ITI PRAISES HOUSE-SENATE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT ON AMERICA COMPETES ACT

08.01.2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing the vital role of U.S. math and science education and research to spur innovation, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) President Rhett Dawson today praised the bipartisan House-Senate Conference Report on the America COMPETES Act.  The agreement authorizes an expansion of vital science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research and education programs across the federal government and provides a significant boost to research programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science.

“The House–Senate Conference agreement on the America COMPETES Act is a great bipartisan effort to help drive the technological advancement that has established America as the global leader in science and innovation,” Dawson said.  “We appreciate the leadership and commitment of House and Senate leaders to increasing research investment and strengthening educational opportunities in science and mathematics.  In an increasingly competitive global economy, America’s leadership in innovation and emerging technologies is at stake.  We are pleased that both parties recognized the urgency of the global challenge to our competitive advantage and forged this consensus.”

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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is a group of the nation's top high-tech companies and is recognized as the tech industry's most effective lobbying organization in Washington.  ITI helps member companies achieve their policy objectives through building relationships with Members of Congress, Administration officials, and foreign governments; organizing industry-wide consensus on policy issues; and working to enact tech-friendly government policies.

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