With Obama now officially President, the White House site has been redone to reflect the new administration’s priorities. Of special interest to those of us in MCDM is the Technology Agenda page. While it’s filled with important information, two things that jumped out right away for me were:

1. Protect the Openness of the Internet: Support the principle of network neutrality to preserve the benefits of open competition on the Internet.
2. Deploy Next-Generation Broadband: Work towards true broadband in every community in America through a combination of reform of the Universal Service Fund, better use of the nation’s wireless spectrum, promotion of next-generation facilities, technologies and applications, and new tax and loan incentives. America should lead the world in broadband penetration and Internet access.

These two combined can help ensure that Internet continues to be an incubator of innovation and the jobs innovation creates. Good policies for media professionals.

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