Tech Policy
The Joint Center’s Tech Policy Program analyzes how data privacy, AI, and other tech policy issues affect Black communities. See below for research, analysis, and activities related to tech policy.
Joint Center President on Consumer Advocate Perspectives on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security at FTC
Joint Center President Spencer Overton was a panelist at the Federal Trade Commission’s Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Public Forum. The panel was entitled Consumer Advocate Perspectives on Commercial Surveillance and…
The Joint Center Files Comments with FCC Urging Equitable Broadband Infrastructure Buildout in the Black Rural South
Joint Center President Spencer Overton filed reply comments with the FCC “to prevent digital discrimination by ensuring that Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act broadband resources are equitably deployed in the…
The Rationale for and Key Elements of a Business Civil Rights Audit
In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in 2020, about two-thirds of S&P 500 companies made statements in support of the need for more inclusive practices and racial…
Poll Results: New Poll from Joint Center Reveals Black Americans Are Deeply Concerned Regarding Direction of the Country, Economy
Below are the results of a survey conducted by GBAO on behalf of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The national multimodal survey of 600 Black American adults…
Joint Center Joins Public Knowledge Panel on ‘How Public Interest Values Shape a Better Internet’
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined a Public Knowledge webinar entitled “How Public Interest Values Shape A Better Internet.” The conversation focused on “how public interest values have shaped the…
Advancing Equal Protections & Civil Justice in an Automated Society
The Joint Center and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy co-hosted a virtual discussion where panelists explored current and emerging uses of technology that affect the equity…
Joint Center Joins NYU Public Interest Technology Panel on Unpacking the Digital Race Divide
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a panel at the 2021 New York University Public Interest Technology convention and career fair to unpack the digital racial divide.…
Joint Center Participates in NetRoots Nation Panel on How AI Fuels Online Disinformation
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Harrison joined a NetRoots Nation panel discussing how artificial intelligence fuels online disinformation and what to do about it. Dr. Harrison discussed the policy approaches…
Joint Center Report Highlights Deep Inequity in Broadband Access Across the Black Rural South
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Press Contact: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org, 202-789-3500 press@jointcenter.org Report offers roadmap for tapping landmark broadband infrastructure investments to expand broadband access and affordability in Black communities…
Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The 36-page report, Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South, details the potential for broadband to increase economic, educational, and health care opportunities in the Black Rural…