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Press Release
| For Immediate Release October 25, 2005 |
Contact: Bob Cohen, 703-284-5301, bcohen@itaa.org
Charlie Greenwald, 703-284-5305, cgreenwald@itaa.org |
ITAA Joins with Business Groups to Urge Movement in WTO Talks
Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today joined with other major business groups, including the Business Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers in pressing for progress in World Trade Organization Doha Round talks. ITAA believes agreement on the intellectual property, services and other provisions in the Doha Round will mark a major advance for the global IT marketplace.
"The IT industry is a global industry. The current impasse slows expansion of the global marketplace and narrows opportunities for companies and employees alike," said ITAA President Harris N. Miller.
Services provisions of the framework indicate the willingness of WTO member nations to liberalize trade in services. WTO talks have been stalled as the result of member disagreements over trade in agriculture and other issues.
The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) provides global public policy, business networking, and national leadership to promote the continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of over 350 corporate members throughout the U.S.. The Association plays the leading role in issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications competition, workforce and education, immigration, online privacy and consumer protection, government IT procurement, human resources and e-commerce policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the Internet, software, IT services, ASP, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. For more information visit www.itaa.org. ITAA is secretariat of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance, consisting of 67 IT trade associations around the world.
