2024 presidential campaign press release: on Technology

Kamala Harris: $90 billion to address barriers to internet access

Today, we are finalizing a rule to allow schools and libraries--primarily in low-income and rural areas--to use funding from the E-Rate program for Wi-Fi hotspots that will increase access to virtual library services. Our Administration [will award] more than $1.4 billion [via the] State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, which will help millions of families access internet that is fast, affordable, & reliable. This is essential in the 21st century--from ensuring our students can do their homework and that parents can find a good-paying job, to making sure our communities' small business owners can use the internet to run their business.

Kamala Harris: Millions in capital to promote digital inclusion in Africa

The Vice President said that the United States is committed to build collaborations between public and private industries to increase digital inclusion on the continent of Africa. She said the United States will "double down" on our effort to mobilize millions of dollars in public and private capital from the United States, Africa, and around the world to increase digital inclusion.

She has focused her efforts on digital inclusion because Africa's digital ecosystem has great potential to promote economic opportunity, advance social equality and gender equality, and create jobs. Africa's digital transformation has opened new markets for U.S. exports and services; and deepened partnership among African governments, the U.S. private sector, educational institutions, and the African diaspora.

Kamala Harris: Space4All: benefits of space industry to all communities

Space4All: To strengthen US space collaboration and increase public engagement, this 5-year awareness campaign [will] raise public understanding of the benefits of space for life on Earth. This campaign will convey the importance of everyone participating in and benefiting from the space enterprise and increase public awareness of the opportunities and pathways to success in space and STEM-related education and careers.

Kamala Harris: Address risks from use of AI & monitor impact on public

• Address Risks from the Use of AI: Monitor AI's impacts on the public, and mitigate the risks of algorithmic discrimination
• Expand Transparency of AI Use: Release government-owned AI code, models, and data, where such releases do not pose a risk to the public or government operations.
• Grow the AI Workforce: Hire 100 AI professionals to promote the trustworthy and safe use of AI as part of the National AI Talent Surge.

Kamala Harris: Return to the Moon, then travel to Mars

This diverse group of leaders from across our country will become a part of the next generation of space explorers who will break new barriers, including walking on the Moon as part of the Artemis campaign and traveling to Mars. They understand that, in this new era of space exploration, we must harness the many ways in which space can benefit the American people, all of humanity, and Earth.

As we celebrate this latest class of astronauts, the United States will continue to lead the return to the Moon with our commercial and international partners for scientific discovery, economic and societal benefits, and inspiration for a new generation of explorers.

Joe Biden: Railway Safety Act in response to East Palestine derailment

The Administration has taken action to improve rail safety and continues to call on Congress to do its part by passing the Bipartisan Railway Safety Act [including]:
• The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to holding Norfolk Southern Accountable to clean up the mess it created.
• Prioritizing Chemical Safety. On December 14, 2023, EPA prioritized vinyl chloride, one of the primary chemicals of concern involved in the derailment, [under] the Toxic Substances Control Act.
• Creating a Safer Rail System. In 2023, DOT deployed a historic level of funding to modernize and upgrade fail infrastructure.