SVLG’s highly anticipated Sacramento Advocacy Day returns on Wednesday, March 6. Join us at Microsoft’s Sacramento office for a day centered around the dynamic world of artificial intelligence (AI) policy. The lawmakers and policymakers working to ensure California remains the epicenter for AI innovation will join us for captivating and impactful conversations on how to …
SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas today issued a statement welcoming the White House executive order on artificial intelligence (AI), which takes meaningful steps toward putting the private sector and the public sector on a path toward wide-scale responsible AI development, deployment, implementation, and adoption.
According to new research from the Pew Research Center, the American public wants to reap the benefits of AI but is cautious about embracing it until they learn more. That’s one reason why the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) has put together our Responsible AI working group and are engaging with lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington, DC as they think through legislative approaches.
The new Executive Order on Responsible AI issued by California Governor Newsom represents an important step forward in strengthening California’s global competitive edge, noted SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas today.
Once every ten years, legislative and Congressional lines are redrawn and the politics of California shift. The new maps are a key influencer on elections and how the decade will be shaped. Will Redistricting change the Democrats super majority in the Legislature? Are there opportunities for the Republicans to gain ground? Will the Democrats gain …
As we near the end of 2021, we are celebrating a year of legislative wins for our members and our region. Our policy work on behalf of our members embodies the overarching values and principles of our community, which include accountability, equity, inclusion, and environmental stewardship. We are working hard to reinvest in our community and its livability, to ensure that we continue to attract and retain the world’s best tech talent. As part of our efforts to foster business competitiveness and create shared value together, we engaged on a significant number of bills during the 2021 Legislative Session in Sacramento. We supported many measures that were ultimately signed by the Governor, and we helped to shape policy discussions around proposed legislation that could have curtailed innovation. Here are some examples of our work on behalf of our members in 2021.
It’s Friday, July 30, and here is the latest installment of 5 Things You Need to Know About COVID-19 from SVLG’s VP of Transportation, Health & Housing Policy.
Please join us for a members-only Zoom seminar on how laws are made in the State of California — presented by SVLG’s Sacramento-based VP of Government Relations, Justin Hyer, along with SVLG’s VP of Energy and Environment, Tim McRae. Sacramento 101 is designed to give SVLG members a real-world overview of the legislative process, outlining the …
Good news for folks who care about advancing education and workforce diversity in California. With last week’s Appropriations hearings in Sacramento, SVLG’s education-related bill package – AB 99, AB 1456, AB 927, and SB 22 – is one crucial step closer to becoming state ed policy. Let’s break it down. The headliners: AB 99 and …
For many years, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group has hosted a Sacramento Advocacy Trip where our member company representatives travel to Sacramento to engage with State leaders and advocate on behalf of the SVLG’s policy priorities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event took place virtually for the first time in 2020. On March 23, …
Input your search keywords and press Enter.
