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Dateline Geneva: We have just concluded a very productive set of meetings with roughly 20 WTO delegations here this week to press for expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). Our U.S. industry group, comprised of seven business associations and a number representatives from tech companies, delivered two key messages. First, we stated unequivocally that these talks need to be completed [...]
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The American story is littered with tales of displaced workers. These workers, often through no fault of their own, were left by the wayside as the economy’s defining characteristics evolved. An innovation-driven, dynamic economy could change a worker’s skillset from incomparable to incompatible overnight. That is the harsh lesson of our history as the country moved from an agrarian to an industrialized [...]
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This post originally appeared on the ACEEE Blog. While there is disagreement among politicians about the role of government spending and government regulations to spur cost-effective energy efficiency investments, politicians of all political stripes agree that knocking down market barriers that keep Americans from saving money is a worthy task. Within this context, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient [...]
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Two weeks ago, instead of experiencing the D.C. snow storm that never came, I was in California attending the Green Grid Forum 2013. For those of you who don't know about it, The Green Grid (TGG) is an open industry consortium of end users, policy makers, technology providers, facility architects, and utility companies that works to improve the resource efficiency of data centers. With more than 175 [...]
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Last summer the U.S. EPA and ITI jointly convened a road-mapping workshop on the ENERGY STAR program. Both groups recognize the unique nature of information and communication technologies (ICT) -- their complexity, their rapid evolution, their global nature, and their interplay with so many other products in the emerging “network of things.” And, consequently, we both saw value in co-hosting an [...]
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Dateline Geneva: It is somehow fitting that as the 83rd Geneva Motor Show wraps up here today, an event that celebrates the latest and greatest in innovations in automobile form and technology, trade negotiators from around the world are descending on this town for yet another round of talks to expand the WTO's Information Technology Agreement (ITA). Since last May, ITA members have been gathering [...]
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With Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, the chance for success and lasting economic opportunity has jumped manifold. The TPP is about job creation, open markets, and fair competition. We welcome Japan to the table, and think that this is an extremely important move not only for that nation, but also for all of the countries involved in the [...]
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The trade relationship between the United States and India will be under a congressional microscope today, as a congressional subcommittee looks at opportunities for, as well as potential threats to a balanced, mutually beneficial trading system between the two countries. ITI’s Dean Garfield will testify at the hearing, and is expected to focus on the Government of India’s forced localization initiative [...]
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This morning, many media accounts look at remarks from Tom Donilon, the President's National Security Advisor, on the challenges facing the U.S. relationships with many Asian nations. Among the topics he covered: the priority of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and the ongoing dialogue with China on cybersecurity. For the full context, you can read Donilon's remarks to the Asia Society in New [...]
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The strangest thing happened at a hearing on immigration policy in the U.S. House of Representatives: Everyone – members of Congress and hearing witnesses, Republicans and Democrats – agreed that America’s immigration system is broken and is costing the country jobs and investments. (Watch the hearing archive.) True, the focus of the hearing was on initiatives designed to reform our nation’s immigration [...]
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