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Communications and Information Policy Committee Assembly on Federal Issues/Assembly on State Issues Joint Meeting Washington, DC December 1-3, 1999

Wednesday, December 1

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Seamless Justice (Joint program with Criminal Justice Committee)

Advances in information technology provide improved capability to link law enforcement, prosecution, defense, corrections, probation and parole information systems, promoting government efficiency and public safety. This session provides an overview of integrated criminal justice information systems, including state-level agency and policy issues and federal funding opportunities.
 

Co-Moderators:	Senator Debra Bowen California Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee Senator Fred Whiting South Dakota
Speakers:	Paul Kendall Office of Justice Programs Department of Justice Washington, DC David Roberts Deputy Executive Director SEARCH California Representative Rich Stanek Minnesota Julie Gefke Policy Associate NCSL's Integrated Justice Information Systems Project Colorado

 
 

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Fighting Cybercrime (Joint program with Criminal Justice Committee)

The digital age is creating new categories of crime along with federal, state and local strategies for identifying perpetrators. This session will highlight new policy options and approaches to address electronic crime.
 

Co-Moderators:

Don Bezruki Legislative Audit Bureau Wisconsin Lou Adamson Legislative Information System Coordinator South Dakota Staff Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

Speakers:

Brian Zwit Chief Counsel for Science and Technology National Association of Attorneys General Washington, DC Jessica Herrera Trial Attorney, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section Department of Justice Washington, DC Jim Christy Law Enforcement and Counterintelligence Coordinator Office for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control     Communications and Intelligence Virginia

Handouts:

• Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure by Jim Christy
• Computer Crime: Computers As Targets, Tools, and Incidental Accomplices by Jessica Herrera

Thursday, December 2

9:45 am - 12:30 pm

High-Speed Internet Access: Should the Government Regulate (Joint program with AFI Commerce and Communications Committee)

Broadband technology offers a high-speed digital connection to the Internet that is "always on." At present broadband access to the Internet is through either telephone digital service lines (DSL) or cable wires. The AT&T acquisition of major cable service providers has jump-started the roll out of broadband access, and at the same time ignited a major war spawning a number of coalitions in favor of "open access" or opposing "forced access." The session will have two panels of experts to address the various issues in broadband access as well as the possible role of government regulation, if any. Between the two panels we will a presentation on the Internet, the telephone system and broadband, sort of an "Internet 201" refresher.
 

Presiding:

Senator Joanne Emmons, Michigan Chair, NCSL Commerce & Communications Committee

Panel 1 - Open Access/Forced Access
 

Moderator:

Representative Luis Rojas, Florida Vice Chair, NCSL Commerce & Communications Committee

Speakers:

Greg Simon Open Net Coalition Washington, DC Maria Arias-Chapleau Vice President, Law & Government Affairs AT&T Colorado Edward Shimizu GTE Texas Rick Cimerman  General Counsel, National Cable Television Association  Washington, DC

OVERVIEW: The Internet, the Telephone System and
Broadband: Internet 201
 

Presenter:

Link Hoewing Assistant Vice President Bell Atlantic Washington, DC

Panel II - Government Regulation or Deregulation?
 

Moderator:

Representative Luis Rojas, Florida Vice Chair, NCSL Commerce & Communications Committee

Speakers:

Martin Machowsky I Advance Washington, DC Maria Arias-Chapleau Vice President, Law & Government Affairs AT&T Colorado Tim Sandos Director of Public Policy, US West Colorado Rick Cimerman  General Counsel, National Cable Television Association  Washington, DC

 

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm	Committee Lunch Roundtable
Presiding:	Delegate Joe T. May Virginia Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

 

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Electronic Government

What steps are required to create an electronic government?   A panel of state policymakers will discuss the laws, policies, communications and leadership ingredients necessary for governments' transformation into the digital age.  The program will be cybercast through IBM's Institute of Electronic Government at http://www.ieg.ibm.com/ .
 

Moderator:

Janet Caldow Institute for Electronic Government IBM Corporation Washington, DC

Speakers:

Senator Debra Bowen California  Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee Senator David Steele Utah Delegate Joe T. May Virginia Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

 
 

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Cellular Telecommunications: Today & Tomorrow

Cellular telephones are now a common-place tool at home and work. This session will provide an overview of current and future technology and will explore policy issues raised by their use.
 

Moderator:	Sean Johnson Director, Information Technology House of Representatives Florida Staff Vice-Chair, Communications and Information Policy Committee
Speakers:	Andrea Williams Assistant General Counsel Cellular Telecommunications Association Washington, DC Mark Desautels Director, Wireless Data Forum Washington, DC

Handouts:

• Cellular Telecommunications Tomorrow by Mark Desautels
• Cellular Telecommunications: Today and Tomorrow by Andrea D. Williams

Friday, December 3

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Special Briefing: Public Information & Privacy Issues Is the personal information that a state or local government collects from a citizen during the course of registering for a license, a car, government assistance and so on, public information? Does any individual have the right to have immediate access to such information? Does the government have the right to sell such information? The advancement of information technology has challenged long-standing government practices in dealing with these questions. This session will address the question of how public is the information the government collects and actions governments need to undertake to protect the privacy of the personal information it collects.

Updated 12-9-99

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