President Obama will spend next week laying out new proposals to improve Americans' cybersecurity, broaden access to the Internet and guard against identify theft, the White House said Saturday.



The shift in focus will lay the foundation for Obama's upcoming State of the Union address on Jan. 20, and follows trips around the country this week in which Obama emphasized manufacturing, housing issues and the improving economy.



Obama will spend most of the week in Washington, with events scheduled at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday and the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center on Tuesday.





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He is expected to announce new efforts to increase voluntary collaboration between industry and government on cybersecurity. At the FTC, he'll focus on ways to fight identify theft and improve consumer and student privacy, a White House official said on background.Increasing high-speed broadband access will be a topic as Obama travels to Iowa on Wednesday.The president will also meet with congressional leaders from both chambers and parties next week to discuss potential areas of common ground, the White House said.Vice President Biden will also take part in laying out the pre-State of the Union agenda by traveling to Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday to announce new funding for job training in cybersecurity.