Feb 24, 2026
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue and USTTI partner to embed Tech Diplomacy into global telecom training, equipping regulators and policymakers to advance secure, resilient, and trusted communications networks.
Partnership brings Tech Diplomacy Academy Courses to USTTI’s Global Network of Like-Minded Partners to Advance Secure, Resilient, and Trusted Communications Ecosystems Grounded in Open-Market Principles
Washington, DC — The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue and the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) announced today a strategic partnership to embed Tech Diplomacy directly into the training of telecommunications regulators and policymakers from the U.S. and allied nations — strengthening their ability to lead on spectrum, standards, and secure network deployment in ways that protect freedom and advance the use of trusted technology. Through this partnership, USTTI training participants and its global alumni network of likeminded partners will receive access to the Krach Institute’s Tech Diplomacy Academy (TDA), the world’s first online education platform dedicated to preparing leaders across government, industry, and civil society to understand how critical and emerging technologies shape national power, economic competitiveness, and freedom.
For more than four decades, USTTI has delivered tuition-free, intensive training to more than 10,000 telecommunications regulators and policymakers from 177+ countries. This partnership adds an online training tech diplomacy layer to that model, allowing participants from the U.S. and likeminded countries to strengthen their understanding of how critical technologies, such as 6G, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing, cyber systems, and space technologies, affect national security, economic competitiveness, and global standards.
This collaboration arrives amid heightened U.S. government focus on next-generation information and communications technologies (ICT) as critical to national security and economic competitiveness. In late 2025, the White House issued a Presidential Memorandum titled “Winning the 6G Race,” establishing a policy to ensure U.S. leadership in 6G development – recognizing 6G’s foundational role for advanced technologies and secure communications networks, and directing federal action to free spectrum and lead diplomatic engagement on standards globally to ensure ecosystems remain free from adversarial control.
“6G will shape the next era of economic and security competition. The real question isn’t just speed. It’s who writes the rules and who controls the ecosystem,” said Michelle Giuda, CEO of Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. “The decisions policymakers make today about vendors, spectrum, and standards will define technological leadership for decades. By embedding Tech Diplomacy into regulator training, we are strengthening the capacity of trusted partners to lead in building secure networks grounded in transparency, resilience, and long-term strategic trust.”
The collaboration also opens the door to future joint efforts, including co-hosted workshops, thematic training modules, and participation in convenings and policy dialogues focused on digital policy, trusted connectivity, AI, and spectrum management among nations committed to ensuring that technology advances freedom.
“For more than 40 years, USTTI has been committed to strengthening global communications leadership through sharing experiences, best practices, and hands-on training delivered by subject matter experts from government, industry, civil-society, and academia. This partnership with the Krach Institute allows us to expand our capabilities and enhance our course offerings to ensure that global leaders are prepared to meet the challenges of the 6G era and beyond.” said Jim O’Connor, Chairman and CEO of the USTTI.
About the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
The Krach Institute is the world’s preeminent trusted technology accelerator. As the leader in the new category of Tech Diplomacy, the Institute integrates technology expertise, Silicon Valley strategies and foreign policy tools to build the Global Trusted Tech Network of governments, companies, organizations and individuals to accelerate the innovation and adoption of trusted technology and ensure technology advances freedom.
Visit the Krach Institute online at TechDiplomacy.org and follow on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and YouTube. Enroll in the Tech Diplomacy Academy to learn what you need to know now about key emerging technologies and their impact on business, policy and the global economy. Subscribe to the Institute’s weekly newsletter Tech Diplomacy Now for the latest news at the intersection of high tech and foreign policy.
About the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI)
Founded in 1982, the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) is a nonprofit organization providing tuition‑free training to global communications leaders. USTTI has trained more than 10,000 participants from 177+ countries in digital policy, spectrum management, broadband, AI, cybersecurity, and inclusive connectivity. Through partnerships with industry, government agencies, and academic institutions, USTTI equips regulators and ICT professionals with the technical knowledge to build resilient, innovative, and secure communications ecosystems.
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