In recent decades, technology has reshaped every aspect of modern life, evolving more rapidly than law and policy. Located just steps from the U.S. Capitol, the Tech Institute’s mission is to close the gaps between law, policy, and technology and to advance justice, inclusion, and accountability at this critical intersection.
The Tech Institute is a hub for policymakers, academics, advocates, and technologists to study and discuss how to center humans and the social good, using technology as a tool. We train the next generation of lawyers and lawmakers with deep expertise in technology law and policy and provide non-partisan insights to policymakers on issues relating to new and emerging technologies. With the leading academic program for law and technology in the United States, we also foster interdisciplinary approaches to solving complex technology law and policy problems. The Tech Institute also identifies and creates opportunities for technology to improve access to justice.
In today’s legal landscape, the well-trained lawyer needs to understand the ways that technology and law increasingly intersect — and be comfortable with the digital tools that are shaping twenty-first century practice.
More than ever, lawyers and policymakers need a deep understanding of technology. Georgetown Law developed two new academic programs, a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Technology Law & Policy and a first-of-its kind, Master of Law and Technology (M.L.T.) for non-lawyers.
Georgetown Law students are not only familiar with contemporary policy debates; they also learn how to code, have written legislative proposals, and submitted briefs to the Federal Circuit, FCC, and FTC.
Alan Davidson, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, will discuss the need for federal action at the intersection of privacy, equity, and civil rights at an in-person event Wednesday, January 18 co-hosted by the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy and Center on Privacy & Technology.
The ways in which companies collect, share, and use data can exacerbate existing structural inequities, and these practices often inflict outsized harm on marginalized communities and vulnerable populations. There is potential for federal action that could mitigate the risks created by commercial data practices.
Davidson will provide remarks on an NTIA inquiry into this area at 10 am January 18, followed by a panel discussion.
Speakers:
Justice Ricardo Cueva, Superior Court of Justice, Brazil
Laura Schertel Mendes, Senior Visiting Researcher at the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Moderator: Artur Pericles, Wikimedia Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project
The Judicial Innovation Fellowship (JIF) is a year-long fellowship for technologists, designers, and user testers to transform justice across state, local, territorial, and tribal courts. Partnering with courts to build critical data infrastructure, simplify processes, and improve usability of court services, this competitive fellowship is a unique opportunity to innovate a core democratic institution. More than just a job with a competitive salary and benefits, this fellowship is the flagship opportunity to change the way people access their rights and are served by courts.
This information session is for technologists and designers interested in becoming a Judicial Innovation Fellow. The session will provide information about the fellowship program, what types of projects fellows may work on, and how people can apply to become a fellow. There will be time for questions and answers after the presentation.
This installment of our AI Governance Series, a conversation on the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, featured remarks by White House Advisor Prof. Suresh Venkatasubramanian, followed by an expert panel. The event was co-hosted by the Wikimedia-Yale Initiative on Intermediaries and Information (WIII) at the Information Society Project, Yale Law School ("Yale ISP"); the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy; and the Georgetown Global TechNet Working Group. The panel was moderated by Mehtab Khan, Resident Fellow at Yale ISP, with panelists Anupam Chander, the Scott K. Ginsburg Prof. of Law and Technology at Georgetown Law; Nikolas Guggenberger, Assistant Prof. of Law at the University of Houston Law Center; and Artur Pericles, Wikimedia Fellow at Yale ISP.
This installment of our AI Governance Series "Management of Ethical AI: The State of the Art" was co-hosted by the Wikimedia–Yale Initiative on Intermediares and Information (WIII) at the Information Society Project, Yale Law School, the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy and the Georgetown Global TechNet Working Group. Moderated by Dennis D. Hirsch, Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, this event focuses on Data Ethics in AI. Joining him were a panel of experts: John Basl, Associate Director, Northeastern Ethics Institute; Ilana Golbin, Director of Emerging Technology & AI, Global Responsible AI Leader, PwC; Irina Raicu, Director of the Internet Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics; and Michael Akinwumi, Chief Tech Equity Officer at NFHA.
Georgetown Law Welcomes Natalie Roisman as New Executive Director of its Institute for Technology Law & Policy
Leading technology attorney Natalie Roisman joins the Institute for Technology Law & Policy at Georgetown Law this week as its new Executive Director. Roisman, a veteran practitioner and former president of the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA), will bring extensive experience on technology related issues and a demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion to lead the Tech Institute in its work of conducting research, convening and educating policymakers, and training the next generation of leaders in tech law and policy.
