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 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…
Joint Center Appears on Brookings’ TechTank Podcast
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison appeared on Brookings’ TechTank podcast with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee to discuss “how online behavioral advertising can perpetuate racial discrimination and what…
Joint Center Joins Panel on COVID-19 and the Future of Technology
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a panel entitled What has COVID taught us about the future of technology and TPRC? To discuss how emerging technologies and…
Joint Center Joins Georgetown Center’s Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom to Discuss How the Government Can Close The Digital Divide
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy lunch series, Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom, with fellows Jennifer Fritzsche and Carolyn…
Joint Center Joins Panel on ‘Emerging Technologies and Underserved Communities’
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a panel discussion entitled Emerging Technologies and Underserved Communities hosted by ALLvanza, Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC), and OCA…
Joint Center Joins Politico Roundtable on AI Bias
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a Politico roundtable entitled What’s Next for AI? 2021 and Beyond. During the roundtable, moderated by Politico tech reporter Emily Birnbaum,…
Joint Center Joins Aspen Institute Roundtable on Addressing the Digital Divide
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined Aspen Institute’s Digital Equity and Inclusion roundtable to discuss “what happens next to move the country forward in addressing” the digital…