---------- Forwarded message ---------- For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 26, 2014 PRESS RELEASE Open Technology Institute Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project with Berlin-based Global Public Policy Institute WASHINGTON, DC --Together with the Global Public Policy Institute< http://www.gppi.net/news/news_item/article/gppi-launches-joint-project-on-freedom-and-security-in-the-digital-age/> in Germany, New America's Open Technology Institute has launched a new project called "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age." Over the next two years, the project will bring together experts from the United States and Europe to debate and research the balance between security and freedom. "At a time of significant Transatlantic tension on this topic, it is especially important that we build pathways for reasoned, research-driven international dialogue on controversial issues such as Internet governance, fragmentation, and cybersecurity," said Tim Maurer, research fellow at New America's Open Technology Institute. "We hope that our work in partnership with the Global Public Policy Institute can help provide fresh answers to tough questions about the future, at this critical juncture in the development of the global and open Internet." The project, which will take place over the course of 2014 and 2015, will produce two policy papers, a conference in Washington DC, and regular policy breakfasts and is a unique opportunity to address some difficult challenges at a very critical time in Transatlantic relations. Experts from the Open Technology Institute and GPPi will write the two papers. In the first, the authors will examine proposals by governments on how to re-engineer the Internet to ensure "technological sovereignty" in response to concerns over US surveillance in the context of the Internet's continued expansion. In the second paper, the authors will craft policy recommendations to ensure a free and open Internet in the event of a major cyber incident. In addition, regular articles, op-eds and blog posts will make the key project-findings accessible to a broader audience. "GPPi is very happy to partner with New America's OTI," said Thorsten Benner, co-founder and director of GPPi. "We look forward to informing the policy debates on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond during this critical stage in the development of global internet politics." The project relies on the knowledge of professionals working in various sectors (government, business, civil society and academia) as well as disciplines (politics, law and computer science). A high-level steering committee made up of senior policymakers, academics and private sector representatives from the US and Europe advises the project team. The project is supported by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. Learn more about the themes and people involved here< http://www.digitaldebates.org/home/>. ### For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Jenny Mallamo, Media Relations Associate, at mallamo@newamerica.org<mailto: Mallamo@newamerica.net> or (202) 596-3368. About New America New America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States. To learn more, please visit us online at www.newamerica.org <http://www.newamerica.net/> or follow us on Twitter @NewAmerica<https://twitter.com/NewAmerica>. About the Open Technology Institute The Open Technology Institute (OTI) is a global pioneer in developing innovative communications technologies and policies to enable communities to fully participate in the global economy, and freely shape their democracies. To learn more, please visit us online at http://oti.newamerica.org and on Twitter @OTI<https://twitter.com/OTI>. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -