Digital Economy Board of Advisors
The Department of Commerce’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors will provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, on a broad range of policy issues impacting the digital economy. The Board will consist of leaders in industry and civil society who are prominent experts in their fields and recognized for their professional achievements. Members will be appointed as “Special Government Employees.” The Board will serve as a centralized forum for gathering consensus input from a wide range of stakeholders and experts.
The Board’s mission is to provide advice in furtherance of increasing domestic prosperity, improving education, and facilitating participation in political and cultural life through the application and expansion of digital technologies. The Board’s advice will focus on ensuring that the Internet continues to thrive as an engine of growth, innovation, and free expression. In carrying out its duties, the Board’s activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Gathering information and providing an analysis of challenges related to the global free flow of information on the Internet, including policies that could restrict cross-border information flows;
- Providing advice on other policy matters that impact the digital economy, such as expanding broadband capacity, enhancing cybersecurity, protecting privacy, and examining the role of intermediaries;
- Promoting the development of new digital technologies; and
- Analyzing the impact of the Internet on job growth and the economy as a whole.
The Department of Commerce established the Board in 2015 and appointed members in early 2016.
Contact: Evelyn Remaley, Designated Federal Official, 202-482-3821,
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Archived: 09/30/2016 DEBA Meeting
The Digital Economy Board of Advisors is holding a public meeting on September 30, 2016, at Mozilla, 331 E. Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94041. The meeting will be held in two sessions, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (PDT).
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Notice of 09/30/2016 Digital Economy Board of Advisors Meeting
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Archived: Notice of 09/30/2016 Digital Economy Board of Advisors Open Meeting
This notice announces an open meeting of the Digital Economy Board of Advisors. The Board advises and provides recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce, through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on a broad range of issues concerning the digital economy and Internet policy.
The meeting will be held in two sessions on September 30, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), and from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. PDT.