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Technology is a transformative force for good, and must be harnessed toward the challenge of environmental sustainability.聽 That is the reality of the moment as well as the opportunity for the future that we focused on today at 鈥淗ow Green Is the Internet,鈥� held at Google鈥檚 Mountain View campus. There are two things that jump out at me coming away from the session.聽 One is the unique power and ability [...]
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This week, 91快活林, will unveil the latest iteration of its STEM book, Moving Education Forward:聽 Strengthening STEM in Today鈥檚 Classrooms, spotlighting many of our member companies that are making serious investments to help build the skills America鈥檚 students and workers need to succeed in the 21st century workplace. The 91快活林 publication promises to be an excellent resource detailing the high-tech industry鈥檚 [...]
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For nearly a century, 91快活林 has brought smart, effective policy advocacy to bear to advance technological improvements that have revolutionized the global economy.聽 From the office machines of the early 20th century to today鈥檚 mobile technologies, our members remain at the cutting edge of innovation and advancement.聽 We are enormously proud to represent the world鈥檚 most dynamic companies which, each [...]
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How green is the Internet?聽 That鈥檚 a great question.聽聽 Not coincidentally, it鈥檚 also the name of a summit meeting today at Google headquarters.聽 (You can watch live at www.youtube.com/googlegreen.) Participants make up an intriguing mix of experts from industry, academia, government and NGOs.聽聽 For our part, 91快活林 is helping to explore emerging questions around the environmental impacts and benefits [...]
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This week鈥檚 bilateral meetings between President Obama and China鈥檚 President Xi Jinping will bring into focus core economic and strategic issues the two nations facing and, in key areas, the discussions will have significant economic and strategic overtones.聽 But while many of the stories previewing the discussions highlight topics where the countries disagree, the leaders should not let differences [...]
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Tech is involved in myriad energy and environmental sustainability issues 鈥� each with its own complexities and differing global approaches.聽 In an effort to break down some of these challenges and brainstorm on potential solutions, 91快活林, joined by IPC and SEMI, are hosting three sustainability events focused on developing regulations and compliance efforts. This regional series is a great opportunity [...]
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Ericsson released the results of its latest 鈥淢obility Report鈥� today 鈥� and it provides significant data to help drive smart policy decisions not only from the U.S. government, but for governments around the world. The report is based on in-depth data traffic measurements in mobile networks from the world鈥檚 largest installed base of live networks. So there is a consistent comparison, these measurements [...]
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Four U.S. Senators 鈥� two Democratic, two Republican 鈥� have joined in introducing a Senate resolution calling for stronger diplomatic engagement to bring peace to the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Senator Chris Coons, D-Del., Senator Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Senator John Boozman, R-Ark., and Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., have united to send a clear message that a lasting solution [...]
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GENEVA -- Negotiators seeking to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) are here in Geneva again this week and their work to eliminate tariffs on a broad swath of tech products has significantly intensified. For starters, more ITA member countries are at the table now, with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Iceland joining the effort to shape the list of products under consideration [...]
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The 3,000-year old city of Xi鈥檃n was the capital of the first Chinese feudal dynasty. The city is world renowned as the home of the largest collection of ancient terracotta warriors. 聽Every visitor to Xi鈥檃n is amazed by the sophisticated culture preserved in these terracotta sculptures. 聽However, attendees at this year鈥檚 DESSC China Summit held in Xi鈥檃n May 18-19 were even more impressed with high [...]
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