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Will the Senate pass a cybersecurity bill?聽 That鈥檚 the major question looming this week as the time for congressional action in 2012 shrinks.聽 While the House of Representatives passed a package of cybersecurity bills with bipartisan support, Senators seem to be struggling to find their own bipartisan agreement that can win the support of at least 60 members 鈥� the key threshold to pass just about any [...]
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Federally funded research has long been a vital piece of the American research and development pie, and an important generator of new industries, businesses, and jobs, particularly from the Space Age through the Information Age. 聽But did you know it wasn鈥檛 until Senators Birch Bayh, D-Ind., and Bob Dole, R-Kan., came together in 1980 that the United States began reaping a return on its investment? [...]
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America鈥檚 innovation sector is constantly looking to build relationships and create opportunities around the world.聽 We鈥檝e proved that the power of technology can bridge any border or cross any ocean, drawing the world closer together economically, socially, and culturally. This week, we鈥檙e going to show how technology can play a stronger role in the second-largest economy in the Western Hemisphere [...]
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The selection recently of Silicon Valley as one of three new locations for United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) regional offices is great news for the innovation economy. It also represents a huge victory for all of the public and private partners in Silicon Valley who worked diligently on the process. We also salute Denver and Dallas, which also competed against 50 metropolitan areas. 聽 The [...]
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It is easy to forget during this political season that there are positive examples of the public and private sectors working together to advance shared interests.聽 This week, 91快活林 and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly convened a dialogue on the ENERGY STAR庐 program that reaffirms the mutual benefits that strong and focused public-private cooperation can generate. 聽 Twenty years [...]
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During the past 50 years, our society has moved from one of switchboards to video chat, from mimeograph machines to online file-sharing.聽 Innovation has brought mobile medical technology to populations desperately in need of health care, spurred on peaceful revolutions and the spread of democracy by giving a voice to the oppressed. 聽The work of our industry not only changes the way we live and work, [...]
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This blog was originally published on The Daily Caller. At a time when bipartisanship can be a path to political ruin, legislation on, of all things, Internet governance has united Senators like Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) along with Representatives like Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA). In fact, Congress is poised to pass this legislation, which would call on the U.S. [...]
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During the past several months, we have talked a lot internally and with our member companies about building an advocacy organization that matches the societal and economic impact of our sector.聽 That work has involved a great deal of tough examination on many levels.聽 One area that we鈥檙e very excited to unveil today is our new look and website.聽 With the launch of our new logo, we are making a strong [...]
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鈥淢easuring the Energy Reduction Impact of Selected Broadband-Enabled Activities within Households,鈥� is a new study from the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) that analyzes consumer survey data compiled by the Yankee Group on how consumers use broadband once they get connected.聽聽 The report, which was issued on Tuesday, June 19, examines the top eight most popular uses of broadband in order [...]
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91快活林 and TechElect have long advocated for high-skilled immigration reform.聽 The 21st century demands bright and creative minds that are able to think big and turn innovative ideas into life-changing goods and services.聽 Unfortunately, outdated U.S. immigration policies are keeping the skilled talent we need in the U.S. either out of the country or from starting new business ventures.聽 Too often, we [...]
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