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The Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP) serves as the bridge between technologists, policymakers, industry, and global stakeholders.

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The Wilson Center's Technology Labs

The Wilson Center's Technology Labs provide the knowledge foundation for core science and technology policy topics through a six-week seminar themes series.

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Serious Games Initiative

The Serious Games Initiative communicates science and policy complexities through the world’s most dynamic medium: gaming.

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Digital Assets Forum

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Across Karman

Across Karman

As our dependency on space technology grows, it’s clearer than ever: space matters. The Wilson Center’s Across Karman project takes you across the Karman Line for an in-depth look at how space systems impact our daily lives.

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AI & the Global South

Although machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) has been a thriving academic field for decades, the world is undeniably in a moment of high and broad levels of adoption of AI. In this blog series, we focus on amplifying voices from the Global South and the trends in the development and application of artificial intelligence.

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RECENT INSIGHTS & ANALYSIS

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Event
AI Governance Colombia
On Monday, November 18, 2024 at 9:30 – 12:00 ET
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Event
Science and Technology
The 2024 Canada-US Legal Symposium | Artificial Intelligence Regulation, Governance, and Liability
On Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 9:30 – 2:00 ET
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Podcast
Digital Assets
Blockchain and Bad Actors
21:07October 18, 2024
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Article
Science and Technology
Innovating How We Innovate: The Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government Relations
By Bolu Adesanmi on October 15, 2024
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Event
History
Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative
On Monday, September 30, 2024 at 4:00 – 5:30 ET
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Science and Technology
AI in Bahrain: Integrating AI Into Economic Visions, National Security and a Growing Workforce
By Faria Nasruddin on September 20, 2024
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Blog post
Artificial Intelligence
Regulating Artificial Intelligence in Africa: Strategies and Insights from Kenya, Ghana, and the African Union
By Fredrick Ogenga on September 18, 2024
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Blog post
Biodiversity
Using Artificial Intelligence to Combat Wildlife Crime
By John Matuszewski on September 12, 2024
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Article
Science and Technology
Non-Custodial Wallets: Redefining Ownership and Control in the Digital Age
By Jared Ronis on September 10, 2024
AI Mexico Seminar 2024
Blog post
Artificial Intelligence
Mexico’s Bet on Artificial Intelligence
By Claudia del Pozo on September 6, 2024
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Science and Technology
Conversation With Audrey Tang
On Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 1:30 – 2:30 ET
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Artificial Intelligence
The Rise of AI in the Global South and the Need for Inclusion
By Kellee Wicker on September 3, 2024

Program Staff

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Kellee Wicker

Kellee Wicker

Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program
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Elizabeth M H Newbury

Director of the Serious Games Initiative; Senior Program Associate, Science and Technology Innovation Program
Alison Parker

Alison Parker

Senior Program Associate
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Sophie Goguichvili

Program Associate
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Kara Struckman

Program Associate
Sonja R. O'Brien

Sonja R. O’Brien

Program Coordinator, Serious Games Initiative
Logan Shomo

Logan Shomo

Program Coordinator

Fellows

Natalia Antelava

Fellow;
Editor-in-Chief, Coda Media and former BBC correspondent
Melinda Baldwin

Melinda Baldwin

Fellow;
Associate Professor, University of Maryland College Park
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Maggie Feldman-Piltch

Global Fellow;
Founding Partner at Unicorn Strategies; Guest Lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School
Worku Gachou

Worku Gachou

Global Fellow;
Head of North America Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Visa, Inc.; Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
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Robin Shepherd

Global Fellow;
Advisor, Strider Technologies
Joanna Spear

Joanna Spear

Former Fellow;
Research Professor, George Washington University
Falan Yinug

Falan Yinug

Global Fellow;
Director of Economic Strategy, Qualcomm

More from the Science and Technology Innovation Program

  • The Wilson Center’s 5G Beyond Borders project explores how the U.S., Canada, and Mexico can work together to maximize the benefits of 5G and related technology through informed policy solutions.  The project offers an overview of the landscape of 5G technology around the globe, while also focusing on the impact of 5G on North American business, and smart manufacturing. Cross-border collaboration between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico is essential to a secure transition. 5G Beyond Borders explores not only 5G security, but how North American cooperation can reduce risks, maximize economic gains, and ensure an efficient 5G rollout.

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  • Technological tools are today a vital component of modern statecraft.  Nations hack into each other’s computer networks to collect intelligence, prepare the battlefield, and carry out sabotage.  They also invest heavily in technologies that promise to fundamentally change the way we communicate and that will automate major functions currently conducted by humans.  Drawing upon existing regional programming, our Serious Games Initiative, a diverse network of Fellows and strong alliances with the private sector, this effort evaluates the risk of miscalculation in the digital age, identify possible solutions and investigate policy options for addressing future challenges.

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  • According to CitizenScience.gov, "In citizen science, the public participates voluntarily in the scientific process, addressing real-world problems in ways that may include formulating research questions, conducting scientific experiments, collecting and analyzing data, interpreting results, making new discoveries, developing technologies and applications, and solving complex problems."

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  • The Wilson Center’s Digital Assets Forum has a mission to present reliable unbiased information concerning the evolution in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.  We provide a realistic assessment of the future and opportunity of increasing focus on metaverse-related technology. 

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  • Global health is more than healthcare: it combines politics, human behavior, and economics within the boundaries of scientific theory and practice to illustrate the impact of health and well-being on a successful global strategy.

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