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Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the State Department鈥檚 Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. It鈥檚 a title that barely fits on a business card, but a job that is essential to the long-term success of the tech industry and the continued strength of the digital economy. For nearly four years, the post has been held [...]
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Earlier this afternoon, I testified before a congressional subcommittee on what policy insiders refer to as Dodd-Frank Section 1502. Translated, that鈥檚 a provision in the 2010 financial reform law that requires publicly traded companies to disclose through a Securities and Exchange Commission report whether they source specific minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or adjoining countries. [...]
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This past Wednesday in Brussels, the European Union (EU) hosted a 鈥淲orkshop on a possible comprehensive 鈥楨U initiative on minerals originating from conflict areas鈥�.鈥� This particular forum was limited to EU officials and invited experts from the OECD, academia, civil society and the business community. The EU will likely advance the initiative in 2013, first with a public consultation and subsequently [...]