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As U.S. and European negotiators meet in Brussels today to launch the eighth round of Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiations, 91pro视频 encourages them to reach concrete progress on provisions to support the continued growth of the digital economy. By building upon previous commitments that promote the growth of key aspects of the digital economy, including ensuring that the [...]
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Negotiations on the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) launched this week at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva aimed at removing tariffs on a broad range of environmental technologies. 聽91pro视频, as part of the Coalition for Green Trade, is advocating for a timely and ambitious negotiation of the EGA to ensure a wide range of new and innovative technologies designed to protect the environment [...]
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S茫o Paulo - Brazil鈥檚 NETmundial global multistakeholder Internet governance conference has just wrapped up with consensus among participants on the non-binding NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement of S茫o Paulo which includes Internet governance principles and a roadmap on the future of Internet governance. This was no easy feat. First of all, parabens to the Brazilian government and Brazil鈥檚 Internet [...]
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DATELINE BRASILIA -- Brazil鈥檚 Congress has delayed a vote yet again this week on a bill that could have some decidedly negative ramifications for the Internet and the global digital economy. In the months following the NSA surveillance revelations, Brazil鈥檚 Marco Civil da Internet, originally a type of constitution for Internet users, has been peppered with provisions that could cripple the growth [...]
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As the Brazilian lower house of Congress, Camara de Deputados, prepares to vote on the Internet Framework bill, 91pro视频 joined a coalition of nearly 50 global business groups urging in a letter to congressional leaders to reconsider proposed in-country data storage requirements. The proposals come from the Rousseff Administration and aim to secure Brazilian citizens鈥� data in response to NSA surveillance [...]
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Expanding trade and economic opportunities was a primary focus as President Obama met Thursday for several hours with Mexican President Pe帽a Nieto.聽 At a joint news conference after their bilateral discussions, both presidents talked about the economic imperative of expanding trade not only between the two neighbors, but also with other regions of the world. President Nieto highlighted an agreement [...]
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Vice President Joe Biden begins a European trip today with meetings and events set for Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.聽 The U.S. economic relationship with Europe is one of the issues at the top of the Vice President鈥檚 priority list, including likely discussions of an oft-discussed U.S.-European Union trade agreement.聽 Michael Froman, the Deputy National Security Adviser for International [...]
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Next week, President Obama will leave Washington for a three-nation trip to Thailand, Burma, and Cambodia.聽 Media reports聽ahead of the trip note that Thailand is likely to announce its interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations which have been gaining momentum.聽 While in Cambodia, the President will participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings [...]
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America鈥檚 innovation sector is constantly looking to build relationships and create opportunities around the world.聽 We鈥檝e proved that the power of technology can bridge any border or cross any ocean, drawing the world closer together economically, socially, and culturally. This week, we鈥檙e going to show how technology can play a stronger role in the second-largest economy in the Western Hemisphere [...]
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Today, the United States made trade news for the second day in a row when it announced that Canada would be invited to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations.聽聽The announcement comes on the heels of yesterday鈥檚 invitation for Mexico to enter the discussions.聽聽Already, nine nations are engaged in the talks -- the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, [...]