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Today, companies, individuals, governments, and institutions can instantaneously transfer information from one end of the globe to the other. Indeed, data transfers underpin the global economy, drive communications and social interaction, and form the foundation of a seemingly limitless number of data-driven technologies and services we take for granted and depend on. Unfortunately, regulators in both [...]
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The tech industry is the most dynamic sector in history: it is highly competitive, profitable, and creates jobs around the world. Its products and services have lowered barriers to empower people in ways proven to accelerate poverty reduction, raise standards of living, and help connect people in rural areas to financial and welfare systems that had previously been in distant population centers. Technology [...]
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The global economy depends on the free movement of data. By data, I simply mean information, like emails, sales history, satellite imagery, crop yields, traffic density reports, and search results. When digital technologies--including servers, personal computers, and mobile devices鈥攑rocess, analyze, and transmit data, it flows through the internet and across national borders seamlessly. With the rapid [...]
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Bringing cutting edge products and services to markets around the world in record time is what the tech industry does best. To help accomplish this, companies aim to manufacture a product to meet a common set of internationally accepted technical standards for things such as product safety, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and telecommunications functionality. They then seek to test the product [...]
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The internet has enabled companies to go global before they go national by leveraging e-commerce platforms, social media, and websites to find suppliers, customers, and partners anywhere in the world. Companies can develop and provide professional services, software, apps, games, and support from anywhere to anyone, collaborating with partners around the world with just the click of a button. This [...]
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In 2008, as the escalating financial crisis called into question continued global economic growth and innovation, the leaders of the world鈥檚 leading economies pledged in the G-20 forum to combat the forces of protectionism by maintaining an open trade and investment environment. Unfortunately, many of these same governments have since found creative ways to protect domestic companies at the expense [...]
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The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of 91快活林, has submitted written testimony for a hearing being held in Austin today urging the Texas legislature to revisit Senate Bill 20, which made sweeping reforms to state agency contracting and procurement law upon its passage in 2015. While we are supportive of greater accountability and transparency in the procurement process, we believe Senate [...]
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In 2008, as the escalating financial crisis called into question continued global economic growth and innovation, the leaders of the world鈥檚 leading economies pledged in the G-20 forum to combat the forces of protectionism by maintaining an open trade and investment environment. Unfortunately, many of these same governments have since found creative ways to protect domestic companies at the expense [...]
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The Obama Administration has put a greater emphasis on improving government information technology (IT) and digital services than any other presidential administration in our history. We had a glimpse of the tech-savvy Obama campaign back in 2008, and again in 2012, with its adept use of social media and modern analytics. This approach continued when President Obama entered the White House, demonstrating [...]
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All eyes are on Brazil as champion athletes from around the world gather to compete for Olympic medals. In between watching and cheering for Team USA, I鈥檒l also be watching something that is getting much less press, but is certainly as important: three draft laws that are being considered by the Brazilian Congress which seek to protect data generated in Brazil. When 91快活林 鈥渄ecoded鈥� data flows, we showed [...]
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