Factchecks

150 Leaders in Tech Agree: Donald

Trump is Bad for Tech and Innovation
In case you missed it, more than 150 leaders and creators in the tech and
innovation spacesigned an open letter saying that a Trump presidency would
be a disaster for their industry saying:

New York Times: Silicon Valley Writes a Protest Letter Against

Trump

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We believe in an inclusive country that fosters opportunity, creativity and a

level playing field. Donald Trump does not. He campaigns on anger, bigotry,
fear of new ideas and new people, and a fundamental belief that America is
weak and in decline. We have listened to Donald Trump over the past year and
we have concluded: Trump would be a disaster for innovation. His vision
stands against the open exchange of ideas, free movement of people, and
productive engagement with the outside world that is critical to our
economyand that provide the foundation for innovation and growth.

Vanity Fair: Top Tech Leaders Condemn Trump in Scathing Open

Letter

eWeek: Trump Would be a 'Disaster for Innovation,' Tech Leaders Say

All in all, a Trump presidency would be terrible for tech and innovation someone should tell Peter Thiel. But unlike Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has
a strong plan to boost tech and innovation in America. And - that plan has
received accolades across the board:
Fred Wilson: The Candidates Tech Agenda Hillary Clinton laid out her tech
agenda yesterday. You can see it here. I like much of it, particularly the
emphasis on getting our kids the skills they need to be competitive in the 21st
century. I am so with her on that. I googled Donald Trump tech agenda and
found nothing substantive. I would encourage the Trump campaign to do
something similar so the tech sector can see what these two candidates think
the nations tech agenda should be for the next eight years.
Aaron Levie: Election 2016: Avoiding Americas Disruption Which brings us
back to Hillarys initiative on Technology & Innovation and the 2016 election.
Hillarys comprehensive technology plan includes many smart and informed
policy proposals, program ideas and reforms that charge us into the future.
Just to name a few: making STEM education available to every student in
every school; increasing the availability of modern technology and high-speed
internet throughout the country; overhauling immigration to bring the worlds
best talent to America; modernizing regulations to accelerate rather than
curtail ground-breaking innovation; and improving government IT so it can
run more nimbly and efficiently.

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Sen. Mark Warner, co-founder of Senate Cybersecurity

Caucus: Instead of ridiculous talk about boycotting American tech
companies or shutting down the internet, Secretary Clinton has put forth a

Rep. Jim Langevin, the co-founder and co-chairman of the

Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus: I continue to examine the details
of the Secretarys plan, but I must say that I am very pleased to see an
emphasis on cybersecurity, an issue that is close to my heart and one that I
have been focused on for nearly a decade. I believe cybersecurity is one of the
greatest economic and national security challenges we face, and I appreciate
the Secretarys understanding that tackling this challenge requires a strong
public-private partnership.

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forward-looking agenda that balances ambitious moonshots with initiatives

that are doable right now.
CTA: Hillary Clinton Puts Technology and Innovation Agenda Front and
Center "Technology and innovation are major drivers of the U.S. economy and
provide hope for the future by creating jobs, leading our nation's
competitiveness and providing solutions to global challenges. Given the
critical importance of our sector, it's encouraging that Secretary Clinton is
taking the initiative as the first major presidential candidate in this election
cycle to put technology and innovation issues front-and-center in the national
policy debate. I am especially pleased that Sec. Clinton, who started her career
as a patent and IP lawyer, forcefully comes out against patent trolls and
opposes SOPA-PIPA.
TechNet: Statement on Hillary Clintons Technology and Innovation Agenda
Hillary Clinton is the first of the presidential candidates to lay out a
technology and innovation agenda. In doing so, Hillary proves that she gets it
that our nations ability to grow our economy and drive job creation is
dependent on our ability to stay ahead of the curve in innovation. Its worth
singling out Secretary Clintons proposals on making investments in computer
science and STEM education, the need to safeguard the free flow of
information across borders, the critical importance of cybersecurity at home
and abroad, as well as the need to reallocate and repurpose radio spectrum for
broadband and WiFi. These are key components in the effort to build a true
innovation economy.

