Will Hurd intends to meet a few weighty goals before his final term in the House ends in 14 months—all of which he hopes will vitally boost to the nation’s technological efforts.
During a keynote address Thursday at the Dell Technologies Forum in Washington, the Texas Republican highlighted his ambitious plans: help America gain technological advantages against its adversaries, particularly China; secure the evolving internet of things landscape, and solve the computer science talent pipeline problem by revamping the national education system and creating new opportunities for the current workforce.
“The technological change we are going to see in the next 30 years is going to make the last 30 years look insignificant,” Hurd said. “And we have to be ready for it.”
The three-term congressman is one of the few House lawmakers with a background in information technology and he’s been a vocal proponent for modernization. In August, Hurd announced he would not seek another term, but would instead move to the private sector in hopes of solving the same problems from a new vantage point.
“Now that I’m not running for reelection I can get a few things off my chest,” he joked at the summit this week.
Early in the keynote, Hurd emphasized his viewpoint that, unlike its western counterparts, China is not using facial recognition “to make it easier to buy groceries in the grocery store.” He warned that the People’s Republic of China is working to establish a surveillance state in the northwest region of Xinjiang, which he said it also aims to spread to other reg ..
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