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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 start of the 115th Congress and new administration not only marked an era of profound political change, but it also presented a unique and timely opportunity to modernize outdated policies. Lawmakers acted on many issues critical to the tech industry by enacting substantial reforms to bring both the U.S. federal tax code and the U.S. government procurement process into the 21st century. The Tax [...]
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In today鈥檚 digital economy, technology has touched nearly every aspect of our daily lives, and the workplace is certainly no exception. Through the innovation of 91pro视频 member companies, businesses are transforming the way they conduct operations, deliver cutting-edge products and services to their consumers, and navigate the marketplace. As our workplaces evolve and adapt to these new technologies, so [...]
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The tech industry is behind many of the innovations that rapidly transform cities into smart cities, drastically improve diagnostic capabilities of doctors, and powerfully combat climate issues while making us more environmentally friendly. But to truly realize the societal and economic benefits these emerging technologies can offer, we must have a skilled workforce that enables the United States to [...]
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The world is in the midst of a technological transition that will enhance the way we live, work, and exist in unprecedented ways. Artificial intelligence may sound futuristic but is it already transforming our lives in many concrete ways. From getting directions on your smart phone, to one-click shopping at e-commerce providers, to automated safety features in your automobile, for most of us, AI is [...]
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This week the Trump Administration, as part of its Workforce Week, is expected to announce initiatives to bolster apprenticeship programs as a way to address the United States鈥� skills gap. This announcement comes at a pivotal time: millions of Americans are looking for work while millions of good-paying jobs go unfilled. In the tech sector alone, there are over half a million open computing jobs in [...]
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The conventional wisdom in Washington always holds to not expect much from divided government, and those expectations only lower heading into a presidential election year because hyper-partisanship can turn the landscape into frozen tundra. But for every rule there is an exception. Despite the fierce headwinds, issues that are important to the technology industry cut across party lines to find common [...]
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Today the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, will hold a hearing on high-skilled immigration. This hearing is being held at a time when the tone on immigration reform is being driven by presidential candidates after years of Washington 鈥渒icking the can鈥� on fixing our broken immigration system so that it works to grow our economy. 91pro视频 has long advocated [...]
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Previously I wrote that 2015 was predicted to be a year of gridlock, and yet despite deep partisanship in the nation鈥檚 capital, the tech sector saw several of our priorities passed into law. If lawmakers and the President build on that momentum, there are a number of priorities Congress could address this year to propel the growth and ingenuity of the tech sector and our economy, including: Judicial [...]
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As the House and Senate move to conference to reconcile differences and align their respective bills reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 91pro视频 鈥� along with five other five tech trade associations 鈥� sent a joint letter to congressional committee leaders expressing our gratitude for their efforts to advance the measure. As they work to conclude the reauthorization, we emphasized [...]
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