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Improving Healthcare and Health Data Privacy

FEBRUARY 1, 2022 - Four Aspen Tech Policy Hub Fellows presented their innovative policy ideas for improving healthcare and health data privacy. Following the presentations of the projects, Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder of CareJourney and former United States Chief Technology Officer, gave further remarks.

BY Aspen Tech Policy Hub

Video

02.01.2022
Technology

NextGen: Transatlantic Initiative Launch

The deeply rooted transatlantic relationship now faces old and new challenges. With rising autocracy, growing ...

BY NextGen Network

Video

01.26.2022
Technology

State of Democracy Summit

JANUARY 20, 2022 - One year after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, 92Y’s second annual State of Democracy Summit—co-presented with Aspen Digital—explored the most important questions facing the country right now, with a special focus on technology’s impact on democracy and new approaches to civic engagement, journalism, politics and policy.

BY 92Y & 1 more

Blog Post

01.20.2022
Technology

Loneliness in India

Loneliness is an innate condition. It is a shared emotion that all people experience to some degree. Sometimes paired with feelings of anxiety, fear, depression, and shame, loneliness signals the need for human connection. While most studies reporting on the topic prioritize industrialized nations, Loneliness in India offers insights into the similarities and differences driving feelings of loneliness in an emerging and developing country.

BY Aspen Digital & 1 more

Publication

01.18.2022
Technology

A Cocktail Hour Discussion on Information Disorder

JANUARY 13, 2022 - America is in a crisis of trust and truth. Members of the Aspen Institute's Commission on Information Disorder participate in a live, virtual conversation on ways to address the country's mis- and disinformation challenges.

BY American University's Tech, Law & Security Program & 1 more

Video

01.13.2022
Technology

The Human Condition in a Digital World

Our culture’s dependency on technology to work, eat, learn, govern, be entertained, and stay in touch underscores that digitally mediated experiences already profoundly shape our understanding of what it means to be human. To explore this deeply, Aspen Digital, with support from Pivotal Ventures, sought to reimagine how technology can shape the human experience and our sense of place.

BY Kristine Gloria & 1 more

Blog Post

01.13.2022
Technology

Towards a Stronger Information Ecosystem

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 - Following months of expert consultation and internal discussion, the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder has launched its recommendations for addressing America’s urgent mis- and disinformation crisis. Co-chairs Katie Couric, Chris Krebs, and Rashad Robinson engage in a lively discussion of how government, private industry, and civil society can increase transparency and understanding, build trust, and reduce harms.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

11.15.2021
Technology

Commission on Information Disorder Final Report

America is in a crisis of trust and truth. Bad information has become as prevalent, persuasive, and persistent as good information, creating a chain reaction of harm. It makes any health crisis more deadly. It slows down response time on climate change. It undermines democracy. In their final report, the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder makes 15 recommendations for how government, private industry, and civil society can reduce the greatest harms of mis- and disinformation.

BY Aspen Digital

Publication

11.15.2021
Technology

The Action to Catalyze Tech Report

Historically, the tech industry’s approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has been dispersed, individual, and short-term. The Action to Catalyze Tech Report (ACT Report) is calling for a new DEI paradigm, one that is holistic, collective, and sustainable.

BY Catalyze Tech Working Group

Publication

10.28.2021
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