Technology Policy

ORF America is focused on examining the implications of emerging technologies on a variety of policy challenges. Ongoing efforts involve the evolution of cybersecurity norms and capacity in the developing world, as well as strengthening cooperation between the United States and its partners on emerging technologies such as 5G telecommunications and semiconductors.

Recent Publications

Commentary and Research on Technology
Policy Priorities for Sustaining U.S. Semiconductor Leadership
Policy Priorities for Sustaining U.S. Semiconductor Leadership
Whodunit in Cyberspace: The Rocky Road from Attribution to Accountability
Whodunit in Cyberspace: The Rocky Road from Attribution to Accountability
Cutting-Edge Technologies in Developing Economies: The Case of India’s Semiconductor Industry
Cutting-Edge Technologies in Developing Economies: The Case of India’s Semiconductor Industry
Tackling Software Supply Chain Security: A Toolbox for Policymakers
Tackling Software Supply Chain Security: A Toolbox for Policymakers
Cyber Stability in the Developing World
Cyber Stability in the Developing World
Defending Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Opportunities for Singapore-United States Cooperation
Defending Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Opportunities for Singapore-United States Cooperation
Security by Labeling: Protecting and empowering the digital consumer
Security by Labeling: Protecting and empowering the digital consumer
Mundane But Meaningful: Understanding The Consequential Ways Digital Technology Is changing Basic Wartime Tasks
Mundane But Meaningful: Understanding The Consequential Ways Digital Technology Is changing Basic Wartime Tasks
In Cybserspace, Actions—Not Words—Define Norms
In Cybserspace, Actions—Not Words—Define Norms
Materials That Matter
Materials That Matter
The EU and Responsible Active Cyber Defence
The EU and Responsible Active Cyber Defence
Digital democracies and virtual frontiers: How do we safeguard democracy in the 4IR?
Digital democracies and virtual frontiers: How do we safeguard democracy in the 4IR?
Squeezing the Cybersecurity Lemons – A Labeling Regime for IoT Products
Squeezing the Cybersecurity Lemons – A Labeling Regime for IoT Products
Squeezing the Cybersecurity Lemons – A Labeling Regime for IoT Products
Squeezing the Cybersecurity Lemons – A Labeling Regime for IoT Products
Secure ICT is impossible without trustworthy suppliers
Secure ICT is impossible without trustworthy suppliers
Closing the gap: Promises of digital progress
Closing the gap: Promises of digital progress
The road to an evenly distributed TechFuture should put the needs of the Global South front and centre
The road to an evenly distributed TechFuture should put the needs of the Global South front and centre
Can competition tools fix social media?
Can competition tools fix social media?
This Connection is Secure: A 5G Risk and Resilience Framework for the Quad
This Connection is Secure: A 5G Risk and Resilience Framework for the Quad
The Future of Cybersecurity Lies In Silicon
The Future of Cybersecurity Lies In Silicon
The Quad, the Media, and Big Tech Platforms
The Quad, the Media, and Big Tech Platforms
Securing Africa’s Cyber Ecosystem Through International Cooperation
Securing Africa’s Cyber Ecosystem Through International Cooperation
The Promise and Perils of AI Partnerships
The Promise and Perils of AI Partnerships
Understanding the UN Cyber Norms Processes as Conflict Management Tools
Understanding the UN Cyber Norms Processes as Conflict Management Tools
Preserving fundamental rights while moderating online content
Preserving fundamental rights while moderating online content
Indo-Pacific 5G survey: Connections and conflict
Indo-Pacific 5G survey: Connections and conflict
Defending Forward: U.S. Cyber Strategy and Its Implications for Cybersecurity in Asia
Defending Forward: U.S. Cyber Strategy and Its Implications for Cybersecurity in Asia
Smart Cities as Large Technological Systems: Collective Action Problems as Organizational Barriers to Urban Digital Transformation
Smart Cities as Large Technological Systems: Collective Action Problems as Organizational Barriers to Urban Digital Transformation
Moderating Online Content in the United States
Moderating Online Content in the United States
ORF America experts comment on U.N. cyber working group draft report
ORF America experts comment on U.N. cyber working group draft report

Recent Events

Featured
Raisina Roundtable @ Tokyo
Mar 6
Raisina Roundtable @ Tokyo
Advancing the U.S.-India Strategic Convergence on Technology
Feb 6
Advancing the U.S.-India Strategic Convergence on Technology
Chips for Breakfast: Addressing the Semiconductor Talent Shortage
Nov 8
Chips for Breakfast: Addressing the Semiconductor Talent Shortage
Global Cyber Policy Dialogue: Western Balkans
Sep 20
Global Cyber Policy Dialogue: Western Balkans
Chips for Breakfast: Vulnerabilities, Dependencies, and Choke Points in Semiconductor Supply Chains
Sep 14
Chips for Breakfast: Vulnerabilities, Dependencies, and Choke Points in Semiconductor Supply Chains
Global Cyber Policy Dialogue: Southeast Asia
Jul 3
Global Cyber Policy Dialogue: Southeast Asia
Chips for Breakfast II
Jun 13
Chips for Breakfast II
Technology Alliances and Emerging Technologies Workshop
Jun 6
Technology Alliances and Emerging Technologies Workshop
Supply Chains: Rethinking Structural Changes
Feb 24
Supply Chains: Rethinking Structural Changes
Chips for Breakfast
Dec 16
Chips for Breakfast
Global Cyber Policy Dialogue: Latin America and the Caribbean
Dec 13
Global Cyber Policy Dialogue: Latin America and the Caribbean
Cyber Postures and Dynamics: China, Russia, United States and Europe
Nov 2
Cyber Postures and Dynamics: China, Russia, United States and Europe
Global Cyber Policy Dialogue: Southern Africa
Oct 31
Global Cyber Policy Dialogue: Southern Africa
CyFy@DC 2022 | Shaping How the Chips Fall: The Race to Secure U.S. Semiconductor Leadership
Oct 27
CyFy@DC 2022 | Shaping How the Chips Fall: The Race to Secure U.S. Semiconductor Leadership

Moderated by ORF America’s Dr. Andreas Kuehn

ORF America at RSA Cybersecurity Conference
Jun 8
ORF America at RSA Cybersecurity Conference

A Panel at RSA Conference on ‘Put A Label on It! Protecting IoT by Empowering Consumers’

Global Cyber Policy Dialogues: Western Balkans
Jun 1
Global Cyber Policy Dialogues: Western Balkans
The Raisina Dialogue DC
Apr 26
The Raisina Dialogue DC
Global Cyber Policy Dialogues: Middle East and North Africa
Feb 23
Global Cyber Policy Dialogues: Middle East and North Africa
Global Cyber Policy Dialogues: Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan 13
Global Cyber Policy Dialogues: Latin America and the Caribbean
Bringing Practical Tools to the Global Community to Secure ICT Supply Chains
Dec 7
Bringing Practical Tools to the Global Community to Secure ICT Supply Chains

Event at IGF 2021 on “Bringing practical tools to the global community to secure ICT supply chains”

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