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  • We might end up calling last night's State of the Union address the "tech talk".  The President's speech touched on a litany of technology issues, making it sound as if he was pitching TechElect for us.  Instead of rehashing the President's speech point by point, we would like to focus on two issues he raised -STEM and immigration reform.  Both issues often receive broad, bipartisan support and are [...]
    Public Policy Tags: Workforce, Immigration
  • On the off-chance that yesterday your TV was broken, your internet was out, your phone couldn’t find a signal, and not a single Facebook friend popped by for a visit, you may not know about Blackout Day and the raging debate surrounding Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). But it is far more likely to assume you saw your Facebook feed light up with encouragements to “End Piracy – Not Liberty.”  You probably [...]
  • Friday’s news that the unemployment rate had dropped to 8.5 percent, the lowest in three years, was a welcome sign of economic recovery. Members of the Obama Administration pounced on the news, keen to highlight this positive data as the President readies himself for a tough re-election battle where the economy will be the major issue.  One of the untold tales of Friday’s figures relates to the impressive [...]
  • Welcome to TechElect!  TechElect is being launched with a simple goal in mind: to seed a national conversation with the Presidential candidates on what it will take for the United States to continue to be the global leader in innovation into the next century. Technology is positively transforming the way we learn, work, play, and participate in our democracy.  Yet, the policies critical to continue [...]
  • The Jobs Study: Facts, Analysis, Strategy. That report concluded that, technology "generally destroys lower wage, lower productivity jobs, while it creates jobs that are more productive, high-skill and better paid. Historically, the income-generating effects of new technologies have proved more powerful than the labor-displacing effects: technological progress has been accompanied not only by higher [...]
  • Few proposals lawmakers have been considering in recent weeks aimed at restoring our fiscal discipline have the immediate ability to generate revenue for the Treasury, stimulate direct domestic investment, spur innovation, and create jobs than spectrum auctions. At the moment, spectrum is in short supply.  Currently in use for “over the air” television delivery, which is consumed by fewer than 10 percent [...]
    Public Policy Tags: Broadband, Communications, & Spectrum
  • America's innovation ecosystem typically knows no kryptonite. With rare exception, even in times of economic peril, investment and innovation continue unabated, helping to power the nation forward. However, there are troubling signs of weakness that could signal real challenges to the nation's future fiscal stability. Consider the following: Lost in the public reporting on record venture investing [...]
  • With markets in turmoil and consumer confidence at record lows, it is time for the U.S. to overtly become more selfish. In fact, looking out for number one is likely the best way to remain number one. To be clear, by selfish I do not mean senseless.  Focusing first on the nation’s self-interest should not be a proxy for surface level patriotism or protectionist policies. Selfish, in today’s economic [...]
    Public Policy Tags: Trade & Investment
  • America is at risk of losing its will to win, or by most accounts, America is at risk of losing its will to win. With last week's S&P downgrade of U.S. credit to AA+, along with market uncertainty pervading our nation's psyche, the prospects of a prosperous future seem increasingly out of reach. Add a near-default on the national debt, low consumer confidence and modest job creation, and it's clear [...]
  • As head of the Information Technology Industry Council, Dean Garfield represents tech leaders that include Microsoft, Google, Cisco Systems, Oracle, eBay and Hewlett-Packard. The council's focus is the intersection between public policy and U.S. competitiveness, areas that include education, immigration, trade and taxes. Garfield has worked with Congress and the Obama administration to spur employment, [...]
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