Last week, I went to a roundtable discussion on how to enhance innovation which was organized by the Kauffman Foundation as part of its EntrepreneurshipWeek USA Policy Summit in Washington, DC. While a couple of very interesting and valid points were made during the discussion, which attracted about 20 people [...]
On February 15, ACT hosted an Innovators Network event in Groningen (Netherlands) entitled “Turning your Innovations into a Successful Business”. ACT organized this event together with the ICT Platform Noord, a public-private partnership that aims to stimulate the ICT sector in the North of the Netherlands. It was a busy [...]
The Digital Rights Management and Interoperability panel at TPS yesterday provided a (relatively) fresh perspective on the extremely tired topics of DRM and fair use. I've seen a lot of these panels (there has been at least one every day for the past 5 years), but despite the predictable disagreements, [...]
One of the Silicon Valley's most respected figures and well-known VCs, Floyd Kvamme provided the opening keynote for today's event. It was a great overview of the opportunities for innovation and economic growth if the United States takes a leading role in revolutionizing the energy sector. It was a persuasive [...]
Today, I'm participating in the Technology Policy Summit in San Jose. It's a great event bringing together the biggest players from Silicon Valley and Washington, DC to discuss key technology policy issues. Disclaimer: ACT is a sponsor of the event, Jonathan Zuck is speaking at the event, and I'm on [...]
