Ars Technica’s tech policy “People to Watch” 2009
With Barack Obama in the White House, the US has a president who understands-and cares directly about-technology policy. Given this interest at the very top of the power pyramid, 2009 looks to be a year in which significant tech policy changes will be considered. More than a few will become reality.
But who will be steering the tech policy train? Though we can't predict exactly where the ride will take us, Ars has partnered with Tech Policy Central to bring you our first-ever guide to the conductors and engineers who will guide us down the track in 2009.
Thanks to everyone who submitted nominations. The tech policy crowd is a small one, as crowds go, but it still contains enough fascinating people to make the selection of a list like this difficult. In finalizing our names, we first sought those most likely to wield influence in 2009. As you might expect, that led to a fair number of Democrats-a reflection of the simple reality of the power in Washington this year.
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Jim Baller, President, Baller Herbst Law Group and Founder, US Broadband Coalition
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