Alan Davidson

Jan 6, 2025 | ntia.doc.gov | Alan Davidson

By Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce & NTIA AdministratorEvery day at NTIA, we work to promote technology in the service of human progress. That has been the throughline of our actions on Internet connectivity, spectrum and tech policy. As I look ahead to my third anniversary and final days as NTIA Administrator next week, I’m incredibly proud of what we have accomplished to advance technology for people and progress.

Nov 14, 2024 | cnet.com | Joe Supan |Alan Davidson |Christopher Ali

You probably didn’t hear much talk about internet policy in political commercials or on debate stages this year. But the results of the 2024 election will have a reverberating impact on the state of the internet that could be felt for decades. “The good news about broadband policy is that it's fairly bipartisan,” Blair Levin, a former chief of staff at the Federal Communications Commission and a telecom industry analyst at New Street Research, told CNET.

Jul 30, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Steven Overly |Alan Davidson

There’s an ongoing debate over powerful AI models: open v. closed. The Biden administration has been grappling for months with where it stands on this issue and, in a report released on Tuesday, came out in support of open models — at least for now. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly sits down with Assistant Commerce Secretary Alan Davidson, the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, to discuss the new position and why the government still worries about risks.

Jul 1, 2024 | ntia.doc.gov | Alan Davidson

By: Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce & NTIA Administrator  The importance of the multistakeholder system of Internet governance was on full display last month in Kigali, Rwanda during the ICANN80 High Level Government Meeting (HLGM) and Policy Forum. I was delighted to lead the U.S. Delegation to the HLGM, participate in ICANN’s forum, and meet with leaders from around the world in support of that multistakeholder system.

Jan 4, 2024 | ntia.doc.gov | Alan Davidson

By Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce & NTIA AdministratorI often describe NTIA as a ‘small but mighty’ agency. We lived up to that moniker in 2023, making considerable progress in our work to close the digital divide, build a better Internet at home and abroad, and support U.S. wireless innovation and leadership. Closing the Digital Divide NTIA is in the midst of a historic mission: to connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service.