House Democrats Kick Off 'Listening Phase' for 'Innovation Agenda 2.0'
House Democrats kicked off the start of a process to create “Innovation Agenda 2.0,” an assembly of priorities including telecom issues. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., first mentioned reviving the decade-old…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.
initiative during an event in Silicon Valley Monday evening. “Before House Democrats launched the Innovation Agenda in 2005, they led forums across the country with leaders from academic, high-technology, venture capital, biotech, and telecommunications sectors, as well as with students and young entrepreneurs to seek their advice and guidance,” a Democratic aide told us Tuesday about Democrats’ next steps in creating the agenda in 2016. “The event in Silicon Valley yesterday marked the beginning of that process for an Innovation Agenda 2.0. Leader Pelosi is looking forward to continuing the conversation, including on how to ensure broadband is available and affordable for all Americans. As we are still in the listening phase, right now there is not a specific timeline for when Innovation Agenda 2.0 will be released.” Monday, Eshoo said much has “changed in a decade,” progress that’s “nothing short of extraordinary.” She said the original innovation agenda “also expanded the deployment of broadband, which is part of our national infrastructure.” Pelosi said there’s a “responsibility to give us your input” on priorities going forward as part of a new agenda. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew cited the importance of holding services “to the same core standards” and consumer protections when they manifest in new forms, despite changes in technologies. The “availability of information” also aids in policymaking and is part of administration innovation, Lew said when asked about how government can use big data.