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Wired: Clinton Tackles Techs Biggest Issues in New Policy

Agenda Hillary Clinton is releasing her technology and innovation agenda
today, which includes plans to expand broadband access to all American
homes, forgive some student loans for people starting new companies or
joining a startup, invest in computer science education in schools, and create a
national commission on digital security...Though many pieces of the agenda
are policy prescriptions Clinton has announced in the past, including a plan to
bring broadband access to every American home by 2020, the tech platform
includes newer proposals as well

Slate: Hillary Clintons Technology Policy Is Surprisingly Solid In an

era when most politicians dont even pretend to understand much about
technology and innovation, its at least a little refreshing to see a campaign
actually treat these critical issues with respect. The one in question is Hillary
Clintons, and its just-released Initiative on Technology & Innovation has a
lot to recommend.

The New York Times: Clintons Tech Policy Targets Young

Entrepreneurs Hillary Clintons technology policy initiative, released on
Tuesday, is a list makers dream, a parade of specific proposals covering a
spectrum of issues. But its overriding theme is that technology should be an
engine of equality rather than elitism. The goal, the summary
document declares, is to create the jobs of the future on Main Street. Mrs.
Clintons agenda includes having the federal government step in to help fill a
finance gap, as banks have cut their loans to small businesses and venture
capital funding is concentrated in a few regions, led by Silicon Valley
GeekWire: Hillary Clinton, tech candidate? New agenda pledges to
defer student loans for entrepreneurs, invest in STEM
education Tech issues such as the high-profile Apple encryption battle may
be in the media spotlight, but theyve taken a backseat to other concerns
during this tumultuous election season. The Hillary Clinton camp may change
that, thanks to a new tech policy plan released Tuesday. Clinton pledges to
promote entrepreneurship, diversify the tech workforce, and double down on
STEM and computer science education in public schools. She is the first
candidate to outline any sort of tech agenda this election season, which may
help her gain traction with the influential tech community.
Fusion: Hillary Clintons vision for the future of technology in
America Hillary Clinton has released her vision for the future of technology in
America. The Democratic nominee wants to improve science and tech
education in under-resourced schools, to delay student loan payback for
graduates who launch tech start-ups, to get high-speed internet to the whole
country, to set up free Wi-Fi at airports and train stations, along with a variety
of other policies aimed at ensuring US competitiveness in a global,
technology-focused economic marketplace.

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The Denver Post: Hillary Clinton visits Denver, touts plan to help
entrepreneurs with student loans Hillary Clinton highlighted a
technology-innovation hub in Denver on Tuesdayas the model for her plan to
enable a new generation of entrepreneurs with programs that ease the
burdens of student loan debt. The Democratic presidential candidate visited
Galvanize to announce an initiative that allows people who want to start
businesses to defer their federal student loans, interest free, for three years at
the startup phase. The entrepreneurs who operate in distressed economic
areas or launch businesses with social benefits would be eligible for up to
$17,500 in loan forgiveness after five years.

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TechRepublic: Dan Patterson: What Hillary Clinton's technology

policy agenda means for business Presumptive Democratic presidential
nominee Hillary Clinton released her technology policy agenda this week. Her
plan stakes out policy positions on a diverse set of issues, including an
ambitious proposal to bring high-speed internet to 100 percent of the
American public, investment in science and technology companies, strong
support of net neutrality, and student loan debt forgiveness for technology
workers...The Clinton tech agenda contains over a dozen policy bullets, under
five key topics: Use technology to bring "good paying" jobs to Main Street.
Bring high-speed internet to every American. Make sure America remains a
technology leader by exporting products and encouraging the "free flow" of
data. Establish and maintain rules that support business innovation and foster
competition. Use technology to make the government "smarter, more efficient,
and more responsive.
EdSurge: Hillary Clinton Releases Tech Agenda Highlighting Student
Loan Debt and STEM Hillary Clinton may not be in office, but she has
enough plans on her website for four full years. At a June 27 rally in Denver,
Hillary Clinton outlined her Tech and Innovation Agenda that included a
number of edtech items. Her boldest claim: That her administration would
close the digital divide by 2020 with 100 percent of American families having
the option of quality broadband. She also set student loan debt and STEM
education in her sights especially, releasing policy briefs on student loan
forbearance for young entrepreneurs, federal loan forgiveness for social
enterprise, computer science teacher training, expanding STEM education in
high school and federal funding for coding bootcamps and nanodegrees.

