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Through trusted relationships with policymakers on both side of ... <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/advocacy/united-states">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/advocacy/europe">Europe</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--europe"> ITI’s Brussels-based advocacy and policy teams work with member companies and European policymakers to effectively implement Europe’s vision for a digital future that benefits economies and societies in a manner that supports innovation, while recognising the public interests at stake. Their efforts focus on advancing measures ... <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/advocacy/europe">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/advocacy/india">India</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--india"> ITI’s Delhi-based and global advocacy and policy teams engage with the Indian government, technology sector stakeholders, and member companies to advance policies that support innovation and sustainable economic growth across the region. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/advocacy/india">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/advocacy/asiapacific">Asia-Pacific</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--asiapacific"> With a presence in Seoul, ITI’s global advocacy and policy teams engage with governments and other technology and business groups in South Korea and across the Asia-Pacific region to advance regulatory developments that support innovation and economic growth. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/advocacy/asiapacific">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/advocacy/resources">Resources</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--resources"> Take a look here for our published positions, letters, and public comments all searchable by issue area. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/advocacy/resources">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink header__sublink--more" href="/advocacy">More</a> <li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class='fcol fc menu__element menu--header__element' data-section='policy'><a class='menu__link' href='/policy' link='' > Policy</a> <div class="header__submenu-wrapper"> <div class="header__submenu"> <div class="f1 header__sublist"> <ul class="f1 fcol submenu__items"> <li class="header__subitem df default"> <a class="header__sublink header__sublink--default" href="/policy/">Policy</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--policy default"> The speed of innovation is matched by a growing number of complex public policy issues. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/policy/">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/policy/accessibility">Accessibility</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--accessibility"> Technology is a great enabler and helps people overcome limitations so they can remain engaged in society. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/policy/accessibility">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/policy/artificial-intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--artificial-intelligence"> Creating an environment that will allow AI to thrive safely and responsibly is paramount. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/policy/artificial-intelligence">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/policy/cybersecurity">Cybersecurity</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--cybersecurity"> Protecting digital information and systems and ensuring supply chain resiliency are priorities for both industry and governments globally. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/policy/cybersecurity">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/policy/data-privacy">Data & Privacy</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--data-privacy"> Protecting privacy is integral to establishing and maintaining the consumer trust that is integral to innovation. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/policy/data-privacy">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/policy/environment-sustainability">Environment & Sustainability</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--environment-sustainability"> The tech industry plays a critical role in promoting global sustainability efforts for products. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/policy/environment-sustainability">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/policy/public-sector">Public Sector</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--public-sector"> Technology solutions enable the U.S. government to deliver superior services to its citizens and employees. <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/policy/public-sector">Read More</a> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/policy/tax">Tax</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent header__subcontent--tax"> Tax policy helps drive competitiveness, supports economic growth, promotes job creation, and encourages innovation. <a class="subcontent__read-more" 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Technology Industry Council, published new policy priorities for the incoming ... <a class="subcontent__read-more" href="/news-events/news-releases/iti-launches-recommendations-to-empower-eu-tech-innovation-for-incoming-polish-council-presidency">Read More</a></p> </div> <div> </div> </li> <li class="header__subitem df"> <a class="header__sublink" href="/news-events/techwonk-blog">TechWonk Blog</a> <div class="f1 fcol header__subcontent"> <div class="fcol submenu__blog"> <p class="subcontent__header-text"> Governments Must Seize This Pivotal Moment for International ... </p> <div class="flc subcontent__date" tabindex="0"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="48" width="48" viewBox="0 0 48 48"> <path fill="#090045" d="M9 44q-1.2 0-2.1-.9Q6 42.2 6 41V10q0-1.2.9-2.1Q7.8 7 9 7h3.25V4h3.25v3h17V4h3.25v3H39q1.2 0 2.1.9.9.9.9 2.1v31q0 1.2-.9 2.1-.9.9-2.1.9Zm0-3h30V19.5H9V41Zm0-24.5h30V10H9Zm0 0V10v6.5Z"/> </svg> November 19, 2024 </div> <p class="subcontent__introduction">This week 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for the world's leading innovation companies.</strong> We have earned the trust of the world's most recognized technology brands to solve their most complex policy challenges.