Public Policy

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    A Flexible Maturity Model for AI Governance Based on the NIST AI Risk Management Framework

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    This new IEEE-USA AI Policy Committee publication presents a flexible maturity model to improve AI governance, leveraging the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). The maturity model includes a questionnaire and a set of scoring guidelines.  Key aspects of flexibility include multiple granularity levels for questions,  modifications based on the life cycle stage of systems being evaluated (e.g., planning, data collection/model building, or deployment), and modifications based on whether an organization has multiple AI systems to evaluate.

    Size: 30 pages (1 MB) Published: July 2024
  • Practical Strategies for Regulation and Risk Management from the IEEE1012 Standard for System, Software, and Hardware Verification and Validation. Size: 22 pages (4.9 MB) Published: August 2023
  • This new publication from the IEEE Global Initiative's Law Committee and the IEEE-USA AI Policy Committee discusses three components of trustworthiness, with a particular focus on evidence required for establishing the trustworthiness of a system. Also included is information on the IEEE resources (e.g. IEEE standards) available for addressing these three tiers. Size: 24 pages (988 KB) Published: September 2022
  • The 2020 IEEE-USA Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA’s products, programs, services and activities during the year 2020, under the volunteer leadership of 2020 IEEE-USA President James Conrad. Member: FREE Non-Member: FREE
  • The 2019 IEEE-USA Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA’s products, programs, services and activities during the year 2019, under the volunteer leadership of 2019 IEEE-USA President Tom Coughlin. Member: FREE Non-Member: FREE
  • The 2018 IEEE-USA Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA’s products, programs, services and activities during the year 2018, under the volunteer leadership of 2018 IEEE-USA President Sandra "Candy" Robinson. Member: FREE Non-Member: FREE
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) potentially affects all aspects of society in both positive and negative ways. Future regulations and laws regarding the implementation of AI technologies will significantly impact how AI benefits or harms our society, and public policies will play a role in encouraging innovation while mitigating the possible negative effects. This survey provides insight into how other countries approach AI and regulation of related technologies by providing an overview of the national AI strategies of 26 countries. It includes references to the extant laws that address privacy and security. This survey was prepared by Raine Sagramsingh for IEEE-USA at the request of the IEEE-USA Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems Policy Committee (Chair, Mina Hanna).
    Size: 80 pages (13 MB)
    Latest Version: V.2019.1
    Published: 11 October 2019
  • The 2018 IEEE-USA Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA’s products, programs, services and activities during the year 2018, under the volunteer leadership of 2018 IEEE-USA President Sandra "Candy" Robinson. Member: FREE Non-Member: FREE
  • The 2018 IEEE-USA Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA’s products, programs, services and activities during the year 2018, under the volunteer leadership of 2018 IEEE-USA President Sandra "Candy" Robinson. Member: FREE Non-Member: FREE
  • The 2015 IEEE-USA Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA’s products, programs, services and activities during the year 2015, under the volunteer leadership of 2015 IEEE-USA President James A. Jefferies. Member: FREE Non-Member: $4.99
  • In the past 10 years, Internet adoption outside the Western world has moved at a rapid pace, and there are documented instances of cultural, social, and economic difficulties owed to the Internet. Nations like China, whose number of Internet users now outnumbers the entire United States' population, advocate for a more state-centered model of control over the Internet. In the eyes of the United States and liked-minded developed nations, this increasing push for state control represents a significant threat to the Internet's continued social, economic, and political impact. Many have rallied to oppose what they see as an attempted authoritarian takeover of the Internet. In this e-book, author Lucas Wadman advocates for a threefold solution: the creation of a centralized body of Cyber Affairs within the U.S. Government, further decentralization and representation of civil society in Internet governance matters, and reform of legislation that permits overreaching electronic surveillance activities.
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  • U.S. supplies of nonrenewable energy resources (e.g. coal, oil, and natural gas) are quickly decreasing, and a resulting climate change due to carbon emissions is affecting the world's natural conditions. Shifting our dependence to renewable energy systems, reinventing our lifestyles and technologies to be more efficient, and improving and strengthening our energy infrastructure are all essential steps to avoid a globally-scaled energy crisis. In this e-book, author Tuner Cotterman provides a review of the gains afforded by the various storage technologies currently available, and recommends a strategy for effective growth in terms of energy infrastructure development and implementation of storage systems through public and private partnerships. Federal and state governments can play a pivotal role in applying legislative frameworks, streamlining regulatory requirements, and incentivizing continued investment. Private industry must invest in storage technologies and the grid infrastructure to remain competitive in a global marketplace. Additionally, through increased public awareness, American consumers will see benefits in terms of energy security, energy conservation, and clean energy developments.
