• Principle No. 1: Thoughtfully explore important technology issues that have been under-appreciated and/or under-explored. The TLPC aims to promote the public interest by contributing objective analysis concerning significant technology, legal and economic policy issues or perspectives which are absent from or incomplete in current debates and discussions. The TLPC's involvement helps raise awareness concerning issues or perspectives that should be on policy-makers' agendas but has escaped proper attention or consideration.
• Principle No. 2: Elevate debate concerning technology issues that the TLPC tackles. Significantly, the TLPC aims to find a better answer by refusing to start at an answer. Instead, the TLPC attempts to inquire concerning relevant empirical data and arguments and then discern the best policy course. As appropriate, the TLPC looks to legal, technical, economic and political science insights to support its analyses. Notably, in order to enhance transparency concerning why a policy course is in the public interest, the TLPC explicitly connects policy goals with the suggested means to achieve them.
• Principle No. 3: Persuasively advocate for sound technology policy recommendations. The TLPC advocates for policy recommendations which are determined to be in the public interest. In addition to raising awareness of issues and perspectives, the TLPC advises policy-makers concerning an advisable course of action. Such advocacy is persuasive but not disingenuous. To accomplish this, the TLPC utilizes public interest lawyering tools, including (as appropriate) written filings, in-person oral advocacy, outreach and coalition-building, and efforts to influence public opinion (e.g., editorials, blogs, etc.).

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