Posts Under: International Policy

Connectiv Chairman Jim Casella On "Brexit" and What It Means for B2B Media

According to a recent Connectiv survey, the UK was by far the leading area of interest for international partnership and expansion among B2B media and information companies and now that Great Britain’s exit from the European Union is an impending reality, U.S.-based publishers are assessing what this could man for them.

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Text Release Shows TPP Countries Get Cross Border Data Flows Right

The Thursday November 5 release of the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) agreement text shows that the 11 negotiating countries got the data flow provisions right. The 21st century electronic commerce chapter provisions will benefit many sectors beyond the software and information industries that SIIA represents.

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European Digital Single Market Proposal: SIIA’s Take

Today, EU Ambassador to the United States, David O’Sullivan, participated in an Atlantic Council event on “Breaking Down Digital Barriers: Turning Transatlantic Challenge into Opportunity.” The event commemorated the Commission’s formal release of its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy.

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SIIA Welcomes Intelligence Reform Update and Encourages More Progress on Judicial Redress for EU Citizens

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco announced on February 3 an update prepared by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on signals intelligence reform.  This is part of an effort to improve protections for privacy and civil liberties in U.S. surveillance activities.  The basis for these reforms is contained in Presidential Policy Directive-28, which President Obama signed on January 17, 2014.  President Obama delivered a speech on that day on surveillance.

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