Great POLITICO coverage of the TECH DIPLOMACY ACADEMY, the world’s first online education platform designed by the Krach Institute for Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue at Purdue University to help government, business, tech and citizen leaders get an edge in a contested technology and geopolitical

The TECH DIPLOMACY ACADEMY is live! We are grateful for the widespread support of our esteemed launch partners and the endorsement of many global leaders. Read more about the world’s first online education platform at the intersection of tech, business and policy.

Technology shapes every facet of our personal and professional lives, and the destiny of nations. With today’s launch of the innovative Tech Diplomacy Academy, the Krach Institute for Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue at Purdue is not merely responding to this reality; we are shaping it.

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Technology must advance freedom. That’s our North Star at the Krach Institute for Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue at Purdue. We are grateful to NATO DSG Mircea Geoana for visiting us, and proud to work together with the Alliance and other likeminded partners to stand up to authoritarian

As Taiwan’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wu has been a fearless fighter for the Taiwanese people on the world stage and a great friend of the United States. I will always cherish the opportunity to work with him to strengthen the US-Taiwan ties and advance freedom through

TikTok is a weaponized tool of the Chinese government and poses a serious threat to US national security. There’s no doubt about that. The only question was whether TikTok’s army of lawyers and lobbyists would succeed in preventing Congress from acting on that threat.

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This is why Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue launched the Taiwan Center for Innovation and Prosperity, to identify trusted partners, connect technology, diplomatic initiatives, advocate for Taiwan internationally and attract global partners.

It's critical the U.S and allies bolster Taiwan’s

With the passage of the Foreign Adversary Controlled App bill, will the CCP allow TikTok to be sold to an American company?

Our take: Doubtful. TikTok is a weapon in the 21st-century contest between freedom and authoritarianism & the CCP does not want their TikTok code exposed.

My heartfelt condolences to the families of the earthquake victims and prayers for the injured. The people of Taiwan are resilient. I know they will overcome this disaster and emerge stronger than ever.

Winning requires new thinking and new solutions for a new era.

That’s what Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is all about. Our CEO @MichelleGiuda lays it all out at SXSW.

TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew urges American users of the Chinese Communist Party app: “Protect your constitutional rights.” Yes, please do.

Start by protecting your constitutional rights from TikTok’s trampling on your First Amendment right to criticize the CCP’s crimes against

BREAKING: The House approved the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that calls for China tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or the popular social video app will effectively be banned in the U.S.
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You're right Elon Musk, the TikTok bill is about censorship and government control—the Chinese government's censorship and control.

The Chinese Communist Party controls TikTok from a legal, structural, governance, and leadership perspective. Its 1% “golden share” stake even

For everyone attending SXSW make sure you catch ADT’s Sam Jaddi and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue’s @MichelleGiuda talking Secure Surveillance and the Data Goldmine on Monday March 11th at 10am.

Look for TikTok to summon all the lawyers and lobbyists money can buy to defeat this bill. The app’s value to the Chinese government is in its unchecked access to the millions of unsuspecting Americans (some of whom are being featured in TikTok’s ad campaign). If that access is

There is a broad consensus about the danger TikTok poses to Americans. The bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act reflects that consensus.

The Clean Store approach, prohibiting app store availability of this digital weapon of the

If China dominates 5G and 6G, no defense system can protect America. Critical commentary from Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue CEO @MichelleGiuda.

Read the full op-ed authored by Brendan Carr and I in TheHillOpinion here: thehill.com/opinion/techno…

If the Chinese government and its autocratic allies dominate 5G and 6G, there is no defense system that can secure U.S and allied interests.

Watch the latest from @MichelleGiuda and read @TheHill op-ed from Keith J. Krach and Brendan Carr here: thehill.com/opinion/techno…

It’s been two years since Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. The suffering that’s followed is heartbreaking, but the courageous Ukrainian people have shown the world that freedom is worth fighting for. Freedom must prevail. Authoritarians, like Putin, must not.