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Dateline Geneva:聽 After some soul-searching and hard work in key capitals around the world, talks to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) have resumed this week in Geneva. 聽There are a few notable items to highlight as the talks get underway again after three months of being in suspension. For starters, as widely reported a week ago, the Chinese are returning to Geneva [...]
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This week鈥檚 House and Senate vote on a short-term deal to re-open the government and extend the federal debt ceiling was the symbolic equivalent of a stroke victim taking his first few tentative yet positive steps in rehab.聽 It鈥檚 not a perfect metaphor to describe the legislative paralysis that has gripped Washington, but it works when we think about what Congress needs to do going forward.聽 With congressional [...]
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Dateline Seoul:聽 The Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013 is wrapping up today in South Korea. 聽The expansive, two-day event has brought together a fascinating group of thought leaders from governments, international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry.聽 聽Hosted by the Government of South Korea, the conference has drawn approximately 1,600 attendees from [...]
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After some fruitful discussions on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings just wrapping up in Bali and a boost from the APEC Leaders themselves, negotiations to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) are back on track. Recall the ITA talks were suspended in July聽after China showed up in Geneva with a super-sized list of products it wanted [...]
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By Yael Weinman, 91快活林, and David LeDuc, SIIA We鈥檝e all read the news stories and are concerned by the reports of how the U.S. government collects data for surveillance purposes. Our members, the world鈥檚 leading information technology companies, work to protect their customers鈥� privacy as they provide them with innovative products and services.聽 We are committed to working in partnership with others [...]
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Yet another partisan budget showdown and potential government shutdown eclipsed a recent significant event in Washington that has the potential to drive innovation, economic growth, and job creation in the United States -- namely, last week鈥檚 visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh provided an opportunity to return our historic bilateral relationship to a firmer footing with significant positive [...]
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The European Union has taken an important step in affirming the ongoing vitality and integrity of the WTO鈥檚 Information Technology Agreement (ITA) by completing its legislative process to eliminate duties on key high-tech products covered by the ITA 鈥� a welcome move following a WTO decision against the EU in 2010. In a dispute-settlement case jointly pursued by the United States, Japan, and Taiwan, [...]
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Significant alignment between the U.S. and EU standards and regulations approaches can mean significant new opportunities for our economies, including new jobs and innovative products and services for consumers.聽 Today in Brussels, U.S. Trade Representative Mike Froman made that evident. 聽 Our goals for T-TIP are clear.聽 A successful negotiation will create a comprehensive agreement, which not only [...]
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On Secretary of State John Kerry鈥檚 first trip to China, the U.S. and China established the U.S.-China Working group under the Strategic and Economic Dialogue.聽 Mr. Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, jointly lead the Working Group. This week, Mr. Stern and Mr. Xie gathered again in Arlington, Virginia [...]
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Yesterday eBay Inc. formally opened its new Salt Lake City data center 鈥� a world class facility that is on track to help facilitate an estimated $300 billion in enabled commerce volume by 2015.聽 Long story short, eBay is proving that environmental considerations can go hand-in-hand with good business strategy, and many transactions on eBay and PayPal will now be a little bit greener. 聽 聽 The data center [...]
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