
Diplomacy Commissioner the Hon. Todd Chapman Provides Global Tech Security Insights
Ambassador Todd Chapman, Diplomacy Commissioner on the Global Tech Security Commission, has a conversation with Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy’s Executive Producer, Thuy Vu, to discuss his work with the GTSC and the vital role he sees diplomacy play in accelerating the adoption of trusted tech.
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
09.28.23
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Announces $238M CHIPS and Science Act Award
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced the award today of $238 million in “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act” funding for the establishment of eight Microelectronics Commons (Commons) regional innovation hubs.

Romania Rejected Communism, It Should Reject Communist 5G.
Chinese companies like Lenovo, Huawei, ZTE, and others may appear like typical private businesses but they are, in fact, weapons of a Chinese communist regime that’s even more dangerous than the Soviet Union.”

Startup founders are from Mars, policymakers are from Venus
To lawmakers, terms like 5G, AI, EV, quantum are meaningless. Until we brought the TSMC fab to the U.S. and architected the CHIPS and Science Act, “chips” were something you ate.

Taiwan Commissioner Audrey Tang Provides Global Tech Security Insights
Audrey Tang, Digital Minister for Taiwan and Taiwan Commissioner on the GTSC, discusses her perspectives on the importance of trusted technology and the unique perspective Taiwan brings to the development of the Global Tech Security Strategy.

EDITORIAL: US, Taiwan can tighten cybersecurity
Former US undersecretary of state Keith Krach, who is on a four-day visit to Taiwan ending tomorrow, called for strengthened Taiwan-US private-sector ties. He wrote on X on Wednesday that the private sector has a role to play in securing freedom, and that Taiwan’s private sector offers “a big competitive advantage vs the Chinese communist model.”

Former Under Secretary of State Krach will return to Taiwan three years after his historic visit to Taiwan: Demonstrating the United States’ continued support for Taiwan’s democracy
Former US Deputy State Department Keith Krach is scheduled to visit Taiwan on Wednesday (August 9). The visit comes three years after Krach’s previous historic trip to Taiwan as the highest-ranking current US State Department official in 40 years.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Krach revisits Taiwan to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan private sector ties
Keith Krach, who visited Taiwan as the U.S. Under Secretary of State in 2020, was the current U.S. State Department official who visited Taiwan at the highest level in 41 years. On the 9th, he will visit Taiwan again to meet with government officials and leaders of the technology industry to strengthen ties between the private sector of the United States and Taiwan.

Former U.S. Under Secretary Keith Krach visits Taiwan again: U.S. and Taiwan unite to resist the CCP model
Former US Undersecretary of State Keith Krach will visit Taiwan from the 9th to the 12th. This is his second visit to Taiwan after three years. The focus of Krach’s visit to Taiwan this time is to strengthen cooperation in technology and cyber security, and to create a “Taiwan Center for Innovation and Prosperity”.

Tech Diplomat Keith Krach Returns to Taiwan
Krach Institute Chairman and Former Under Secretary of State Reinforces U.S.-Taiwan Technological Partnership with New Initiatives to Advance Freedom

Global Tech Security Commission Appoints Country Commissioners to Counter Authoritarian Threats
WASHINGTON – The Global Tech Security Commission (GTSC) disclosed the appointment of five country Commissioners who will bolster the development of the Global Tech Security Strategy. This master blueprint is engineered to be the cornerstone in safeguarding liberty through the innovation and adoption of trusted cutting-edge technology.

Rep. Mike Waltz pushes for new House AI committee at Krach Institute/Global Tech Security Commission event
Political news site, Axios, published highlights from Monday’s Krach Institute/Global Tech Security Commission panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence. During the discussion, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) called for the creation of a House committee dedicated to AI. This is the first time a member of Congress has publicly called for a new Congressional body dedicated to tackling AI issues.

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and Rep. Ritchie Torres Join Forces to Expand Leadership of the Global Tech Security Commission
Today, the Global Tech Security Commission (GTSC) announced the addition of Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster (U.S. Army ret.), the 26th U.S. National Security Advisor, and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY), a distinguished member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, as Honorary Co-Chairs of the Global Tech Security Commission. Lieut. Gen. McMaster and Representative Torres join an esteemed group of 11 other bipartisan lawmakers and national security experts as Honorary Co-Chairs in guiding the Commission’s vital work of crafting the definitive Global Tech Security Strategy.