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Tech Associations Offer Recommendations Ahead of G-7 Digital Ministers Meeting

Brussels, BELGIUM -- In advance of the G-7 ICT ministerial meeting on September 26-27 in Turin, Italy, technology and communications industry groups issued a joint statement  recommending policies on...
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State Department’s Rob Strayer Begins Work Leading International Engagement On Internet, Digital Economy Issues

Washington -- A new Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy began work this week at the State Department. Rob Strayer will help advocate f...
  • EU
  • Privacy & Security
  • European Union

CCIA Reaffirms Support for EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as Joint Annual Review Begins

Washington DC  -- E.U. and U.S. officials meet in Washington Monday and Tuesday for the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the recently implemented framework for transatlantic transfe...
  • Patent Reform & Copyright

CCIA Hosted Panel Discusses What May Happen In Wake Of SCOTUS Apple Samsung Design Patent Ruling

Washington -- At a patent event at the National Press Club this week, panelists discussed an uptick in design patent cases since the Apple Samsung design patent ruling by the Supreme Court. CCIA paten...

CCIA Welcomes Proposal to End Forced Data Localisation in EU Member States

Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission (EC) today released its proposal on the free flow of non-personal data in the EU.  The proposed regulation prohibits EU member states from requiring that ...
  • Competition

CCIA Responds To Think Tank Report Aimed At Tech Industry

Washington -- A report from a new think tank, the New Center Project, rightly bemoans the partisan politics in Washington, but offers several so-called solutions that could bring more harm than good t...
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Small European businesses vs. new EU VAT bureaucracy

An often overlooked European success story is how hundred of thousands of European small companies have thrived thanks to the Internet.  With a few clicks on the keyboard, the smallest European firm ...
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EU Countries Question The Compatibility Of Copyright Reform With EU Fundamental Rights

Brussels -- This morning, the website Statewatch published a leaked EU Council document on the copyright reform, in which a number of European countries are strongly questioning its compatibility with...

CCIA Asks FCC To Reject Sinclair Merger; Requests Congressional Hearings

Washington -- In comments filed with the FCC today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association urged the FCC to reject Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s proposed takeover of Tribune Media Co...