Policy - Trade & Investment
Trade & Investment
Technology companies strive constantly to succeed in fiercely competitive, fast-growing markets. Their work enables companies of all sizes and from every industry and country to reach new markets, create jobs, and raise standards of living around the world. By opening markets, reducing barriers, tackling discriminatory rules and regulations, and injecting more certainty and predictability into the marketplace, international trade and investment agreements are important catalysts for this progress. ITI works closely with governments and other stakeholders to support the negotiation of these agreements, with a focus on promoting the free flow of information across borders, prohibiting requirements calling for the localization of data or hardware, and ensuring that technology goods and services are able to access global markets.
Resources
- Multiassociation Letter: G20 Recommendations to Promote Innovation, Digital Technologies, and Trade (July 20, 2020)
- 2020 G20 Recommendations for Promoting Innovation, Digital Technologies, and Trade (June 03, 2020)
- ITI Supplemental Submission to USTR COVID-19 301 (June 01, 2020)
- ITI U.S.-UK Trade Recommendations (May 06, 2020)
- ITI Key Vote Letter on USMCA (December 18, 2019)
Techwonk Blog
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What’s Next for the Transatlantic Trade and Technology Council? (October 21, 2021)
On 12 October 2021, ITI hosted a hybrid panel event, “What’s Next for the Transatlantic Trade and Technology Council (TTC)?” at Euractiv Studios. The event was moderated by ITI’s President and CEO Jason ...
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How the TTC Can Advance the Best of What Data, Technology, and Trade Policy Has to Offer (September 28, 2021)
This week, top officials from the United States and the European Union will attend the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC). The TTC was created in response to the need for ...
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An EU-U.S. data transfer solution is within reach and will support economic recovery (May 10, 2021)
As economies around the world are sputtering back to life following an unprecedented global pandemic, the EU and U.S. continue to face a massive disruption to a key business driver – the transfer of data ...
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To Meet Demand, U.S. Must Increase and Incentivize Semiconductor Production (February 18, 2021)
A current increase in global demand for semiconductors or ‘chips’ is outpacing both supply and manufacturing capacity, resulting in several sectors - from autos to healthcare to energy to consumer products ...
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The Rules-Based, Multilateral Trade System Enables U.S. Innovation (June 04, 2020)
The COVID-19 crisis is having an unprecedented impact on international trade at a time when the World Trade Organization (WTO) – guardian and principal arbiter of the global trade rulebook – is under significant ...
News Releases
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ITI Offers USTR Recommendations to Advance Digital Trade Issues in 2022 National Trade Estimate Report (October 26, 2021)
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI identified trade barriers faced by U.S. tech companies across the world and offered recommendations for the U.S. to advance its trade work on digital ...
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ITI Responds to Transitional Agreement on Digital Services Taxes (October 21, 2021)
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI issued the following statement in reaction to the joint announcement by the U.S., Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom regarding a ...
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ITI Reaction to Biden Administration’s Approach to U.S.-China Trade Relationship (October 04, 2021)
WASHINGTON – Today, ITI issued the following reaction to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s speech outlining the Biden Administration’s approach to the U.S.-China trade relationship: “The Biden ...
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ITI: TTC Can Grow Bilateral Trade and Investment, Strengthen Global Cooperation (September 29, 2021)
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI reacted to the inaugural meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC). ITI’s Executive Vice President of Policy Rob Strayer represented ...
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Multi-Industry Business Coalition Urges USTR to Negotiate Digital Trade Agreements in the Indo-Pacific Region (September 13, 2021)
WASHINGTON – Eighteen business associations representing a cross section of industry, including tech, manufacturers, service providers, startups, medical technology, and more urged U.S. Trade Representative ...