus’ is Half-Cocked Stephen Harper, Intel's global director for Environment and Energy Policy blogs from Copenhagen for National Journal.Riding around Copenhagen these last two weeks it has been hard to miss all the bloviating billboards proffering particular views of whether climate change is real and what, if anything, we should do about it. One very large banner pasted on the side of a...
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• Intel Joins to Support Access to Energy Information in Copenhagen Stephen Harper, Intel’s global director for Environment and Energy Policy:“Information is power. In the case of energy efficiency, experience has shown that when consumers have visibility to how much they spend on energy, and can see how their daily activities (e.g., when they wash their dishes) affects their utility bill each month, they tend to change their behavior and reduce...
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