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Johnny can so program

May 10, 2005 Hand-wringing over America's supposed technical decline badly misstates the reality, UC Davis computer scientist Norm Matloff says. TAGS: athlete, lobbyist, reader, America, nation, U.S., programming

Copyright lobbyists strike again

August 1, 2005 Hollywood, software firms play game of getting Uncle Sam to promote their interests in treaty talks with aplomb, says News.com's Declan McCullagh. TAGS: treaty, lobbyist, DMCA, copy protection, nation, Hollywood, agreement, U.S., DVD

Senate ratifies controversial cybercrime treaty

August 4, 2006 Tech companies say it can boost copyright protection. Others say it will allow FBI's surveillance apparatus to be misused. TAGS: treaty, cooperation, terrorism, nation, U.S., France

U.S. tech leadership to go way of 2004 Dream Team?

February 15, 2005 Unless the states focus on maintaining their gold standing, AEA warns, "American losses will not be confined to the basketball court." TAGS: R&D, U.S., nation, IBM Corp.

Study: Denmark the most 'e-ready' nation

April 20, 2005 The U.S. rises in the rankings, too, bypassing the United Kingdom. Also: Slovakia and Switzerland gain. TAGS: Slovakia, Denmark, Hong Kong, ranking, study, e-business, Switzerland, nation, leadership, IBM Corp., broadband, U.S., U.K.

U.S. broadband A-OK

January 10, 2005 It's hip to fret about the need for a "national broadband policy," but CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh wonders if the U.S. is really doing so badly. TAGS: South Korea, broadband, U.S., city, population, nation

China rising rapidly in R&D, report says

December 5, 2006 Asian powerhouse replaces Japan as No. 2 investor in research and development, OECD says, and the U.S. still leads the pack. TAGS: R&D, China, nation, researcher, Japan, U.S.

Image problems lead to worker shortage in oil industry

November 22, 2005 Students seem uninterested in fields like geosciences, in part because the oil industry has failed to address issues like pollution. TAGS: oil company, enrollment, Qatar, hiring, nation, worker, women, conference, U.S.

Singapore: America's next college town

July 7, 2006 For some American universities, the new frontier lies over the ocean, as other nations looks to gain U.S. expertise. TAGS: Singapore, Qatar, faculty, university, nation, biotechnology, graduate student, expertise, engineering, professor, America, U.S., school, satellite

Fuzzy logic behind Bush's cybercrime treaty

November 28, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says the administration's treaty could boomerang against its authors' lofty intentions. TAGS: treaty, surveillance, Russia, Bush Administration, nation, lobbyist, Nazi, U.S., crime, president, power, virus

First 'cybercrime' treaty advances in Senate

July 26, 2005 Senate could vote this year on controversial treaty, beloved by software makers but opposed by privacy groups. TAGS: treaty, cybercrime, Chris Dodd, nation, software company, law, U.S.

Why Johnny can't code

March 3, 2005 EMC chief Joe Tucci warns that the United States is falling dangerously behind in math and science skills. TAGS: math, science, mathematics, K-12, U.S., scientist, America, talent, nation, teacher

Bush pushes energy regulations, ethanol

January 24, 2007 President's State of the Union address calls for renewable energy and higher fuel standards for cars. But the Iraq war was on everyone's mind. TAGS: Iraq, regulation, proposal, president, nation, standards, Democrat, car, U.S.

Is a global high-tech work force bad for U.S.?

March 20, 2006 Experts torn about the impact of a swell of skilled workers in foreign countries and a drop in some U.S. advanced degrees. TAGS: work force, worker, science, professor, U.S., nation

America's tech moment of truth

June 21, 2007 Foreign nations are recruiting the country's best companies and universities to go overseas. Can they be won back? TAGS: America, university, China, investment, nation, U.S., school, manufacturing, San Francisco, president

U.N. debate swirls around domain name power

November 2, 2006 Attendees at U.N. summit discuss how U.S. authority to yank country codes could be lessened. TAGS: U.N., authority, Bush Administration, domain name, domain, nation, U.S., Washington, server, security

Should you have a right to broadband?

October 21, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a movement to enshrine your access to a broadband connection is fast gaining momentum. TAGS: broadband, nation, Philadelphia, broadband connection, city, San Francisco, Wi-Fi, Google Inc., U.S.

Interpol chief wants databases to track criminals

July 12, 2007 Interpol's secretary general tells CNET News.com that his agency should be a central hub for tracking international travelers and compiling fingerprints from criminal suspects. TAGS: passport, airline, criminal, terrorist, flight, nation, agency, database, U.S., agent

Cuba, Iran lash out at Internet freedom

November 18, 2005 African and other Third World nations criticize "disorderly" Internet expression and the "neo-colonial" United States. TAGS: Zimbabwe, Iran, nation, freedom, U.N., domain name, U.S., president

Tech firms back Bush Net effort

November 4, 2005 Google, Microsoft, IBM and others show support for Bush administration's defense of the Internet status quo. TAGS: U.N., firm, Cisco Systems Inc., nation, government, Bush Administration, domain name, U.S., California, IBM Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.