Science and Innovation

BALANCING ACT: BIG DATA, PRIVACY AND SECURITY

As the Bay Area Council prepares for its May 19 advocacy trip to D.C. that will focus in large part on cyber security and related issues, the Obama...

New Study Maps Dominant EU-Bay Area Economic, Investment Ties

Don’t forget Europe. When it comes to the Bay Area’s and Silicon Valley’s economic ties to the world, Asia and fast-growing China get much of...

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS 2014 POLICY AGENDA

Sustaining the Bay Area’s economic growth, broadening it and positioning the region and the state for future prosperity were central to the 2014 ...

GOV. BROWN ENGAGES WITH BAY AREA COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ON 2013 AGENDA

Clearly energized from his Proposition 30 victory, and preparing next year's budget and his State of the State speech, Governor Jerry Brown sat dow...

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ADOPTS 2013 BAY AREA COUNCIL POLICY PLATFORM

With victories and major progress in 2012 on all of the Bay Area Council’s top policy priorities, the Executive Committee this week adopted its 2...

New Study: For Every New High-Tech Job, Four More Created

When it comes to creating jobs in California across a wide range of income levels and employment sectors, a new report by the Bay Area Council Econ...

BAY AREA COUNCIL ADVOCACY PROPELS IMPORTANT EDUCATION LEGISLATION

The Bay Area Council’s advocacy of legislation to improve the college readiness of California high school students got results when Governor Jerr...

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. Headlines Bay Area Council U.S.-China Collaboration Symposium on Smart Cities

Some of the world’s leading companies and foremost experts in designing and building the “smart cities’ of the future will be gathering for t...

NEW STUDY ASSESSES THE BAY AREA’S POWERFUL INNOVATION SYSTEM AND THE CHALLENGES IT FACES

Stagnating federal investment in basic research, declining state funding for higher education and immigration policies that limit access to global ...

Improving Business Climate Tops Council’s 2012 Priorities

Revving up the Bay Area and state economies will lead the Bay Area Council’s top priorities for 2012, with specific focus on reforming the Califo...
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