Technology & Innovation

The social media war in the Middle East

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

A general view of the International Spy Museum

TechTank Podcast Episode 36: How digital technology is reshaping espionage and intelligence-gathering

Darrell M. West

Monday, January 24, 2022

Southwest flight lands in San Diego

Did the FAA cry wolf on 5G?

Friday, January 21, 2022

Smart Green House in Bogor, West Java

The digital transformation of agriculture in Indonesia

Friday, January 21, 2022

Brookings Africa Growth Initiative Foresight Africa 2022

Foresight Africa 2022

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Foresight Africa, chapter 5

Technological innovations: Creating and harnessing tools for improved livelihoods

Thursday, January 20, 2022

View of the stand for Google's AI technology demonstrates real-time cancer detection before the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, 14 September 2018.The 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference will be hold in West Bund, Shanghai from Sept 17 to 19. With the theme of "A new era empowered by artificial intelligence," the conference gathers AI scientists, entrepreneurs and government officials to share their views on the industry. Featuring "sophistication, globalization, specialization and marketization" prominently, the conference will have a main forum, several theme forums and will host innovation competitions as well as exhibitions to show cutting-edge AI technologies, applications and products. More than 150 companies at the forefront of AI will take part in the conference, including Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, Google and Microsoft. No Use China. No Use France.

Gone digital: Technology diffusion in the digital era

Flavio Calvino and Chiara Criscuolo

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Growth and distribution in the digital era

7:45 AM - 10:00 AM EST

A staff member interacts with China's first artificial intelligent (AI) robot Xiao Ai at the State Grid Yangzhou Municipal Electric Power Company in Yangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, 15 July 2019.China's first artificial intelligent (AI) robot Xiao Ai put into use at the State Grid Yangzhou Municipal Electric Power Company in Yangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, 15 July 2019. The robot, which capable of speech recognition, dialog manager systems, real-time communication and image recognition, had an automatic perception of equipment abnormal in distribution network and command workers to repair. Xiao Ai was able to increase efficiency of repairing work.No Use China. No Use France.

Understanding the impact of automation on workers, jobs, and wages

Harry J. Holzer

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Emal Ahmadi, his brother Ajamal and their children leave the cemetery after praying by the graves of their family members who were victims of a U.S drone strike that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in Kabul, Afghanistan November 7, 2021. Picture taken November 7, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Biden can reduce civilian casualties during US drone strikes. Here’s how.

Sarah Kreps, Paul Lushenko, and Shyam Raman

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland is reflected in a technician's monitor as he speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022

Protecting national security, cybersecurity, and privacy while ensuring competition

Stephanie K. Pell and Bill Baer

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Lessons for policymakers from the NSO Group saga

Matt Tait, Runa Sandvik, and Tarah Wheeler

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Digital data flow on road with motion blur

How digital transformation is driving economic change

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

DNA in test tube

Breakthrough: The promise of frontier technologies for sustainable development

Homi Kharas, John McArthur, and Izumi Ohno

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Skyler Stevens uses new night optics technology during Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2018 (ANTX-18) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 19, 2018. Picture taken March 19, 2018. U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniel/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Is the U.S. military’s futurism obsession hurting national security?

Amy J. Nelson and Alexander H. Montgomery

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Snow falls in central Tokyo, Japan on January 6, 2022. (Photo by Shingo Tosha/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

In vying for economic preeminence in Asia, openness is essential

Friday, January 14, 2022

A general view of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to news reports, President Biden has begun pushing for a scaled down version of his Build Back Better spending plan, in the range of $1.9 trillion instead of $3.5 trillion, as negotiations continue between Democrats on Capitol Hill. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Why the FTC is telling companies to patch Log4j vulnerabilities

Riana Pfefferkorn

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Diane "Feisty" Feist holds up a sign that says "stop the steal" during a pro-Trump protest outside Oakes Farms Seed to Table in North Naples on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.Ndn Best Of January 001

Podcast: The role of podcasters in spreading the ‘Big Lie’

Evelyn Douek, Quinta Jurecic, Valerie Wirtschafter, and Chris Meserole

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Person on computer

How the pandemic has exacerbated online privacy threats

Niam Yaraghi and Samantha Lai

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Cover art

Want to restore trust in government? Start with customer experience

Sha Hwang and Annelies Goger

Wednesday, January 12, 2022