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The following activities and people highlight efforts at Stanford to understand technology and governance, and strengthen opportunities for technology to contribue positively to democratic societies.

Upcoming Events

Research

  • The China’s Global Sharp Power Project delivers data-driven analysis and actionable solutions that equip decisionmakers to strike more resilient, balanced, and vigilant relationships with the People’s Republic of China.
  • Cyber Policy Center
    Stanford University's research center for the interdisciplinary study of issues at the nexus of technology, governance and public policy focused on digital technologies impacting democracy, security, and geopolitics globally.
  • The mission of the Global Digital Policy Incubator at the Stanford Cyber Policy Center is to inspire policy and governance innovations that reinforce Democratic values, universal human rights, and the rule of law in the digital realm.

Engagement Opportunities

  • The Tech Ethics & Policy Fellows Program offers undergraduates a course and paid summer placement exploring the intersection of technology, ethics, and policy. Fellows also receive mentorship from leaders across tech, government, and civil society.

Courses

Meet the Stanford Community Advancing Technology & Governance

  • Forest Baskett Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering
  • Cryptography Professor and Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Associate Professor of Communication, by courtesy, of Sociology and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
  • Acad Research & Pgrm Officer, and Lecturer
  • Melvin and Joan Lane Professor of Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Director, Woods Institute for the Environment & Professor of Earth System Science, of Biology and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute and at the Precourt Institute
  • Freeman-Thornton Chair for the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Hearst Professor and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
  • Harry and Norman Chandler Professor of Communication and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
  • William Benjamin Scott & Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, at the Stanford Institute for HAI and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science
  • David and Susan Heckerman Professor and Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center)
  • Lucy Becker Professor of Medicine, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health