Web Picks: Science Debate Needed, Tech Advisor Says

June 26, 2008 7:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama ought to have a debate focusing on science and technology policy, a former White House technology advisor says. Mike Nelson, who worked in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under Bill Clinton, tells Wired's Threat Level blog that the topics should include universal broadband Internet access. But he'd reframe a debate on science as a debate about America's future, Nelson said.

To help frame the debate on science, TechCrunch, which has been covering the just-finished Personal Democracy Forum in New York City, offers a poll to find out what technology policies its readers would give priority to. Among the choices, "mandate net neutrality," "promote renewable energy," and "appoint an engineer to the FCC." Netscape creator Mark Andreessen suggests "brain draining the world" by offering work visas to anyone with a college education.

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posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Categories: Government, Technology, Web Picks

Tags: Mark Andreessen, Mike Nelson, science debate, TechCrunch, White House Office of Science and Technology

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