Tech Diplomacy Now: Leaders Demanding Technology Sustain Democratic Values
At the Summit for Democracy, leaders demand that technology sustain democratic values
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Top News of the Week
The Briefing
Latest News
Technology Strategy and Policy
Artificial Intelligence
Telecommunications Networks and Infrastructure
Critical Minerals
Synthetic Biology
Quantum
Advanced Aerospace Technology
Semiconductors and Microelectronics
Energy and Climate
Opinion and Commentary
The Last Word
Top News of the Week – Leaders Demanding Technology Sustain Democratic Values
At the Summit for Democracy, leaders demanded that technology sustain democratic values
This week, South Korea hosted the Third Summit for Democracy in Seoul. The event included more than 100 countries and the theme focused on how technology must be employed to strengthen, not undermine, democratic values.
Key Takeaways:
17 countries agreed to guidelines on preventing the misuse of commercial spyware that has been used to target political opposition and human rights advocates.
Taiwan’s Digital Minister, Audrey Tang, attended the Summit which elicited protests from the People’s Republic of China.
Minister Tang told the audience how Taiwan suffers continuous cyber and political interference attacks from the PRC.
More Background:
President Yoon emphasizes the use of new technologies to protect and expand democracy – Korea.net, March 18, 2024
Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware – White House, March 18, 2024
The Pall Mall Process: tackling the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities – United Kingdom, February 6, 2024
South Korea hosted summit warns of AI risks to democracy – Reuters, March 18, 2024
China protests Taiwan minister's role at Seoul summit backed by U.S. – Reuters, March 18, 2024
Blinken tells democracy summit that technology must sustain democratic values – AP, March 18, 2024
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Ministerial Conference of the Third Summit for Democracy – U.S. State Department, March 18, 2024
The Briefing
Embracing Tech Diplomacy in a New Era of Global Competition
Tech Diplomacy is not just a strategy, it's a necessity in this new era of global competition. Everyone plays a role. We need diplomats who are experts in technology, business leaders savvy in national security, innovators conscious of geopolitical stakes, and citizen leaders who understand their role in shaping technology's impact on our lives.
During SXSW's panel on Secure Surveillance, Michelle Giuda, CEO of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, emphasized the transformative role technology plays in promoting freedom.
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Latest News and Announcements
'Turn around immediately': Taiwan warns off Chinese coast guard boats again as tensions simmer – Reuters, March 16, 2024
A Tale of Two Chip Plants: Delayed in U.S., On Time in Japan – WSJ, March 14, 2024
China leads US in global competition for key emerging technology, study says - Reuters, March 1, 2024
Are China and the Philippines on a Collision Course? – U.S. Institute of Peace, March 14, 2024
North Korean missiles developed with foreign help, Nikkei finds – Nikkei Asia, March 10, 2024
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Technology Strategy and Policy
Samsung Poised to Win Over $6 Billion for Expanded US Investment – Bloomberg, March 15, 2024
U.S. and China Extend Landmark Bilateral Deal, Very Quietly – WSJ, March 14, 2024
China's lidar technology faces intensified scrutiny in U.S. – Nikkei Asia, March 12, 2024
Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations – Defense News, March 12, 2024
The Chinese government is using TikTok to meddle in elections, ODNI says – Politico, March 11, 2024
South Korean chipmakers halt old equipment sales over fears of US backlash – FT, March 11, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
How Google’s Alleged Thief Wooed Investors – The Wire China, March 17, 2024
China said to fall short of matching US advances in AI owing to ‘many challenges in theory and technologies’ – SCMP, March 15, 2024
