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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’s 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 ITI, 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’s 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’ll 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 ITI “decoded” data flows, we showed [...]
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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’ll 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 ITI “decoded” data flows, we showed [...]
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As you see “trainers” running around parks and city streets capturing Pokemon Go on their mobile phones, remind yourself of the amazing technologies at work enabling this augmented reality game that is sweeping the nation. They are possible because of the vast amounts of computing power in our hands and the wireless connections carrying significant amounts of data to the internet over wireless networks [...]
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Today, ITI submitted comments to the IRS on the most significant change in tax policy proposed in decades. The rules in question relate to how our member companies track and classify inter-party loans and stand to fundamentally alter investment decisions moving forward. As the Treasury Department and the IRS move ahead with their rulemaking (undoubtedly with thousands of pages of comments in hand), [...]
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The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, recently sent a letter urging North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) to sign state Senate bill 792 into law. The legislation, which was approved by the state legislature last week, clarifies that state information technology contracts include an expanded limitation of contractor liability. While North Carolina has existing standard terms and [...]
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