Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s tech agenda is really a huge economic plan in disguise - The Washington Post

Also see Clinton’s Tech Policy Targets Young Entrepreneurs (NYT) and Hillary Clinton’s Initiative on Technology & Innovation (Hillary for America)
"The agenda released Tuesday reads like a Silicon Valley wish list. It calls for investing in computer science and engineering education, expansion of technologies like 5G mobile data and hooking up more public places such as airports and train stations with cheap, abundant WiFi. It would continue efforts to curb abusive patent lawsuits, which the tech industry says are stifling its ability to innovate. And it commits to defending the government's net neutrality rules, which were recently upheld by a federal appeals court and aim to ban Internet providers from unfairly manipulating Internet content.

The proposal from the presumptive Democratic nominee also promises to give recent college grads a three-year reprieve from their student loan payments, as long as they spend that time creating new startups and small businesses. And it includes an extra incentive that allows young entrepreneurs to wipe out up to $17,500 in student debt if they launch their businesses in "distressed communities.""
Hillary Clinton’s tech agenda is really a huge economic plan in disguise - The Washington Post

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