In recent decades, technology has reshaped every aspect of modern life, evolving more rapidly than law and policy. The Tech Institute’s mission is to close the gap between law, policy, and technology by training students, educating policymakers, and informing the public about the key challenges and opportunities that arise at the intersection of law and technology.
We train the next generation of lawyers and lawmakers with deep expertise in technology law and policy; we provide non-partisan insights to policymakers on issues relating to new and emerging technologies; we foster interdisciplinary approaches to solving technology law and policy problems; and we identify and create opportunities for technology to improve access to justice.
Our Institute provides a uniquely valuable forum in Washington, DC for policymakers, academics and technologists to discuss the most pressing issues and opportunities in technology law today.
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.
“AI and The Future of Facial Recognition: Regulation, Moratoriums and Cross-border Dialogues” was a hybrid event Thursday, May 5th at 5:00pm ET. In partnership with the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy, the AI Future Lab and DC Global Shapers Community moderated a policy dialogue during this event. Organizations represented include the Ryerson Leadership Lab (RLL), Surveillance Technology Oversight Projects ( S.T.O.P.), and the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP). The panel discussed the merits of facial recognition and the legal roles needed for its development and management. Invited speakers discussed facets of facial recognition as it pertains to law, privacy, and society.
This year's installment of the annual Iron Tech Lawyer Invitational was hosted on Friday, April 29th at 9:00am ET. This is an international competition for student-created tech solutions that help bridge the justice gap! Student teams from around the world showcase legal tech and data analysis tools they have developed to help improve access to justice.
This is our latest installment of the AI Governance Series, entitlted “Towards Human-Centric AI: The Japanese model”, co-hosted by the Yale Information Society Project, the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy and the Georgetown Global TechNet Working Group. Following the panels of “The Geopolitics of Chinese AI” and “The Geopolitics of European AI”, this panel will focused on the Japan’s initiatives in AI Governance, learning about the policies and guidelines as well as some projects on AI and robotics which Japan is advanced in this area from leading experts in Japan. The structure of the panel involved each panelist giving a brief presentation followed by QAs. It was moderated by Kyoko Yoshinaga, Non-Resident Senior Fellow of the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy. Our panel included Susumu Hirano, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Global Informatics, Chuo University; Hideaki Shiroyama, Director of Institute for Future Initiatives, Professor of Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo; and Toshie Takahashi, Professor, School of Culture, Media and Society/the Institute for AI and Robotics, Waseda University.
Tech Institue Announces the Winners to the 2021 Writing Competition
The Institute for Technology Law & Policy is pleased to announce the winners of the nation-wide Georgetown Law Technology Review Student Technology Writing Competition. The competition, conducted with generous support from BSA | The Software Alliance, challenged students to explore the emerging and sustained challenges to legal and political structures created by online platforms, digital services, and other emerging technologies.
The winners are:
1st Place: Matthew Leiwant, Georgetown University. Locked Out: How Algorithmic Tenant Screening Exacerbates the Eviction Crisis in the United States
2nd Place: Dana Holmstrand, Georgetown University. A Haunted (Smart) House: Smart Home Devices as Tools of Harassment and Abuse
3rd Place: Rachel Anderson, University of Virginia. Geo-Targeting Jurisdiction: Online Ads and the Economics of Specific Jurisdiction
Each winning paper is awarded a cash prize: $4,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place, and $1,000 for third place. In addition to cash prizes, each of the selected papers will be eligible to be published as student notes in the Georgetown Law Technology Review.
