This video provides an overview of the private, public, and nonprofit sectors of society. The video highlights how these three sectors - private, public, and nonprofit - play distinct roles in the external economy, with each contributing...

NSF leads federal effort to boost advanced wireless research



The National Science Foundation announces it will invest more than $400 million over the next seven years to support fundamental wireless research and to develop...

Recorded Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at the Hoover Building in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Commerce and NIST hosted a moderated panel discussion about what role the government should play in standards development and use and how...

The video is a lecture presentation that explains the different types of economic systems that can exist in an economy. The video explains the two main mechanisms that allocate resources, the market mechanism and the planning mechanism,...

The Obama Administration released the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) on April 15, 2011 during a meeting with about 250 business, government, and other leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington,...

Companies are at varied stages with their sustainability programs. Visa’s CSO Douglas Sabo discusses how to ensure programs stay up to date with new requirements.

In this video, Dr Greg Martin looks at the organisations working in the global health space. Specifically, he talks about how to do a landscape analysis to identify an organisations that you might want to work for. This video is all...

In this video, Dr Greg Martin talk about career opportunities in Global Health, including what organisations you can work for and what skills sets you'll need. Finding a job in Global Health isn't always easy but hopefully this video...

What are the rationales for State support for technical innovation? Adopting the Neoclassical approach of "market failure", Nelson and Arrow suggested that private business firms will invest less in research & development than is...

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This event was hosted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

As part of its initiative to ensure that the Internet continues to spawn growth and innovation, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce held a symposium on "Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy" on July 27, 2010 in Washington DC. ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has a new agenda. How will it affect companies and markets?

As part of its initiative to ensure that the Internet continues to spawn growth and innovation, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce held a symposium on "Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy" on July 27, 2010 in Washington DC. ...

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's keynote at the Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop May 20, 2010. Kundra describes the gap between consumers access to IT and the government. He calls for cloud computing to narrow this gap while maintaining...

DHS Security Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute lays out how DHS is implementing its role in the Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Framework. Working groups will focus on incentives, collaboration and information exchange.

Medicare for All, which would extend health coverage to all Americans, has been a hot topic of debate in recent years. Researchers have looked into the many ways that a switch to Medicare for All might change our lives, and one of those...

As part of its initiative to ensure that the Internet continues to spawn growth and innovation, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce held a symposium on "Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy" on July 27, 2010 in Washington DC. ...

Mainstream economic theory has been increasingly questioned following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. The disconnect between reality and theory manifested itself most clearly when the Queen of the United Kingdom pointedly...

In this episode, we take a closer look at issues that affect women's health.

At a news briefing held on Feb. 21, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the launch of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, a public-private collaboration for accelerating the widespread...

Learn about the current cyber threat environment, what to expect on the horizon, and how federal agencies are helping to protect private industry.

Valerie Jarrett witnessed history as a senior advisor to the first black president and first family. She reflects on the latest big shift in politics as women claim their space in Congress, and looks ahead to 2020.

This forum on the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) was held at Stanford University on January 7, 2011. It featured presentations by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator...

Anne Neuberger, Director of the NSA's new Cybersecurity Directorate, discusses how geo-political events often drive surges in cyberattacks against the U.S. public and private sector. Are the nation's defenses up to the task of defending...