At the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) today, I testified on the need to include strong digital trade provisions in a United States-United Kingdom agreement. The hearing was focused on the negotiating objectives for the proposed agreement. Software powers our economy. Software contributes over $1.14 trillion to US value-added GDP and over 10 … Read More >>
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US-Japan Negotiations Should Prioritize Digital Trade
At the US International Trade Commission today, I testified on the need to include strong digital trade provisions among the early achievements in a US-Japan trade agreement before the US Trade Representative (USTR). The hearing examined US industry priorities to help inform the objectives for the upcoming trade negotiations. As the first and third largest … Read More >>
As AI Grows, Privacy, Security, and Global Data Flows Are Key to Innovation, BSA Tells FTC
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) policy and enforcement priorities have a significant impact on the digital economy – and the development of cutting-edge software tools, such as artificial intelligence. The agency has a long track record of evaluating its policy and enforcement approaches, including its 1995 hearings on competition and consumer protection; its pre-centennial global … Read More >>
Q&A: Which Tech-Advanced Countries Are Best Prepared for Economic Growth?
It’s been five years since BSA launched the first Global Cloud Computing Scorecard. Back then, cloud computing was a still-emerging technology that held the promise of helping companies and countries expand their economic growth. Fast forward to 2018 and businesses and governments around the world are adopting cloud solutions to take advantage of the ability … Read More >>
How Today’s Cybersecurity Practices are Like the Railroads of the Civil War
** This op-ed first appeared in Morning Consult on October 3, 2017.** Imagine you live in the Civil War-era United States and the railroad is your primary means of long-distance transportation. In those days, the railway gauge (or, the distance between the rails on the track) varied widely. There wasn’t just one accepted standard – … Read More >>