Achieving sustainability in a 5G world (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/achieving-sustainability-in-a-5g-world/

Four scenarios for a Trump presidency (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2016/11/14/four-scenarios-for-a-trump-presidency/

Stunned again by megachange (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2016/11/09/stunned-again-by-megachange/

The internet as a human right (Catherine Howell, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2016/11/07/the-internet-as-a-human-right/

How should the next president counter violent extremism? (Robert L. McKenzie, Darrell M. West, Indira Lakshmanan, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/how-should-the-next-president-counter-violent-extremism/

Global economy loses billions from internet shutdowns (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

This past June, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a non-binding resolution condemning the intentional shutdown or disruption of domestic internet access. Despite the support of many member states, governments such as India, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iraq, Brazil, the Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Syria, Turkey, and Algeria have shut down internet or mobile service, sometimes for an extended period.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2016/10/06/global-economy-loses-billions-from-internet-shutdowns/

Five megachanges that could transform the world (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

Large-scale change is transforming the world. Many of the beliefs and institutions that used to anchor international and domestic affairs have grown weak. Political and economic tidal waves have crashed in many parts of the world. We live in a technological era where new developments take place on a seemingly regular basis.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2016/10/05/five-megachanges-that-could-transform-the-world/

Investment in lithium-ion batteries may crowd out future innovation (Darrell M. West, Jack Karsten, Brookings)

When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 7 on August 3, it could have hardly anticipated the media firestorm it would find itself in a month later. By September 2, Samsung had issued a recall of all 2.5 million units sold due to over 100 Note 7 batteries bursting into flames. However, the implications of Samsung’s recall reach further than the estimated $1.35 billion it will cost the company. The recall highlights the technical limitations associated with lithium-ion technology’s accelerating saturation of the battery market.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2016/10/04/investment-in-lithium-ion-batteries-may-crowd-out-future-innovation/

Securing the future of driverless cars (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

The list of new technologies grows every day. Robots, augmented reality, machine-to-machine communications, and autonomous vehicles help people with a range of different tasks. These developments are broad-based in scope and have the ability to transform existing businesses and personal interactions. But people need to pay attention to the social and economic ramifications of emerging technologies. New devices carry a number of benefits but also disrupt existing patterns in significant ways.

https://www.brookings.edu/research/securing-the-future-of-driverless-cars/

Moving forward: Self-driving vehicles in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, and the United States (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/moving-forward-self-driving-vehicles-in-china-europe-japan-korea-and-the-united-states/

Teaching the public about machine learning (Jack Karsten, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2016/08/25/teaching-the-public-about-machine-learning/

Mexico illustrates global drive toward advancing financial inclusion (Robin Lewis, John Villasenor, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/2016/08/11/mexico-illustrates-global-drive-toward-advancing-financial-inclusion/

The 2016 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report (John Villasenor, Darrell M. West, Robin Lewis, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-2016-brookings-financial-and-digital-inclusion-project-report/

Lethal robot marks a shift in policing tactics (Jack Karsten, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/2016/08/02/lethal-robot-marks-a-shift-in-policing-tactics/

Rural and urban America divided by broadband access (Jack Karsten, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

The battle for broadband is far from over with a recent court ruling upholding net neutrality. Most importantly, the decision maintains that the internet is a public utility, as critical as phone service and power. This preserves the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) authority to heavily regulate Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and internet infrastructure to ensure everyone can enjoy equal access to this public utility.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2016/07/15-rural-and-urban-america-broadband-access

How 5G technology enables the health internet of things (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

By the end of the decade, the fifth-generation (5G) network is expected to support 50 billion connected devices with speeds of more than 100 megabits per second. 5G’s connectivity, computing power, and virtual system architecture will soon expand the mobile internet of things (IoT). The connection of billions of digital devices through IoT will pave the way for innovation across industries and markets; in particular, connected medicine has the potential to transform health care through imaging, diagnostics, and treatment improvements, among other groundbreaking new possibilities.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/07/14-5g-technology-health-internet-of-things-west

2011: A technology inflection point, five years later (Jack Karsten, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2016/06/29-tech-inflection-point-five-years-later

With live-streaming video, lawmakers become citizen journalists (Jack Karsten, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2016/06/27-live-streaming-video-congress

Science policy positions reveal candidates’ views of America (Jack Karsten, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2016/06/20-presidential-candidates-science-policy

Three questions with Jesse Lovejoy, director of STEM education for the San Francisco 49ers (Jack Karsten, Darrell M. West, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2016/06/13-three-questions-jesse-lovejoy-49ers