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
- ITI’s Proposal for Collaboration in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: The Trusted Digital Partnership Program (May 19, 2022)
- 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)
Techwonk Blog
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The UK’s Chance to Lead on Global Tech Policy (July 09, 2024)
The United Kingdom’s general election has delivered a resounding victory for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party after 14 years in opposition. In scenes reminiscent of Tony Blair’s sweep to power in 1997, Labour ...
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India’s New Government Means Renewed Opportunity for Digital Leadership (June 20, 2024)
The recent elections marked an important moment for India. Over the course of several weeks, the world’s largest democracy with nearly 640 million voters endured unbearable heat and long lines to make ...
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Recognizing the Canada DST’s Threat to North American Competitiveness (June 04, 2024)
Three trade ministers representing Canada, Mexico, and the United States recently convened in Phoenix, Arizona for the fourth meeting of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Free Trade Commission ...
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The Trouble with Tariffs (May 03, 2024)
Tariffs continue to capture the spotlight in Washington and across the U.S. campaign trail. In recent years, they have become a favored policy tool proposed to solve challenges in technology, shipbuilding, ...
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Now is the Time to Rebuild U.S. Global Trade Leadership (March 12, 2024)
On March 1, the Biden Administration provided its outlook on U.S. trade policy for 2024. The annual report, produced by the Office of the United State Trade Representative (USTR), notes that trade can ...
News Releases
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ITI Urges Biden Administration to Heed President’s Export Council’s Recommendations (June 11, 2024)
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI reacted to new reported international trade recommendations released by the President’s Export Council (PEC) encouraging the Biden Administration to ...
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ITI: Biden Administration’s Section 301 Tariffs Hike Will Harm U.S. Competitiveness (May 14, 2024)
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI released the following statement from its President and CEO Jason Oxman reacting to the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s review and ...
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ITI Testifies Before USTR on Strengthening Supply Chain Resiliency (May 03, 2024)
WASHINGTON – Today, in testimony before the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), global tech trade association ITI’s Director of Trade Policy Kyle Johnson urged the Biden Administration ...
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TECH7: ITI Calls For Central Role for Digital in G7 Agenda (April 11, 2024)
ROME - Today, global technology trade association ITI, the Information Technology Industry Council, took part in the High-level conference "TECH7", at Palazzo Ferrajoli, organised by Anitec-Assinform, ...
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ITI: EU and U.S. Must Build on TTC’s Foundation and Expand Transatlantic Leadership (April 05, 2024)
BRUSSELS – Today, global tech trade association ITI welcomed outcomes advancing transatlantic tech policy collaboration announced at the sixth U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) ministerial in ...