The clip, uploaded to YouTube Sunday night, features condensed segments of a at Google's headquarters in November of 2007. In the speech, Obama promises to double federal funding for basic research and to implement a permanent R&D tax credit. He also discusses plans for tougher antitrust laws and goes over a number of other proposals:
-- Putting government data such as federal grant information, earmarks, and lobbying contracts online in universally accessible formats
-- Opening online forums for public comment, suggestions, and general Q&A on pending legislation
-- Making sure every American household, school, hospital, and library has broadband access
-- Improving standards for broadband speeds
-- Encouraging science and tech education
-- Furthering requirements for electronic medical records
-- Increasing investments in renewable energy
While Obama has made many headlines for his -- and also for his -- he and John McCain more than one might think when it comes to their proposed policies. One recent online scorecard of positions on tech-related interests , while another . A held last Thursday saw supporters from both sides outlining reasons why their candidate would better benefit the computing world.
The real test, of course, will come Tuesday -- that is, if the nation's . That'd certainly provide an ironic ending twist to America's , wouldn't it?