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The role of technical standards has received increased attention from global policymakers to address challenges for the rapid development of information and communications technologies (ICT). The recent Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity is leveraging technical standards and best practices as the basis for developing guidance to secure the software supply chain in the United States. [...]
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ITI brought together leading policy and industry experts from the United States, the European Union, and South Korea to provide a robust overview and analysis of the latest policy initiatives impacting semiconductor production and innovation. The experts explored the challenges in the semiconductor supply chain, identified new growth opportunities, and brought solutions to enhance the semiconductor [...]
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July 15, 2021Ahead of the first anniversary of the Schrems II Decision, ITI brought data and privacy experts from the European Commission and industry together to discuss the decision’s implications and the outlook for the future. The discussion, held on 14 July, featured Bojana Bellamy, President of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), Caitlin Fennesy, Research Director at the International Association [...] -
Fueled by an acceleration towards digitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America saw a seismic shift to digitally-driven services and online commerce. In less than two years, the region saw e-commerce increased by 36.7 percent relative to its pre-pandemic levels, and according to Statista, 13 million people across Latin America made an online transaction for the first time in 2020. In a [...]
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Building on the Supreme Court’s historic decision to protect LGBTQ+ workers in the federal workplace and President Biden’s recent Executive Order expanding on those protections, those of us in the tech industry and the larger tech community are more committed than ever to continuing to fight for equity in the workplace. From advocating for passage of the Equality Act to implementing much-needed reforms [...]
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The year 2021 marks the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall uprisings in New York City, one of the most pivotal displays of LGBTQ+ resistance in U.S. history. Rioters at Stonewall were tired of having limitations placed on their livelihoods and means of self-expression. A year after those initial uprisings, the first Pride march took place on June 28, 1970, in New York City to celebrate the varied identities [...]
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Recent cybersecurity incidents, notably the sophisticated nation-state backed supply chain compromise of SolarWinds and the profoundly disruptive ransomware attack of the Colonial Pipeline, have placed the cybersecurity posture of the U.S. in sharp focus. Of particular interest to U.S. policymakers is understanding the lessons that can be learned from these significant cybersecurity incidents. The [...]
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While a consensus has emerged in Washington, D.C. that securing the federal and commercial ICT supply chain is a U.S. priority, many questions remain on how to address the current patchwork of disparate and duplicative compliance regimes. On June 15, ITI brought legislative and executive branch stakeholders together with industry experts to explore these questions in an interactive conversation, “Facilitating [...]
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May is dedicated to celebrating people of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage and their contributions throughout U.S. history. Particularly, this year it is also an important opportunity to address the acts of intolerance that have placed AAPI people, communities, and businesses in danger. Many of these incidents were sparked by the prejudiced rhetoric around the COVID-19 pandemic, though [...]
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In the early months of the Biden Administration, the federal government contracting world has received significant attention. While it is generally well-known that the government uses private sector contracts for innovative products and services, federal contracts are now being used as the catalyst to drive important policy changes in areas including racial equity, climate change, and most recently, [...]
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