A connection between innovators and policymakers will be more important within the
next decade, he said, and it will require policy
frameworks to ensure that potential risks are managed to reap societal benefits, particularly as it concerns the «Internet
of Things» technologies and smart cities or even issues like smartphone encryption.
Akerson also touted the efficiency benefits
of commercial trucks and vans powered by compress natural gas, and called on the Obama Administration to form a commission to evaluate the nation's energy
framework every five years for the
next three
decades.