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A lot has changed over the past 70 years, but if you drive down the road today, it is not too different than how it looked in the past. America’s infrastructure has not kept up with the pace of innovation and the significant changes society has undergone. We in the tech industry believe it is time we modernize our infrastructure to meet the demands of the 21st century. Yesterday, five Cabinet secretaries [...]
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I am a black CEO, not a CEO who happens to be black. My self-identity is steeped in my blackness and my humanity. Yet, I find myself questioning the seemingly singular focus on numbers when it comes to assessing diversity and inclusion in corporate America, including in the tech industry. There’s no question that diversity matters, and that data are a key component of evaluating diversity. The most [...]
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Here’s a quick exercise. Tally up the most important things in your life that rely on the internet. Your checking account, life savings, data storage, balance sheets, family photos, health records, rolodex, business procurement, travel plans, ride home — all accessible, and as a result, at risk, online. In less than one generation, global citizens have completed the greatest transfer of goods, services [...]
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States have long been considered laboratories of democracies and increasingly are becoming cradles of innovation. Governors across the country are leading the charge in leveraging emerging technologies to solve the most pressing issues facing constituents. For example, states are using mobile application technology to better respond to their constituents needs, applying blockchain technology to save [...]
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Over the past decade, the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) has led global tech sector engagement in Basel Convention negotiations on used and waste electronics. The mission of the Basel Convention – a multi-lateral treaty ratified by over 180 countries (“Parties”) – is to protect human health and promote environmentally-sound outcomes by controlling the cross-border movement of hazardous [...]
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The tech industry is committed to protecting our environment not just for today but for future generations. It is with that in mind that I recently traveled to China to represent the sector before several Chinese government agencies to discuss our shared interests and commitments related to green electronics and sustainable manufacturing. I met separately with the influential National Development and [...]
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Although the United States has led in creating the technologies that have driven major innovations in previous decades, continued American leadership is not assured. Robert Samuelson’s “China’s breathtaking transformation into a scientific superpower,” makes that clear. The tech industry shares the goal of the Trump Administration and Congress: we want to ensure that America remains a global leader [...]
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On the surface, the way I drive my girls to school today is no different than how my parents drove me to school 45 years ago. However, everything about transportation has changed in recent decades and we are poised to see within the next 5 years an even more dramatic transformation of how Americans commute to work, travel long distances, and transport goods. Cars today can drive themselves, use sensors [...]
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The technology industry is driven by the potential the future holds. From turning a simple code into a device that can detect diseases and save lives, to growing a small online network among friends into a global platform that transforms the way we communicate, we’re always looking forward. The State of the Union address offers a key moment for the president to outline his vision for the future, too. [...]
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This week, NAFTA negotiators will meet once again to renegotiate the 23-year-old, critically important trade agreement between the United States and two of its largest trading partners, Mexico and Canada. We share many of the Trump administration’s goals of modernizing this agreement, which was negotiated long before the incredible changes that the internet and digital technologies have brought to [...]
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