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Zoe Baird’s statement to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. House of Representatives

Baird makes the following recommendations: 1) Re-establish a greater sense of urgency to share information and a clear expectation that the DNI will report on…

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We the Media Grassroots Journalism By the People For the People

Grassroots journalists are challenging the traditional news industry, transforming the one-way flow of information into a conversation. Aiming to go beyond the initial news boundaries,…

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David Lansky AHIC Nomination Letter to HHS

A letter of nomination for David Lansky for the consumer/privacy seat on the AHIC and a letter from Zoe Baird in support of that nomination,…

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Letter from Zoe Baird, titled Using Information and Communications Technology to Address Critical Public Needs

Topics include: heightened focus in a changed world, the shifting domestic environment, global opportunity and risk, strategy, operations, and transitions at Markle, Policy for a…

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Serving Citizens’ Needs

This report covers digital inequality; the data and methodology of the study; searching for tax forms online; and sources of confusion and frustration.

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Second-Level Digital Divide: Differences in People’s Online Skills

Covers inequalities in Internet use, refining the current approach to the digital divide, differences in people’s ability to find content online, and study methods and…

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Government Programs Involving Citizen Access to Internet Services

Covers provision of information, point-to-point delivery of forms, and transactions with government agencies. 

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Digital Opportunity Task Force Report Card

Covers new tools and partnerships for advancing the Genoa Plan of Action, DOT Force achievements, digital opportunities in Africa, and the DOT Force’s future agenda….

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The Growing Digital Divide:

Discusses recent research on the racial divide in regard to digital access and the development of a research agenda for computer use within and outside…

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Online Content for Low-Income and Underserved Americans:

A strategic audit of activities and opportunities from The Children’s Partnership. The audit is intended to describe groups of Americans underserved by Internet content, their…

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A letter of nomination for David Lansky for the consumer/privacy seat on the AHIC and a letter from multiple people in support of that nomination, both to HHS

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Letter from the White House to Zoe Baird

The White House responds to Zoë Baird’s letter in which she shared with President Bush the Markle Task Force’s insights and guidelines. The letter includes…