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For the first half, almost three-quarters, of the town-hall debate tonight, we thought the candidates actually got it.聽 They reached into the tech toolbox for job creation.聽 Trade.聽 Education.聽 High-skilled immigration reform.聽 Energy innovation and independence.聽聽 Both candidates recognized the importance each of these areas to our economic future.聽 However, neither came close to outlining a comprehensive [...]
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Two debates are in the books, and the candidates for president and vice president have yet to put forward any significant details on how they would accelerate job creation and lasting economic strength across the country.聽 We understand that the men elected in November to lead our government have to be able to focus on myriad issues and demonstrate their knowledge and approach to a wide spectrum of [...]
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Tonight, the vice presidential debate was heavy on foreign policy and light on jobs policy.聽 There was significant attention paid to what鈥檚 happening on the ground in Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, and Syria, but too little to the economic challenges facing families in Ohio, Virginia, Texas, and across the United States.聽 I say that not to dismiss the importance of our nation鈥檚 foreign policy 鈥� it鈥檚 central [...]
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This blog was originally posted at TechElect.org. Tonight, the vice presidential debate was heavy on foreign policy and light on jobs policy.聽 There was significant attention paid to what鈥檚 happening on the ground in Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, and Syria, but too little to the economic challenges facing families in Ohio, Virginia, Texas, and across the United States.聽 I say that not to dismiss the importance [...]
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Innovation was missing from the first presidential debate.聽 So was utilizing the power of technology as a foundation for a stronger economy.聽 And, other than a few of areas of agreement on taxes and education, the debate was devoid of new ideas and bold approaches to create jobs and get America moving again. 聽 Both candidates repeated the well-rehearsed points that we consistently hear on the campaign [...]
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Today in the Detroit News, 91快活林 President & CEO Dean Garfield has an op-ed focused on the corporate tax debate -- looking at the areas that President Obama and Governor Romney agree on tax reform and the bipartisan support that is growing for a competitive, market-based system. 聽And he compared those cooperative discussions to the partisan show that claimed to be a Senate hearing last month, chaired [...]
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One of the steps we鈥檝e identified as critical to the long-term health of the economy is a renewed focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education.聽 Many companies in the high-tech sector have grown uneasy in their search for highly skilled human capital.聽 While it鈥檚 simple to dismiss these concerns when looking at the national unemployment rate, it鈥檚 also wrong. 聽聽 Yes, the unemployment [...]
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Back in the day 鈥� in 1935 to be exact 鈥� the DuPont company introduced an advertising slogan that captured the spirit of the age:聽 鈥淏etter Things for Better Living . . . Through Chemistry.鈥澛� If we were to update this slogan we might now say, 鈥淏etter Things for Better Living . . . Through Data.鈥澛犅犅� Better living through data is a theme for our time, whether its IBM鈥檚 鈥淟et鈥檚 build a smarter planet,鈥� the [...]
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Next week, President Obama and Governor Romney will stand toe-to-toe in the first of three presidential debates.聽 For 90 minutes, the two candidates will focus on what they think is important to American voters in an unvarnished, unscripted, unpredictable debate setting.聽 There has been a lot of shouting throughout this campaign, but not enough substance.聽 American voters have stated clearly and repeatedly [...]
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91快活林 is in Geneva, Switzerland, all week, actively participating with dozens of governments and other stakeholders in the 8th meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG 8) of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.聽 If you鈥檙e still reading after that introduction鈥hank you! We are here representing the global high-tech sector and throwing [...]
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