State of the Net Series: Presented by the Internet Education Foundation

On December 2, 2003, the Markle Task Force released its second report on National Security in the Information Age. The report addressed the key actions needed to create an information network that would increase our nation's security while preserving our fundamental rights and civil liberties. Copies of the report were available to all attendees and is also available online at http://www.markletaskforce.org/

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00:00 Zoe Baird, President of the Markle Foundation, Welcome and Introduction
7:53 Michael Vatis, Executive Director of the Markle Task Force
16:09 Gilman Louie, President and CEO of In-Q-Tel,
19:42 Tara Lemmey, Founder and CEO of LENS Ventures
26:09 James B. Steinberg, Vice President and Director at the Brookings Institution
37:02 Eric Benhamou, Chairman of board of directors at 3Com Corporation, Palm, Inc.
40:35 Jim Dempsey, Executive Director at Center for Democracy and Technology
44:55 John Gannon, House Select Committee on Homeland Security
57:54 Former Secretary Marsh, Question and Commentary
58:40 Audience Question and Answer session
1:11:33 Jeffrey Smith, former General Counsel at the CIA, commentary
1:12:30 Audience Question and Answer continuation
1:16:36Demonstrations begin, (end of video)

Key topics presented and discussed include the following:


		On December 2, 2003, the Markle Task Force released its second report on National Security in the Information Age. The report addressed the key actions needed to create an information network that would increase our nation's security while preserving our fundamental rights and civil liberties. Copies of the report were available to all attendees and is also available online at http://www.markletaskforce.org/ View the video [RealPlayer required] Below are the approximate starting times for each speaker or segment. Please fast-forward your video player to see a specific section. 00:00 Zoe Baird, President of the Markle Foundation, Welcome and Introduction 7:53 Michael Vatis, Executive Director of the Markle Task Force 16:09 Gilman Louie, President and CEO of In-Q-Tel, 19:42 Tara Lemmey, Founder and CEO of LENS Ventures 26:09 James B. Steinberg, Vice President and Director at the Brookings Institution 37:02 Eric Benhamou, Chairman of board of directors at 3Com Corporation, Palm, Inc. 40:35 Jim Dempsey, Executive Director at Center for Democracy and Technology 44:55 John Gannon, House Select Committee on Homeland Security 57:54 Former Secretary Marsh, Question and Commentary 58:40 Audience Question and Answer session 1:11:33 Jeffrey Smith, former General Counsel at the CIA, commentary 1:12:30 Audience Question and Answer continuation 1:16:36Demonstrations begin, (end of video) Key topics presented and discussed include the following: The government's progress towards creating a trusted, decentralized information network to enhance national security Presidential guidelines on the collection and use of information Governmental access to and use of privately held information Technology the government should be using today to protect the nation within the boundaries of established civil liberties Sharing information among federal, state and local government agencies Policy, cultural and technical obstacles to sharing information

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