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Technology Policy Institute

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{{Short description|Independent think tank}}

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| type = Policy think tank

| formation = {{start date|2010}}

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| purpose = Research and development

| location = Washington, D.C.

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| leader_title = President & Senior Fellow

| leader_name = Scott Wallsten{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-big-tech-idUSKBN21442S|title=Coronavirus pandemic hands Big Tech a chance to burnish its image|date=March 17, 2020|accessdate=July 28, 2022|publisher=Reuters|author=Chris Sanders}}

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| website = {{URL|https://techpolicyinstitute.org/}}

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The Technology Policy Institute is an independent think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to the study of technology policy.{{cite web|url=https://time.com/6094156/china-big-tech-regulation-us/|title=Here's What to Know About China's Sweeping Tech Crackdown—and Why It Could Make U.S. Big Tech Regulation More Likely|date=September 1, 2021|accessdate=July 28, 2022|publisher=TIME|author=Billy Perrigo}} Established in 2010, its mission is "to advance knowledge and inform policymakers by producing independent, rigorous research and by sponsoring educational programs and conferences on major issues affecting information technology and communications policy."{{cite web|url=https://gcn.com/cloud-infrastructure/2011/12/internet-hysteria-index-are-we-losing-our-edge/280836/|title=The Technology Policy Institute has developed a model for evaluating just how well the Internet is fulfilling its potential for hyperbole|date=December 22, 2011|accessdate=July 28, 2022|publisher=GCN|author=William Jackson}} {{As of|2019}}, the University of Pennsylvania ranked Technology Policy Institute among most authoritative science and technology policy think tanks in the world.{{cite book |last=McGann |first=James G. |title=2018 Global Go To Think Tanks Report and Policy Advice |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |date=2018 |page=151 |url=https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=think_tanks}}

Overview

The Technology Policy Institute conducts research and publishes peer-reviewed papers, issues policy briefs, delivers congressional testimony, publishes commentary, hosts events and produces a podcast on a variety of topics related to technology policy. The institute's research has been cited in The Atlantic, Reuters, The Hill and others.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/215457-big-data-lobbyist-congress-doesnt-want-online-privacy-law/|title='Big data' lobbyist: Congress doesn't want online privacy law|date=August 14, 2014|accessdate=July 28, 2022|work=The Hill|author=Kate Tummarello}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/study-what-you-would-be-doing-if-you-spent-less-time-online/280764/|title=Study: What You Would Be Doing If You Spent Less Time Online|date=October 22, 2013|accessdate=July 28, 2022|publisher=Atlantic|author=Simone Foxman}}

=Screen time=

In 2013, Scott Wallsten of the Technology Policy Institute published a study that researched screen time, specifically attempting to quantify how much less time people spend working, sleeping, and socializing at the expense of increased screen time.{{cite journal|url=https://hbr.org/2013/10/the-more-time-we-spend-online-the-less-time-we-spend-working|title=The More Time We Spend Online, the Less Time We Spend Working

|date=October 22, 2013|accessdate=July 28, 2022|journal=Harvard Business Review|author=Walter Frick}} The study's scope was limited to "online leisure" activity (i.e. non-working screen time) and found that increased time online did equate to less time spent sleeping, studying, and socializing, among other activities.

=Big Tech=

In 2021, the institute described how new legislation and increased regulation for social media companies at the state level would potentially lead to increased cost of compliance and reduce overall competition.{{cite web|url=https://13wham.com/news/nation-world/with-little-headway-in-congress-states-take-action-to-rein-in-big-tech|title=With little headway in Congress, states take action to rein in Big Tech|date=July 19, 2021|accessdate=July 28, 2022|publisher=ABC|author=Ahtra Elnashar}}

Annual conference

Since 2010, Technology Policy Institute has hosted the Aspen Forum, an annual conference in Aspen, Colorado focused on technology policy and regulation.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/08/19/how-spotify-reinvented-the-playlist/|title=How Spotify reinvented the playlist|date=August 19, 2015|accessdate=July 23, 2022|newspaper=Washington Post|author=Brian Fung}}

Research areas

Board members

{{As of|2022}}, the website of the Technology Policy Institute listed 10 board members.{{cite journal | url=https://techpolicyinstitute.org/boards/ | title=Our Boards | website=Technology Policy Institute | access-date=July 28, 2022 }}

=Board of directors=

  • Brian Tramont
  • Scott Wallsten
  • Thomas M. Lenard
  • Madura Wijewardena
  • Laura Martin

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References

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External links

  • [https://techpolicyinstitute.org/ Official website]

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Category:Think tanks established in 2010

Category:Political and economic think tanks in the United States

Category:Science and technology think tanks

Category:Nonpartisan organizations in the United States

Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.

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