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eBay's Senior Director, Americas Government Relations Mike Dabbs joins Jason Oxman on the Download On Tech podcast to share some details about how eBay is helping small businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic, including through eBay's new Up & Running program. The two also touch on the importance of a robust postal service, expanding access to broadband, and more. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, [...]
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The global spread of COVID-19 accelerated the United States into one of the worst public health crises in generations. Entire segments of public life have since closed, the lives of millions have been interrupted, and the way we work and do business has shifted to an online and digital environment faster than anyone believed possible. Local, state, and federal governments, which are employers of millions [...]
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As the United States responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech industry is providing communities with services, tools, and resources to ease the widespread and deep impacts of the virus. When the pandemic led to extended school closures and work-from-home orders, teachers and students turned to distance learning and employers turned to remote work. In response, technology companies immediately made [...]
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From entertainment venues to restaurants, from Main Street shops to auto garages, from farms to family-owned factories, small businesses drive the U.S. economy, lead on innovation, and foster competition. They are the backbone of our communities, support businesses of all sizes, and make up an essential part of the technology industry ecosystem. We all rely on their success. That’s why the U.S. Congress [...]
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Lauren Van Wazer, Vice President of Global Public Policy at Akamai Technologies, joins the Download On Tech podcast to talk about Akamai's role in helping to ensure continued access to online services and content with more people online during the COVID-19 pandemic, the cybersecurity challenges posed by the shift to remote work and learning, and what all of this means for how people use the internet [...]
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On April 15, 2020, ITI hosted an interactive conversation, "How will COVID-19 shape the future of European privacy policy?," which explored the interplay between European privacy legislation and the need to process data to address the spread of COVID-19. The event featured distinguished panelists from the public and private sector: Prof. Ulrich Kelber, Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom [...]
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The outbreak of COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on society and the way we interact with our colleagues, teachers, neighbors, and loved ones. Information and communications technology (ICT) products, services, and workers are helping us remain connected, working, and engaged as we observe social distancing. They are also at the heart of the medical response to COVID-19, as advanced technology [...]
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You can listen to this episode of Download On Tech on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify. Chris Padilla, IBM's Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs, joins ITI CEO Jason Oxman on the Download On Tech podcast to dive into IBM's efforts to fight COVID-19, the role supercomputing can play in finding a cure, how IBM is helping students and families adapt, and much more.
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In a matter of weeks, our daily lives have been completely altered. More than 1.5 billion people across the globe are being mandated to stay home from work and school, cancel plans with loved ones, and refocus routines to prevent the spread of a malicious coronavirus. Despite this abrupt shift, we are managing to move forward. Millions of people have seamlessly transitioned their corporate office to [...]
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Listen to this episode of Download On Tech on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify. Niki Christoff, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Government Relations at Salesforce, joins Jason Oxman on the podcast to talk about Salesforce's early response to COVID-19, tech policy issues in focus, the importance of STEM training and resources Salesforce has made available, and tips for adjusting to [...]
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