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The Washington Post: Hillary Clintons tech agenda is really a huge

economic plan in disguise Hillary Clinton just unveiled a far-reaching

WirelessWeek: Clinton Backs 5G, loT Initiatives in Tech Policy

Proposal Looks like the wireless industry may find a friend in Hillary Clinton
when it comes to 5G, at least. On Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic
nominee for president of the United States laid out a detailed technology
policy proposal that includes support for 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) and
spectrum initiatives. In the proposal, Clinton called the roll out of 4G
networks in the United States earlier this decade a success story for policymakers, industry, and American consumers, and pledged to help foster the
evolution to 5G. Specifically, Clinton said she plans to accelerate the
reallocation and repurposing of spectrum for next generation uses by more
quickly identifying underutilized bands including those now used by the
federal government.

plan explaining how her administration would approach technology issues,

promising to connect all American homes to high-speed Internet by the end of
the decade and revamping the country's education system to support foreignborn engineers and U.S. entrepreneurs. The agenda releasedTuesday reads
like a Silicon Valley wish list...Clinton's tech policy recommendations shed
light on a much wider economic strategy, in recognition that many of the
industry's innovations are leading to disruption for millions of
Americans...Clinton has not publicly said how she plans to pay for her
technology agenda, but campaign advisers say other proposals by the
candidate on issues such as infrastructure and education will raise funds that
would go toward covering the costs of the tech plan.
Reuters: Clinton rolls out wide-ranging technology
agenda Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on
Tuesday laid out a technology and innovation agenda ranging from connecting
every U.S. household to high-speed internet by 2020 to beefing up cyber
security and reducing regulatory barriers. A statement issued by her campaign
said Clinton strongly supports the Obama administration's net neutrality rules
requiring broadband providers to treat all data equally, rather than giving or
selling access to a so-called Web fast lane.

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Newsweek: Hillary Clinton Wants Every American to Have

Broadband Cable by 2020: Report Presumptive Democratic presidential
nominee Hillary Clinton plans to bring high-speed broadband cable internet
to every American household by 2020, according to a leaked campaign
document. Clintons "technology and innovation" agenda also involves reexamining encryption and strongly supporting the Federal Communication
Commissions recent decision on net neutrality...The agenda reportedly wades
into important issues within Silicon Valley, such as surveillance, patent reform
and treatment of Uber drivers...Clintons support for net neutrality, which
ensures internet providers allow all websites to be accessed equally, will be

Market Watch: Hillary Clinton wants to help young entrepreneurs

with their student loans Under a President Hillary Clinton, young smallbusiness owners could get some relief from their student loans. The
Democratic front-runner is announcing a plan Tuesdayafternoon that would
allow young entrepreneurs to defer their federal student loan payments for up
to three years while they build their businesses...The entrepreneurship
initiative is part of a broader technology program Clinton is
unveiling Tuesday in Colorado, which includes investing in science,
technology, engineering and math education and connecting more households
to the internet.

welcome news in Silicon Valley...Following the Obama administrations strong

support for net neutrality, Clinton vows to keep the principle of the internet as
a public good by expanding broadband internet access to every U.S. household
by the end of her first term in 2020.

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Mic: Student Debt is Stifling Millennial Entrepreneurs and Hillary Clinton

Wants to Change That Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary
Clinton will announce a plan on Tuesday to provide student loan relief to
"entrepreneurs and innovators" a proposal she hopes will spur young
people to start new business ventures and create jobs. The proposal will allow
aspiring entrepreneurs to "put their federal student loans into a special status"
for three years, where the loans will not accrue interest, allowing those
entrepreneurs to get their businesses off the ground without worrying about
their student debt, a campaign aide told Mic.

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