You can look up the Brookings Institute or Pew Research and find many free weekly newsletters. This is one. I try to pay some attention to lists of new and coming technical inventions. Time magazine
had an issue in 2010 of important ideas and that issue has been in my head frequently since then. One of the things it did for me was remind me that many people have lived and died and many are living now who cannot read or write, who don't have electricity or tv.
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Subject: 10 Innovations Changing the World, a Brief History of US Encryption Policy, and More
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olderkirby@gmail.com | The latest research and analysis from the Brookings Center for Technology Innovation. | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Hillary Schaub Each spring, the MIT Technology Review releases its list of the 10 most important technological innovations of the year. Previous lists have included agricultural drones, ultra-private smartphones, and brain mapping. The 2016 list is just as exciting. | | | Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West The FBI's recent attempt to force Apple to unlock the iPhone of Syed Farook has made encryption a topic of dinner table discussion. Jack Karsten and Darrel West take a look at the history of U.S. encryption policies. | | | | Hollie Russon Gilman Participatory budgeting, a method that empowers community members to allocate public dollars, is on the rise in the U.S. This post looks at the ways that digital tools can help cities better engage their residents in the process.
| | | ABOUT THE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION | | Founded in 2010, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings is at the forefront of shaping public debate and developing data-driven scholarship on technology innovation. Our focus is to build an enhanced understanding of technology's legal, economic, social and governance ramifications. The Center will distribute this monthly email newsletter of events, research and commentary. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
