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This week, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travels to Washington for meetings with President Obama and top Administration officials. Their primary topic: economic growth. But several key policies being pursued by the Indian government would work to restrict the import of innovative products and services into India, setting back that nation鈥檚 economy with ripple effects globally. We鈥檝e written [...]
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The news of the last several weeks has been dominated by storylines on government surveillance programs and the level of access that security agencies have into people鈥檚 daily lives. While these reports have continued to develop, there has been little attention focused on solutions. What limits should there be on government programs? What are the ramifications of these programs on the global flow of [...]
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At last, Russia has stepped up and fulfilled its promise to join the Information Technology Agreement (ITA).聽 Today, the WTO is reporting Moscow has joined the agreement, which is regarded by the tech industry as one of the WTO鈥檚 most commercially successful trade pacts. Recall the dust up a couple years ago when Russia seemed to be balking at an earlier commitment to join the ITA as a condition of [...]
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This blog was originally published on the Intel blog. The two most important challenges facing the Indian economy are 鈥� an increasing trade deficit and the need to generate employment for millions of youth joining the workforce soon. While India is a recognized for its services sector and services contribute 60% to its GDP but it does not account for as many jobs (contributes only 15% to the numbers [...]
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Tonight, the U.S. information and communications technology (ICT) industry gained a thoughtful voice within the U.S. government for tech policies that embrace and advance innovation. With Senate confirmation of Daniel Sepulveda, many of the pressing international issues facing the ICT sector are now in the capable hands of the State Department鈥檚 new Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for [...]
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A global alliance of trade associations has joined together to urge China to take a fresh look at its position regarding the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) expansion聽negotiations and return to the table with a proposal that can lead to a strong outcome.聽 In a joint letter signed by the heads of 35 trade associations from developing and developed countries around the world, we urged Vice Premier [...]
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) presents significant opportunities for new job creation and economic growth for both the United States and the European Union 鈥� if negotiators can forge an agreement that reflects the dynamic, innovative marketplace in both regions. That鈥檚 the message 91快活林鈥檚 Dean Garfield will offer at a Wednesday House hearing on TTIP. Dean鈥檚 testimony is going [...]
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Dateline Geneva 鈥� Despite great progress leading up to this week to close the deal on expansion of the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA), China showed up to the talks two days late and far more than a dollar short.聽 In fact, China made almost no move to cut its staggering list of sensitive products it wants removed from the negotiating table. 聽 聽 So no one was surprised when the e-mail notice [...]
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Dateline Geneva:聽 Trade negotiators from around the world have arrived to a pleasantly cool and sunny Geneva to begin what we hope will be the final round of talks this week to expand the WTO鈥檚 Information Technology Agreement. Recall this tariff-elimination effort kicked off a little more than a year with a major conference at the WTO to commemorate the 15th anniversary of this important agreement.聽 [...]
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There鈥檚 good news from New Delhi today as the Government of India (GOI) has opted to take a closer look at its highly controversial policy designed to compel foreign companies to manufacture electronic products in India if they want to sell there. After a meeting of India鈥檚 key economic and security policy advisors, the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office announced its decision today to revisit and review the [...]
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