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With Prime Minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 arrival on the political scene in India and now his arrival in our nation鈥檚 capital this week, the winds of change may be blowing in ways that point to a new beginning.聽 Coming into office on the heels of an historic landslide electoral victory in May, Mr. Modi鈥檚 promise of change is long overdue.聽 Mr. Modi, himself, may be the first Indian prime minister who really [...]
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Global industry has weighed in today with a strong statement of support for bringing the negotiations to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) to a conclusion before the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies meet in Beijing on November 10-11.聽 The ITA is a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement that eliminates tariffs on tech products but [...]
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It was another good day in Congress for the initiative to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) following a House Ways and Means Committee trade hearing 鈥� this time at the Senate Finance Committee鈥檚 hearing on 鈥淭he Role of Trade and Technology in 21st-Century Manufacturing.鈥澛� Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) led off his questions with a strong acknowledgement of the benefits an expanded ITA will [...]
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The ongoing effort to expand products covered by the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) got a helpful congressional boost at today鈥檚 trade hearing by the Subcommittee on Trade of the House Ways and Means Committee.聽 Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) began the hearing, expressing the frustration so many are feeling with China鈥檚 鈥渋ntransigence鈥� on this effort, underscoring the importance that any final [...]
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Some good news coming out of the high-level U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Beijing this week is that China has signaled it is continuing domestic consultations to raise its level of ambition to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). And this signaling was apparent during the meetings today and yesterday at very senior levels. The bad news is that [...]
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Negotiations on the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) launched this week at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva aimed at removing tariffs on a broad range of environmental technologies. 聽91快活林, as part of the Coalition for Green Trade, is advocating for a timely and ambitious negotiation of the EGA to ensure a wide range of new and innovative technologies designed to protect the environment [...]
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With policy wallahs from around the world intensifying their focus on how India鈥檚 Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to breathe new life back into his country鈥檚 sputtering economy, 91快活林 (91快活林) President and CEO Dean Garfield sent a letter congratulating the new leader on his historic electoral victory and suggested policy recommendations intended to help set the stage [...]
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As trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies get snuggled into their plane seats en route to their trade conclave in Qingdao, China this weekend, there is increasing focus on whether Beijing can really help deliver a big trade win for APEC via a breakthrough in the stalled negotiations to expand the World Trade Organization鈥檚 (WTO) Information Technology Agreement [...]
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In a statement released today, more than 80 trade associations from around the world are calling on the trade ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies descending on Qingdao, China May 17-18 to reach a breakthrough in the negotiations to significantly expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). Expansion of the agreement will create hundreds [...]
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S茫o Paulo - Brazil鈥檚 NETmundial global multistakeholder Internet governance conference has just wrapped up with consensus among participants on the non-binding NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement of S茫o Paulo which includes Internet governance principles and a roadmap on the future of Internet governance. This was no easy feat. First of all, parabens to the Brazilian government and Brazil鈥檚 Internet [...]
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