</p> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="/html/plugins/itic/js/site/pages/about/our-history.js" defer></script> <div class="flt t-f-white timeline"> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=22bf9a98-d579-4da3-8b79-b73d8251aca9" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">The association was founded in Chicago, Illinois, as the National Association of Office Appliance Manufacturers.</div> <div class="timeline__year">1916</div> </div> </div> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=dbbf7813-f74d-4ad0-8f94-46af1e19820a" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">The association set out to strengthen its role in public policy and changed its name to become the Office Equipment Manufacturers Institute.</div> <div class="timeline__year">1929</div> </div> </div> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=0799b27e-3abc-41ed-9458-5927097fc25c" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">The first organizational meeting of the Accredited Standards Committee X3, Information Technology, which was established as a forum of information technology developers under American National Standards ...</div> <span class="d-na timeline__toggle timeline__toggle--close"></span> <div class="d-na timeline__wrapper"> <div class="d-tr timeline__info timeline__info--full">The first organizational meeting of the Accredited Standards Committee X3, Information Technology, which was established as a forum of information technology developers under American National Standards Institute (ANSI) procedures. BEMA (now ITI) took the Secretariat responsibility. The forum was later renamed InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) and continues to be housed with ITI.</div> </div> <div class="timeline__year">1961</div> </div> </div> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=398574f1-7f0b-41e0-b4dc-731c154eabac" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">The Institute was reorganized to cope more effectively with the issues confronting a rapidly changing and expanding ICT industry, and it became known as the Business Equipment Manufacturers Association ...</div> <span class="d-na timeline__toggle timeline__toggle--close"></span> <div class="d-na timeline__wrapper"> <div class="d-tr timeline__info timeline__info--full">The Institute was reorganized to cope more effectively with the issues confronting a rapidly changing and expanding ICT industry, and it became known as the Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (BEMA).</div> </div> <div class="timeline__year">1961</div> </div> </div> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=21f2bc1c-fad4-4407-8997-2be1a27d12bd" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">BEMA became the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA). For the next two decades, the association's value to member companies was manifest in numerous regulatory and legislative ...</div> <span class="d-na timeline__toggle timeline__toggle--close"></span> <div class="d-na timeline__wrapper"> <div class="d-tr timeline__info timeline__info--full">BEMA became the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA). For the next two decades, the association's value to member companies was manifest in numerous regulatory and legislative accomplishments, in successful efforts to build a network with counterparts in other nations, and in its ability to sustain a voluntary industry standards programs in the U.S. and abroad.</div> </div> <div class="timeline__year">1973</div> </div> </div> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=c45bee28-0f81-4b52-95a6-a6a698781900" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">CBEMA again reorganized and was renamed the Information Technology Industry Council or ITI. The new name better reflected the dynamic ICT industry as it is today -- consisting of manufacturers and suppliers ...</div> <span class="d-na timeline__toggle timeline__toggle--close"></span> <div class="d-na timeline__wrapper"> <div class="d-tr timeline__info timeline__info--full">CBEMA again reorganized and was renamed the Information Technology Industry Council or ITI. The new name better reflected the dynamic ICT industry as it is today -- consisting of manufacturers and suppliers of hardware, ICT services and software.</div> </div> <div class="timeline__year">1994</div> </div> </div> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=f1dcdac8-a08d-4130-a2a2-5b0e09efb9f3" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">ITI issues its first High Tech Voting Guide, which evaluates House and Senate votes on key technology issues as identified by its members at the end of each Congress. It was the first technology industry ...</div> <span class="d-na timeline__toggle timeline__toggle--close"></span> <div class="d-na timeline__wrapper"> <div class="d-tr timeline__info timeline__info--full">ITI issues its first High Tech Voting Guide, which evaluates House and Senate votes on key technology issues as identified by its members at the end of each Congress. It was the first technology industry scorecard of congressional votes and appears among the interest group ratings in National Journal's Almanac of American Politics.</div> </div> <div class="timeline__year">1998</div> </div> </div> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=eb769e7c-4b1a-42d1-b81f-fb7b4ad5f2cf" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">ITI member companies provided support to help the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation launch itself as an independent nonprofit, non-partisan research and educational institute—a think tank—whose ...</div> <span class="d-na timeline__toggle timeline__toggle--close"></span> <div class="d-na timeline__wrapper"> <div class="d-tr timeline__info timeline__info--full">ITI member companies provided support to help the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation launch itself as an independent nonprofit, non-partisan research and educational institute—a think tank—whose mission is to formulate, evaluate, and promote policy solutions to advance technological innovation and boost productivity to spur growth, opportunity, and progress.</div> </div> <div class="timeline__year">2006</div> </div> </div> <div class="l-col timeline__item"> <div class="d-br timeline__content"> <div class="timeline__background"> <img src="/resize_image?maxh=240&maxw=378&id=990d1d75-afec-4cac-98ff-34edb92a31c9" alt="timeline background image" > </div> <div class="timeline__info timeline__info--teaser">The Environmental Leadership Council joins ITI and creates ITI's Environment & Sustainability Division. 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