How States Can Succeed in the Data Economy
The knowledge economy is here, and in it, data is king. Technological advancements such as faster computing and better communication networks have made the collection, storage and analysis of data...
View ArticleMEPs’ e-Privacy Amendment Would Penalize Sites Who Block Ad-Blockers
Online advertising, particularly targeted advertising, underpins the internet economy and funds most of the free content and services internet users rely on. However, many users attempt to freeload by...
View ArticleFixing Up Home-Buying
Buying a home is one of the most significant financial decisions of a person’s life. As such, policymakers have created many laws and regulations designed to protect consumers, such as the Fair Housing...
View ArticleDrawing Outside the District Lines
Every 10 years, following the decennial census, states redraw district boundaries to ensure that Congress and state legislatures represent the electorate. This process is prone to political...
View ArticleThe Impact of the EU’s New Data Protection Regulation on AI
The EU’s new data privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will have a negative impact on the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe, putting EU firms at a...
View ArticleHow Policymakers Can Foster Algorithmic Accountability
Increased automation with algorithms, particularly through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), offers opportunities for the public and private sectors to complete increasingly complex tasks with a...
View ArticleStates Should Revisit Their Data Breach Laws
Data breaches are a serious problem. Last year, there were a record number of data breaches in the U.S., with the total increasing 44 percent over the previous year. Following revelations that...
View ArticleStatement in Support of the Artificial Intelligence Reporting Act of 2018
The Center for Data Innovation has expressed its support for H.R. 6090, the Artificial Intelligence Reporting Act (AIR) Act of 2018, introduced by Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI). The Center issued the...
View Article5 Q’s for Harleen Kaur, CEO of Ground
The Center for Data Innovation spoke with Harleen Kaur, the chief executive officer of Ground, a startup in Waterloo, Canada that uses artificial intelligence (AI) in its mobile news app. Kaur spoke...
View ArticleU.S. Data Innovation Day 2018: The Future of Data-Driven Medicine
With the advent of electronic health records, low-cost genome sequencing, molecular imaging, and wearable devices, the digital footprint of the average patient is rapidly expanding. As an increasing...
View ArticleComments to the FTC and DOJ on Competition in the Residential Real Estate...
The Center for Data Innovation has filed comments with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding competition issues in the residential real estate brokerage...
View ArticleThe EU’s Right to Be Forgotten Is Now Being Used to Protect Murderers
One of Finland’s highest courts recently ruled that the EU’s “right to be forgotten” gives a convicted murderer the right to have publicly-available information about his crime removed from Google...
View ArticleStatement in Support of the AI in Government Act
WASHINGTON—The Center for Data Innovation today welcomed the introduction of the Artificial intelligence (AI) in Government Act by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Rob Portman (R-OH),...
View ArticleShaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation
The Center for Data Innovation has submitted comments to the European Commission in response to its call for contributions on future challenges of digitisation for competition policy. In these...
View ArticleEvent Recap: Integrating Europe’s AI and Cybersecurity Strategies
Cybersecurity and AI are both high priorities for the EU, but how can policymakers’ approach to each complement the other? This was the question put to the panel at the Center for Data Innovation’s...
View ArticleFiling on Improving Government-Funded AI R&D
WASHINGTON—Today, the Center for Data Innovation filed comments about how to update the National AI R&D Strategic Plan with the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development...
View ArticleCenter for Data Innovation Welcomes Eline Chivot to Lead Brussels Office
BRUSSELS—Today the Center for Data Innovation, a non-profit think tank focusing on the intersection of data, technology, and public policy, welcomed Eline Chivot as a senior policy analyst to lead its...
View ArticleEU Should Not Stifle Innovation In Online Platforms
The EU is developing a proposal to compel online platforms, such as Amazon and eBay, to disclose their policies about their business practices and apply those policies consistently to all business...
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Survey: Fewer than 3 in 10 Americans Agree the U.S. Government Should...
Only 29 percent of Americans agree the U.S. government should prohibit political bias in online services such as Facebook and Google, according to a new survey from the Center for Data Innovation....
View ArticleNational Survey Finds Little Support for Prohibiting Political Bias...
WASHINGTON — Despite frequent accusations from many politicians and commentators that Internet platforms like Google, Facebook, and Twitter are biased against conservative points of view, a new...
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