Electronic technological know-how is expanding swiftly and superior demand for these goods is putting huge calls for on global offer chains. One particular place that has exhibited key bottlenecks is semiconductors, the laptop chips that electric power the digital revolution. All the things from cars and manufacturing amenities to wise phones require chips, however, latest shortages in that area exacerbated by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions have slowed production and imperiled financial activity.
To explore this essential difficulty, TechTank host Darrell West is joined by Jeremy Mark, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Geoeconomics Middle, and Emily Kilcrease, senior fellow and director of the Strength, Economics and Security Method at the Center for New American Security.
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TechTank is a biweekly podcast from The Brookings Establishment discovering the most consequential technological innovation troubles of our time. From synthetic intelligence and racial bias in algorithms, to Significant Tech, the long run of perform, and the electronic divide, TechTank usually takes abstract concepts and makes them obtainable. Moderators Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West talk with leading engineering specialists and policymakers to share new info, suggestions, and coverage methods to address the problems of our new electronic environment.