A recent press release reports, “Recognizing the global impact of technology on all aspects of society and daily life, ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has formed a new ACM Technology Policy Council to coordinate the agenda for its policy activities around the globe. With nearly 100,000 members across 190 countries, ACM is the world’s largest association for computing professionals. ACM’s worldwide reach, along with the technical expertise of its members, positions the organization to play an indispensable role in the global technology policy dialogue. The newly-launched council will serve as the central convening point for ACM’s interaction with government organizations, the computing community, and the public in matters of public policy related to information technology and computing.”

The release goes on, “ACM has been active in the policy arena for more than 25 years. Its US (USTPC) and European (EUTPC) Technology Policy Committees regularly provide nonpartisan technical expertise to policy leaders and government agencies on issues though briefings, testimony, comments, and reports. These committees will now work under the auspices of the new Technology Policy Council. ‘The mission of the ACM Technology Policy Council will be to strengthen and elevate ACM’s policy initiatives around the world,’ added ACM Technology Policy Council Chair Lorraine Kisselburgh. ‘Government officials and legislators in nations everywhere are grappling with questions regarding the governance of technology, and the complexity of these technologies demands critical expertise. What ACM brings to the table is a deep bench of technical expertise to better inform policy, both nationally and globally’.”

Read more at acm.org.

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