Global Tech Security
Commission
A bipartisan, multisector commission established to develop a global strategy for securing freedom through trusted technology.
The Global Tech Security Commission brought together leaders from government, industry, academia, and civil society to analyze the strategic technology competition between free societies and authoritarian regimes. The Commission completed its principal body of work through publication of its report, findings, Trusted Technology Doctrine, Principles of Trusted Tech Diplomacy, and strategic recommendations. This site preserves that work for policymakers, business leaders, researchers, educators, and future practitioners.
Definitive outputs
The Commission’s Principal Work
The core intellectual products of the Commission—preserved here as the authoritative record of its completed work.
01 / Principal publication
Final Report
Read the Commission’s principal report and strategic recommendations.
Final Report
02 / Findings
Commission Findings
Five high-leverage imperatives for accelerating the innovation and adoption of trusted technology.
Explore the Five Imperatives
03 / Cornerstone framework
Trusted Technology Doctrine
A formal declaration of the principles of trust that should guide critical and emerging technology.
Review the Doctrine
04 / Operating principles
Principles of Trusted Tech Diplomacy
Seven principles designed to turn trust, alliances, innovation, and strategic coordination into force multipliers.
Explore the Seven PrinciplesAbout the Commission
Built for the collision between technology and 21st-century geopolitics.
GTSC brought together leaders from government, industry, academia, and civil society to examine how critical and emerging technologies affect national security, economic prosperity, human freedom, and geopolitical competition.
- Government
- Industry
- Academia
- Civil Society
Audrey Tang
Fmr. Minister of Digital Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Commissioner for Taiwan
Roger W. Robinson Jr.
Frm Sr. Director, NSC; Frm Chairman U.S.-China Economic & Security Commission
Commissioner for Capital Markets
Representative Michael Waltz
(R-FL 6th District)
Commission Findings
Five Imperatives for Trusted Technology
The Commission identified five high-leverage areas where coordinated action can strengthen trusted technology and the free world’s strategic position.
Education and R&D
Build technical capacity, STEM talent, and decision-maker fluency in emerging technologies.
Technology and International Standards
Shape global standards around trusted technology, freedom, security, and innovation.
Technology Supply Chains and Infrastructure
Secure the building blocks, logistics, infrastructure, and trusted networks of the modern economy.
Capital Markets and the Funding of Emerging Tech
Align investment with trusted innovation and reduce the financing of strategic adversaries.
Board Governance and Its Role in Trusted Tech
Make geopolitical and national-security risk a board-level responsibility.
Read the Commission’s Principal Publications
Historical record
Bipartisan Support and Public Record
Selected moments from the Commission’s active period—presented as historical evidence, not as signals of current operations.
Advancing U.S. Technological Leadership
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and GTSC Co-Chair Keith Krach
A historical briefing on technological leadership, the CHIPS and Science Act, trusted technology, semiconductor leadership, and allied strategy.
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Public record
Bipartisan Congressional Support
Democratic and Republican support for the Commission’s mission, documented through the Atlantic Council announcement.
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International Commissioners
Country Commissioners Expand the Global Bench
The June 2023 announcement documenting the Commission’s international participation and country-level leadership.
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Historical record
Commissioners and Contributors
The November 2023 announcement documenting the breadth of subject-matter expertise supporting the Commission’s work.
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A Global, Multisector Commission
Selected publicly announced commissioners and leaders from the Commission’s active period. Historical titles are shown for context.
The key to securing freedom for the next generation is securing technology. Tomorrow’s tech must be trusted tech developed and protected by a Global Trust Network of like-minded countries, companies, and individuals who respect the rule of law, human rights, labor practices, national sovereignty, and the environment.
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Audrey Tang
Fmr. Minister of Digital Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Commissioner for Taiwan
As a new member of the Global Tech Security Commission, we are committed to working with all stakeholders, especially on open and collaborative R&D, democratization of AI, privacy, and cybersecurity standards. We look forward to engaging in inclusive co-creation that leads to digital resilience for all.
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Roger W. Robinson Jr.
Frm Sr. Director, NSC; Frm Chairman U.S.-China Economic & Security Commission
Commissioner for Capital Markets
Keith Krach is a dynamic, visionary force of nature who is dedicated to the transformation of U.S. technology and financial competitiveness globally, while advancing national security-mindedness, particularly vis a vis our leading adversaries. It’s an honor to join him in forging a pivotal role for the Institute in this much-needed, historic undertaking.
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I am honored to join the Global Tech Security Commission and contribute to the promotion of technology’s role in advancing freedom and prosperity in the face of authoritarian challenges by untrustworthy actors. The Global Tech Security Commission is building the thought leadership and relationships necessary to bring together the best in technology with the best in governance to empower international governments and companies to resist totalitarian regimes.
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“It’s critical to our national security that we come together to develop solutions to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s technological rise. I’m thrilled to serve alongside fellow lawmakers on the Global Tech Security Commission to ensure we deliver recommendations that can be applied by both our government and allies around the world to ensure democracies maintain a technological edge and safeguards freedom over authoritarian adversaries.”
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Tadao Yanase
Sr. EVP, NTT; Frm Vice Minister of METI; Exec Secretary to Prime Ministers Aso & Abe
Commissioner for Japan
As the technology competition with countries of particular concern has become increasingly serious from the strategic viewpoint, it becomes more important than ever to explore and share the strategic plan among the like-minded countries, I am very honored to contribute to developing the strategy on how Japan and its allies should meet this challenge as a Commissioner for Japan of the Global Tech Security Commission.
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From Findings to Lasting Frameworks
The Commission’s completed work continues to provide a strategic foundation for thinking about trusted technology and the intersection of innovation, economic security, national security, and freedom.
- Trusted AI
- International Standards
- Secure Supply Chains
- Trusted Infrastructure
- Capital-Market Security
- Board Governance
- Trusted Technology
- Tech Statecraft
Related work
Where the Work Continues
Future-facing framework
Tech Statecraft
The living, future-facing framework informed by lessons from trusted technology and tech diplomacy.
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Leadership context
Keith Krach
Background on Keith Krach’s leadership and work in technology, diplomacy, trusted networks, and transformational causes.
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