World’s first major act to regulate AI passed by European lawmakers – CNBC, March 13, 2024
Future-Proofing Frontier AI Regulation – CNAS, March 13, 2024
AI startup Cerebras unveils the WSE-3, the largest chip yet for generative AI – ZDNet, March 13, 2024
China puts trust in AI to maintain largest high-speed rail network on Earth – SCMP, March 12, 2024
Telecommunications Networks and Infrastructure
China’s TikTok Bill Anger ‘Supremely Ironic,’ US Envoy Says – Bloomberg, March 14, 2024
TikTok Is Its Own Worst Enemy – NYTs, March 14, 2024
Ericsson denies exiting China despite losing ground to Huawei – SCMP, March 13, 2024
Could a TikTok Ban Actually Happen? – The Atlantic, March 12, 2024
Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras at Romanian Military Sites Raise Security Concerns – Radio Free Europe, March 7, 2024
Critical Minerals
Deep-sea mining talks to resume as interest swells from China to U.S. – Nikkei Asia, March 18, 2024
From the Deep Sea to D.C.—How China Fears Have Put Ocean-Floor Mining on Washington’s Radar – WSJ, March 15, 2024
Biden Jump-Starts Electric-Vehicle Push with Massive Lithium Loan – WSJ, March 14, 2024
U.S. Lawmakers Push for Deep-Sea Mining Funding in New Bill – WSJ, March 12, 2024
Synthetic Biology
Biotech trade association to split with China's WuXi AppTec – Reuters, March 14, 2024
WuXi became a critical partner to biopharma companies. They’re not ready if the US cracks down – Endpoint News, March 14, 2024
Genetic Surf and Turf: Marine Algae and the Future of Food Security – SynBioBeta, March 11, 2024
Biotech Matters: Automated Scientists Will Power Tomorrow’s Bioeconomy – CNAS, March 7, 2024
Quantum
This start-up wants to make quantum computing easier to use – Handelsblatt, March 18, 2024
Quantum leap: Inside the 'next generation' of computing – CNN, March 18, 2024
Is OpenAI Opening Up To Quantum? – Quantum Insider, March 16, 2024
IBM Shares Quantum Use Cases in Dazzling New Book – Forbes, March 15, 2024
Advanced Aerospace Technology
Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say – Reuters, March 16, 2024
Why Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network Without Elon Musk – NYTs, March 14, 2024
China plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into space, making Nasa’s dream come true – SCMP, March 14, 2024
How the World’s Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy – WSJ, March 13, 2024
China Leads the US, Russia in Hypersonics, Pentagon Analyst Says – Bloomberg, March 12, 2024
Semiconductors and Microelectronics
Printer Problems – The Wire China, March 17, 2024
China Urges EV Makers to Buy Local Chips as US Clash Deepens – Bloomberg, March 15, 2024
PRC Pursues Chip Design Software Dominance – China Brief, March 15, 2024
US 2025 defense budget to cut semiconductor spending – DigiTimes, March 13, 2024
Intel survived bid to halt millions in sales to China's Huawei, sources say – Reuters, March 12, 2024
China Readies $27 Billion Chip Fund to Counter Growing US Curbs – Bloomberg, March 8, 2024
Energy and Climate
Brazil launches China anti-dumping probes after imports soar – FT, March 17, 2024
China's Global EV Domination Is Just Beginning – Foreign Policy, March 13, 2024
US solar manufacturers in ‘dire situation’ as imports soar – FT, March 12, 2024
Xiaomi Set to Launch First Electric Vehicle on March 28 – WSJ, March 12, 2024
Nissan and Honda to cut China production as EV race heats up – Nikkei Asia, March 12, 2024
How China Came to Dominate the World in Solar Energy – NYTs, March 7, 2024
Opinion and Commentary
Making European Economic Security a Reality – Francois Godement, Institute Montaigne, March 15, 2024
Shipbuilding: the new battleground in the US-China trade war – Rana Foroohar, Financial Times, March 12, 2024
Don’t Fear AI in War, Fear Autonomous Weapons – Bloomberg, March 12, 2024
Tackling the TikTok Threat – The Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2024
“Beijing officials are using the X platform to criticize the U.S., while X is not available to the people of China.” - U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, referencing how Beijing has blocked X (Twitter) from Chinese users since 2009.
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