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On the off-chance that yesterday your TV was broken, your internet was out, your phone couldn鈥檛 find a signal, and not a single Facebook friend popped by for a visit, you may not know about Blackout Day and the raging debate surrounding Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). But it is far more likely to assume you saw your Facebook feed light up with encouragements to 鈥淓nd Piracy 鈥� Not Liberty.鈥澛� You probably [...]
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Friday鈥檚 news that the unemployment rate had dropped to 8.5 percent, the lowest in three years, was a welcome sign of economic recovery. Members of the Obama Administration pounced on the news, keen to highlight this positive data as the President readies himself for a tough re-election battle where the economy will be the major issue. 聽One of the untold tales of Friday鈥檚 figures relates to the impressive [...]
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Welcome to TechElect!聽 TechElect is being launched with a simple goal in mind: to seed a national conversation with the Presidential candidates on what it will take for the United States to continue to be the global leader in innovation into the next century. Technology is positively transforming the way we learn, work, play, and participate in our democracy.聽 Yet, the policies critical to continue [...]
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The聽Jobs Study: Facts, Analysis, Strategy.聽That report concluded that, technology "generally destroys lower wage, lower productivity jobs, while it creates jobs that are more productive, high-skill and better paid. Historically, the income-generating effects of new technologies have proved more powerful than the labor-displacing effects: technological progress has been accompanied not only by higher [...]
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Few proposals lawmakers have been considering in recent weeks aimed at restoring our fiscal discipline have the immediate ability to generate revenue for the Treasury, stimulate direct domestic investment, spur innovation, and create jobs than spectrum auctions. At the moment, spectrum is in short supply.聽 Currently in use for 鈥渙ver the air鈥� television delivery, which is consumed by fewer than 10 percent [...]
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America's innovation ecosystem typically knows no kryptonite. With rare exception, even in times of economic peril, investment and innovation continue unabated, helping to power the nation forward. However, there are troubling signs of weakness that could signal real challenges to the nation's future fiscal stability. Consider the following: Lost in the public reporting on record venture investing [...]
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With markets in turmoil and consumer confidence at record lows, it is time for the U.S. to overtly become more selfish. In fact, looking out for number one is likely the best way to remain number one. To be clear, by selfish I do not mean senseless.聽 Focusing first on the nation鈥檚 self-interest should not be a proxy for surface level patriotism or protectionist policies. Selfish, in today鈥檚 economic [...]
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America is at risk of losing its will to win, or by most accounts, America is at risk of losing its will to win. With last week's S&P downgrade of U.S. credit to AA+, along with market uncertainty pervading our nation's psyche, the prospects of a prosperous future seem increasingly out of reach. Add a near-default on the national debt, low consumer confidence and modest job creation, and it's clear [...]
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As head of the 91pro视频, Dean Garfield represents tech leaders that include Microsoft, Google, Cisco Systems, Oracle, eBay and Hewlett-Packard. The council's focus is the intersection between public policy and U.S. competitiveness, areas that include education, immigration, trade and taxes. Garfield has worked with Congress and the Obama administration to spur employment, [...]
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While today's headlines are appropriately focused on Japan, North Africa and the Middle East, it is important that we not lose sight of our domestic imperative to drive growth and create jobs.聽 Based on past experience, our divided government may be exactly what is needed to do just that. Our experience in the 1990s suggests as much.聽 Then, Congress and the administration set aside partisan differences [...]
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