GeoTech Center

The U.S.’ economic competitiveness depends on a deep base of manufacturing and service capabilities that enable cutting-edge technologies to proliferate. In this piece, the author argues that “strategic government spending must be translated into positive economic spillovers for ‘middle-skill’ workers. What’s needed,” he writes “is a coordinated approach to funneling federal, state, and local resources to target sectors and jobs.”

On a radically transformed planet, different conceptual maps are necessary for understanding what today’s priorities must be. These maps, or mental models, inform the framing that policy and decision makers use to weigh their options. Limitations in our conceptual frames can drastically limit the scope of considered futures.

GeoTech Fellow Tarun Wadhwa writes on Foreign Policy magazine, warning on the need for an international regulatory response to the development and usage of new technologies in the world in the years to come. “We urgently need a global ethical consensus on how far technological advances can go,” he says.

This episode of the GeoTech Hour focuses on data usage and employing data trusts to maximize individual privacy and private sector benefits.

A live event marking the one-year anniversary of the GeoTech Center, with panelists discussing the “GeoTech Decade” ahead.

David Bray, Director of the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center, recently joined host Mark Sadovnick in conversation for the “Leaders Who Care” video series. Through their discussions, the pair highlighted the critical role of positive change agents in addressing global issues and the future of cybersecurity.

An episode of the GeoTech Hour where panelists look towards the future of artificial intelligence, discussing the GeoTech Decade ahead and beyond to 2045.

A special International Women’s Day edition in which Deputy Director and Senior Fellow Stephanie Wander discusses leadership in the GeoTech Decade with four incredible women that are leading our GeoTech Commission.

A discussion hosted by NDIA where panelists debate the evolving nature of “information warfare” and how advanced technologies are blurring the lines between military and civilian deception operations.

GeoTech Center and Commission Launch on 11 March 2020. Focused efforts on determining priorities for future investment and cooperation between public and private sector entities seeking to develop new technologies and data initiatives specifically for global benefit.

On-going, private deliberations of the GeoTech Commissioners. Focused efforts on how can either societies or markets characterize new technologies and data choices regarding measurable benefits to people, prosperity, and peace.

The Data Salon Series discusses data ethics among academics, policy makers, industry executives, and practitioners in the field.

The first roundtable of the series was held in Paris and brought together high-level delegations from the United States, China, and Europe for a wide-ranging discussion on emerging technologies.

The Atlantic Council’s endeavor to evaluate the implications of modern technologies for society and politics continued in Brussels, where the event was co-hosted by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS).

Unlike previous gatherings where a majority of participants represented government institutions, the roundtable in Germany brought together business- and private-sector representatives. Together with policy experts, they discussed the emergence of new technologies, the rise of China, and the implications of a global AI race.

Two roundtables in Beijing and a third one in Shanghai brought together leaders from government, civil society, academia, and think tanks to discuss China’s role as a global citizen, the country’s use and development of artificial intelligence, and the implications of modern technologies for international relations.

Two digital roundtables with India brought together high-level experts to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and geopolitics of emerging technologies in the South Asian country. While the first focused on AI and health, the second centered on Sino-Indian relations.

The final roundtable of the Smart Partnerships Series focused on the African continent and how AI as well as other emerging technologies can be harnessed there for good.