Obama Turns Focus to Tech in Campaign's Final Hours

04.11.2008
On the eve of , Barack Obama is turning his focus back to technology. The Democratic candidate released a in the final moments of the campaign discussing his plans for tech-related policies, if elected president.

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