Advocacy

CCIA was founded in 1972 to promote open markets, open systems, and open networks in the computer and telecommunications industry. Today, the association continues to evangelize these principles across these increasingly diverse and economically important sectors of the global economy.

Competition

CCIA To Testify At House Judiciary Antitrust Hearing Today

Copyright

CCIA Submits Comments to WIPO on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property

Cybersecurity

European Parliament Vote Calls For Better Handling Of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

Emerging Tech

CCIA Applauds Launch of OECD AI Observatory

European Union

CCIA Applauds Launch of OECD AI Observatory

Innovation Policy

CCIA Applauds Launch of OECD AI Observatory

Internet Governance

G7 Leaders Commit to Global Tax Reform, Presidents Trump and Macron Discuss French Digital Tax

Online Intermediary Protection

CCIA To Testify At Senate Hearing Tuesday On Copyright Enforcement In Other Countries

Patents

CCIA Patent Counsel Josh Landau Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee

Privacy

CCIA, 4 Associations Send Letter Warning Of Encryption, Safety Risks Of New Bill

Telecommunications

CCIA, INCOMPAS Offer Comments On FCC’s Proposed C-Band Spectrum Auction

Trade

CCIA Opposes U.K. Digital Services Tax

New STEM Visa Bills are Hopeful Signs for Skilled Immigration Reform

Blog, Immigration, USJune 8, 2012

The past few weeks have seen welcome action on skilled immigration reform with the introduction of bills such as the Startup Act 2.0, the STAR Act and the SMART Jobs Act. These bills call for increased access to green cards for foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)…

Start Ups Express Frustrations With Washington

Blog, Jobs & Innovation, USJune 7, 2012

Start ups and Silicon Valley companies from Personal to Spokeo discussed issues from innovation and competitiveness to cybersecurity and privacy at the Tech Policy Summit in Napa Wednesday. Nnena Ukuku, co-founder and CEO of Black Founders StartUp Ventures, said it was unfortunate that provisions that would have benefited start up companies were removed from the…

Things on which “we can all agree”: Ari Emanuel, and a year since PIPA was introduced

[Author’s Note: This post was adapted from the author’s post on the DisCo (Disruptive Competition) blog — If you haven’t checked out http://project-disco.org, please do!] The PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) was introduced in the Senate on May 12, 2011. It is remarkable that that was now more than a year ago, and to think about how…

CCIA Launches Disruptive Technology Project Dubbed DisCo

CCIA, News & EventsJune 4, 2012

Today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is launching a new project focused on vigorously promoting policies that support disruptive competition and innovation. The Disruptive Competition Project (DisCo) will encourage robust competition, promote balanced intellectual property policy, support privacy policies that encourage transparency and choice, and aggressively champion the free flow of information worldwide. The following…

Senators Introduce Startup Act 2.0

Blog, Jobs & Innovation, USMay 24, 2012

Four Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation this week designed to improve the environment for startup businesses in the U.S. The Startup Act 2.0 would create an entrepreneur’s visa for legal immigrants to remain in the US and start up a business as long as they hire a certain number of American workers. The bill would…

Panelists Discuss Competition In Search At GMU

Blog, Competition Policy, USMay 17, 2012

Academics studying everything from economics to competition among search engines and social media offered their theories on the marketplace as well as grounds for antitrust authority by regulators at George Mason University law school’s second annual conference on Competition, Search and Social Media Wednesday. Ronald Cass, Dean Emeritus of Boston University Law School, offered history…

Advocacy

Competition

CCIA To Testify At House Judiciary Antitrust Hearing Today

Copyright

CCIA Submits Comments to WIPO on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property

Cybersecurity

European Parliament Vote Calls For Better Handling Of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

Emerging Tech

CCIA Applauds Launch of OECD AI Observatory

European Union

CCIA Applauds Launch of OECD AI Observatory

Innovation Policy

CCIA Applauds Launch of OECD AI Observatory

Internet Governance

G7 Leaders Commit to Global Tax Reform, Presidents Trump and Macron Discuss French Digital Tax

Online Intermediary Protection

CCIA To Testify At Senate Hearing Tuesday On Copyright Enforcement In Other Countries

Patents

CCIA Patent Counsel Josh Landau Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee

Privacy

CCIA, 4 Associations Send Letter Warning Of Encryption, Safety Risks Of New Bill

Telecommunications

CCIA, INCOMPAS Offer Comments On FCC’s Proposed C-Band Spectrum Auction

Trade

CCIA Opposes U.K. Digital Services Tax

New STEM Visa Bills are Hopeful Signs for Skilled Immigration Reform

Start Ups Express Frustrations With Washington

Things on which “we can all agree”: Ari Emanuel, and a year since PIPA was introduced

CCIA Launches Disruptive Technology Project Dubbed DisCo

Senators Introduce Startup Act 2.0

Panelists Discuss Competition In Search At GMU

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