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Brazil is entering a defining moment for its digital future as its government advances the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan (PBIA) 2024–2028—a comprehensive roadmap to harness AI for economic growth, improved public services, and global competitiveness. In a new blog, ITI Director for the Americas Husani D. and ITI Vice President of Policy Courtney Lang outline what’s at stake as Brazil shapes its AI Bill (PL 2338/2023).  Read their four key recommendations to ensure Brazil’s AI legislation builds trust, protects individual rights, and enables responsible innovation: https://lnkd.in/euxi-exg

With the government reopened after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, agencies are restarting critical work as the Administration’s Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) continues to advance.     In her new blog, ITI Senior Vice President of Policy, Public Sector, and Counsel Megan Petersen outlines what agencies and industry should expect in the coming weeks—from RFO’s rulemaking process to the General Services Administration's (GSA) OneGov initiatives and emerging opportunities for public-private collaboration.    Read Megan’s full analysis and what it means for federal acquisition: https://lnkd.in/eVqidXVr

ITI led a multi-association letter of support for Sean Plankey's nomination to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (#CISA), highlighting the importance of strong leadership and public-private collaboration in U.S. cybersecurity.    Read more from Dana Nickel in POLITICO’s Morning Cyber: https://lnkd.in/ezpTp9kn 

The launch of the The White House’s Genesis Mission marks an important step in advancing AI-powered science and innovation. The initiative seeks to strengthen American innovation leadership on the world stage and accelerate U.S. scientific and technological breakthroughs. Read more from ITI Executive Vice President of Public Sector Policy Gordon Bitko. 🔽 #AI #TechPolicy #Science Michael Kratsios U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

ITI led a multi-association letter with Alliance for Digital Innovation (ADI), The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement, and the Cybersecurity Coalition in support for Sean Plankey's nomination to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).     US Congress has not enacted a long-term solution to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, all while CISA continues to operate without a Senate-confirmed Director. Plankey’s robust operational experience across government, the military, and the private sector proves him to be a capable leader at CISA to ensure aligned strategy, clear operational direction, and national-level stability.     Our letter highlights the critical role public-private collaboration plays in strengthening America’s cyber resilience — and why this nomination comes at a pivotal moment.     https://lnkd.in/ezCgfZBZ #CISA15 #CISA

The European Commission’s Data Union Strategy is an important acknowledgment that regulatory complexity is limiting access to and use of data — especially for AI development. This recognition is a necessary first step, but more will be required to build a framework that truly supports the EU’s technological ambitions.  The EU’s simplification agenda is an opportunity to fix this complexity, especially around the EU Data Act. Unclear definitions, burdensome requirements, and lack of guidance and standards risk slowing innovation at a moment when the EU seeks to accelerate.  ITI Director of Policy Marco Leto Barone lays out what’s needed for data policy in the #EU ⬇️ 

🗓️ Tuesday, December 2   ⏰ 11AM – 12PM ET  🔗 https://lnkd.in/epYADzaz    Join ITI and leading tech experts for an in-depth virtual conversation unpacking the ins and outs of agentic AI, including what considerations policymakers should think through to fully reap its benefits and manage risks.    You’ll have the chance to hear from Gerald Kafer, Technical Fellow, Siemens Digital Industries; Gabriel Nicholas, Product Policy Manager, Anthropic; Tiffany Saade, AI Threat Intelligence and Product Manager, AI Defense, Cisco Systems; and our moderator, ITI Vice President of Policy, Courtney Lang.    The discussion follows the release of ITI’s Understanding Agentic AI—a go-to explainer for policymakers that offers concrete, future-proof recommendations to support robust, responsible development and adoption of agentic AI systems.     You can register here: https://lnkd.in/eNWz9AZz  #AI #AgenticAI #Tech

Europe’s ambition to become an AI continent is taking shape—and while investment in sovereign AI is growing across EU countries, one question stands out:     How can Europe stay open to global innovation while building truly sovereign AI infrastructure?      Join ITI Director of Policy Marco Leto Barone at the Dell Technologies Forum Brussels for a dedicated policy panel: “Unlocking Europe’s AI Continent: Global Integration for Local Sovereignty.”      Bringing together EU policymakers, industry leaders, and innovators, the discussion will examine how Europe can align its AI Continent Action Plan and Digital Decade goals with real-world infrastructure, data, skills, and partnerships.      Speakers include Michael McNamara MEP, Co-Chair of AI Act Working Group, Parliament; Vivek Mohindra, Special Advisor to Vice Chair & COO, Dell Technologies; Koen Segers, Managing Director, Dell Technologies Belgium & Luxembourg; Bea Longworth, Head of EMEA Government Affairs, NVIDIA; and Philippe Sachs, Chief Business Officer & President of EMEA, Nscale.   Register here: https://lnkd.in/eGZFGrKV

Earlier this week, I had the honor of representing Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) at a high-level meeting with Commissioners Dan Jørgensen and Henna Virkkunen on the intersection of AI and energy. The conversation made clear that stakeholders share a common priority: accelerating both AI infrastructure development and the modernization of Europe’s energy system, with a long-term and ambitious vision. Some key points from our side: • AI is a fundamental enabler of Europe’s goals, driving efficiency and innovation across the energy sector and far beyond. Unlocking its full potential requires clear, future-proof policy choices. • Europe’s electricity grid needs bold modernization, from AI-driven grid management to smart transformers and anticipatory investments that enhance flexibility, resilience, and clean-energy integration. • Digital infrastructure deployment must accelerate, supported by streamlined, harmonized, and digitalized permitting processes, as well as stronger partnerships across the ecosystem. • Data centers and infrastructure providers are essential to advancing resource efficiency, through innovations in cooling, waste-heat recovery, and energy- and water-efficient design. It’s encouraging to see the Commission working hand-in-hand with industry to advance a #digital, #competitive, and #sustainable future for the EU.

When we think about AI, we often focus on chatbots that generate text, tools that create images, or companies that develop large language models, like GPT or Claude. But sitting alongside these tools and models is an ecosystem of upstream and downstream infrastructure and technologies—known as the AI technology stack—that makes AI development and deployment possible.    Understanding the comprehensive technology stack is essential for effective AI policy. At ITI, we represent companies across all five layers of the AI stack:    1️⃣Infrastructure — The backbone supporting AI operations: The base layer of the AI technology stack is comprised of the hardware, physical, and digital infrastructure required to run AI systems, including chips, data centers, foundation models, and more.    2️⃣Data – The fuel driving AI insights: The quality, representativeness, and  reliability of AI systems largely relies on the data they are trained on and have access to while  operating.     3️⃣Model Development and Operations – Where algorithms are created and refined: This layer of the AI technology stack includes tooling that enables model training and  optimization, as well as AI models.    4️⃣Applications – User-facing tools bringing AI to life: The application layer is the layer where AI systems are integrated into the tools we use at home, at work, and across industries, and where end-users interact with their outputs.    5️⃣Cross-layer Governance – Ensuring responsible development and deployment: Governance is a cross-cutting function that permeates every layer of the AI technology stack from infrastructure to applications. Governance includes tools and frameworks that help measure and manage risks like auditability, provenance, and compliance.    Learn more in ITI's explainer: https://lnkd.in/e99hbye8 #AI #TechPolicy #Infrastructure