Silicon Flatirons Conference Outcomes Report—Evidenced-Based Spectrum Policy

Abstract

Evidence-based policymaking is the process of routinely using the most rigorous research to guide policy decisions. This conference presented spectrum policy researchers and practitioners from industry, academia, and government the opportunity to ask: does the world of spectrum policy use evidence-based processes? Or is spectrum policy still adhering to the cycle of “policy-based evidence-making” as pressure to meet spectrum demand mounts and complex technological challenges proliferate? Panelists and speakers offered a variety of perspectives in answer to these difficult questions, and challenged each other to identify exactly what evidence-based spectrum policy might look like.