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Today the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, presented its State IT Terms and Conditions Best Practices before a hearing of the Idaho State Procurement Laws Committee. I know procurement contract terms and conditions may not grab headlines, but I will tell lawmakers that if states can bring them up to date, taxpayers will be the ultimate winner through increased competition to [...]
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The California Department of Technology (CDT) held its second Vendor Advisory Council meeting, early this week. The Vendor Advisory Council, established and coordinated by the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) and several industry trade associations, intends to provide a venue for increased coordination between CDT, the Department of General Services (DGS), and vendors doing business with the state. [...]
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There is a vote coming up soon that could have far reaching ramifications on how technology and services are developed and used. You would be forgiven if you think I am referring to the presidential election, though its importance cannot be understated. In just one week, on October 27th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on proposed privacy regulations for broadband providers, or [...]
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Last week, we welcomed Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to the ITI/ITAPS 2016 Cybersecurity Forum to deliver keynote remarks to our convening of experts gathered to discuss the future of cybersecurity policy within federal and state governments. As the newly appointed chair of the National Governor’s Association (NGA), Gov. McAuliffe, spoke about the need of states to address the growing cybersecurity [...]
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Over the last decade, Colombia has steadily embarked on a path towards becoming one of the leading economies in Latin America. Colombia is in the midst of a remarkable transformation that stands to improve the lives of its citizens and set a standard for its neighbors in how to compete effectively in a global economy. In the coming weeks, we expect the Colombian government to take the next step in [...]
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This week ITI is participating in a wide range of meetings with Indian government officials in New Delhi alongside official government-to-government meetings taking place between India and the United States. When Prime Minister Modi came into office in 2014, ITI offered a set of recommendations that respectfully suggested ways to improve policies concerning information and communications technology [...]
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Today marks a pivotal point for the future of transportation. The U.S. Department of Transportation 15-point safety guidelines being released represent a proactive approach that will drive innovation and bring self-driving cars to a road near you. The guidelines also end the uncertainty and regulatory patchwork which has hung over autonomous vehicles and their development beyond science-fiction and [...]
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The months long debate between the U.S. government and the European Union (EU) regarding transatlantic tax policy took another turn this week with the Department of the Treasury further clarifying its position on the ongoing tax investigations being conducted by the European Commission. ITI agrees with the Treasury Department’s analysis and with its key conclusion—the Commission’s state aid cases represent [...]
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ITI has returned from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meetings held in Lima, Peru, last week on data privacy and digital trade. Economies and stakeholders at the forum discussed how expansion of APEC’s Cross Border Privacy Rules system (CBPRs) can help facilitate trade in information and communications technology products and services in the region and promote the free flow of information [...]
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Regulators around the world are confronting the challenge of securing our increasingly connected societies and economies. The EU and China will both soon release major cybersecurity regulations and many other governments are either finalizing or drafting similar regulations. A major source of discussion in the development of these regulations involves the security implications of the location of data. [...]
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