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  • Why should you engage the political system? Because you already are, in the sense that your life is already unavoidably linked to decisions made (or not made) by politicians. Your only real option is to help influence those decisions, or just hope for the best. You, your family, your profession and your country will be better off, if you choose to speak up. The 2010 Update of this book will assist you in building relationships with your elected officials. Member: FREE Non-Member: $7.99
  • IEEE-USA's Energy Policy Committee developed this whitepaper e-book as an addendum to IEEE-USA's National Energy Policy Recommendations, including policy recommendations for the Smart Grid, expanding our nation's transmission infrastructure, and energy storage.  This e-book whitepaper is intended to provide additional background information to support IEEE-USA's recommendations. Member: FREE Non-Member: $4.99
  • This book briefly outlines, for engineers and policymakers, the history of U.S. government involvement in technological innovation. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
  • The IEEE-USA-sponsored symposium, Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007, investigated the technology and policy challenges of commercializing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The second of a three-part series of transcripts from the symposium, looks at Electrification, Fuel Economy & the Environment; Plug-in Vehicles & the Electric Grid; New Technology Challenges & Opportunities; and The Need for Federal Action Now. Keynote speakers included Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington state, FERC Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff, and former CIA director and founding member of the Set America Free Coalition, R. James Woolsey. Developed by Bill Williams, Senior Legislative Representative for IEEE-USA Technology Policy. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
  • The IEEE-USA-sponsored symposium, Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007, investigated the technology and policy challenges of commercializing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The first of a three-part series of transcripts from the symposium, looks at Electrification, Fuel Economy & the Environment; Plug-in Vehicles & the Electric Grid; New Technology Challenges &  Opportunities; and The Need for Federal Action Now. Keynote speakers included Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington state, FERC Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff, and former CIA director and founding member of the Set America Free Coalition, R. James Woolsey. Developed by Bill Williams, Senior Legislative Representative for IEEE-USA Technology Policy. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
  • Following the June 2006 IEEE-sponsored Special Session on Integration and Interoperability of National Security Information Systems, in Cambridge, MA, a number of discussions have been had regarding interoperability and its role in protecting, strengthening and enhancing U.S. critical infrastructures. A decision was made to author a series of monographs that will attempt to address the effects of deep-rooted un-interoperability on particular infrastructures. In Interoperability & Critical Infrastructure Protection: A Review of Activities to Ensure the Reliability of the U.S. Electric Power Grid, authors Luis Kun of the National Defense University and Robert Mathews of the University of Hawaii examine and present the impacts of lack of interoperability on the reliability of the U.S. electric power grid. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
  • In today's policy arena, some policy-makers take the advice of those with the most valid arguments and evidence, while others take the advice of those with the loudest and sometimes most controversial voices. This e-book attempts to fuse the two viewpoints, so that those with the most valid and well-supported arguments may be heard more clearly, allowing engineers to have their arguments heard, and most importantly, properly understood by present and future policy-makers. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
  • This lively and easy-to-read manual gives you everything you need to know to make a positive impact on Congressional policy. Chapters cover the hows and whys of emailing, letter-writing, Congressional visits, politics and the press, campaign volunteering and contributing, and more. Learn how communicating with Congress can benefit you, your profession, and our democracy -- and how IEEE-USA's grassroots network can support your own efforts to become an effective citizen lobbyist. Members: FREE Non-Members: $5.99
  • Development of a National Health Information Network (NHIN) has been proposed as a means of providing secure and reliable transport of healthcare information. Developed by members of IEEE-USA's Medical Technology Policy Committee Interoperability Working Group, this white paper outlines a definition of interoperability for the NHIN, discusses the role of standards in guaranteeing interoperability, and provides a taxonomy of standards for developing the NHIN. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
  • A raging battle exists between market pressures, technical necessities and policy priorities when it comes to modern energy and electricity sectors. Engineers, economists and policy specialists must all be knowledgeable about all sides of the fray to come to a peaceful resolution , as the vital American energy infrastructure , the lifeblood of our society , depends on it. This eBook provides detailed analysis of The Energy Policy Act of 2005. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
  • RFID is rapidly becoming the enabling technology of the 21st Century. RFID is ra, based on a white paper by the IEEE-USA Committee on Communications and Information Policy, dated 21 November 2005, idly becoming the enabling technology of the 21st Century. This eBook, based on a white paper by the IEEE-USA Committee on Communications and Information Policy, dated 21 November 2005, provides a basic introduction to RFID technology and surveys the current state of its implementation. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
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