Introduction North Stars and New Routes 

Fifty Years of Technology Policy
MIT TPP 50th Anniversary

Symposium October 10, 2025 | Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

 Together, we will reflect on TPP’s enduring legacy and the groundbreaking contributions of our graduates and faculty, explore today’s most pressing challenges at the intersection of technology and policy, and envision bold new directions for technology policy in the decades ahead.

 
Founded to confront the most consequential technological issues facing society — through the integration of deep technical expertise with rigorous policy analysis — TPP’s mission remains as vital as ever. This special event will celebrate the past, engage the present, and chart pathways toward a thriving, resilient, and impactful future.

 Together, we will reflect on TPP’s enduring legacy and the groundbreaking contributions of our graduates and faculty, explore today’s most pressing challenges at the intersection of technology and policy, and envision bold new directions for technology policy in the decades ahead. Founded to confront the most consequential technological issues facing society — through the integration of deep technical expertise with rigorous policy analysis — TPP’s mission remains as vital as ever. This special event will celebrate the past, engage the present, and chart pathways toward a thriving, resilient, and impactful future.