Public Policy

SIIA aggressively promotes and protects the interests of its member companies in legal and public policy debates by working with state, federal and international policymakers and participating in landmark legal decisions. SIIA supports the development of a robust global electronic marketplace that is diverse and highly competitive. To that end, SIIA is the leading voice of the software & digital content industries across a wide-range of issues, including intellectual property protection, privacy and data security, e-government and information policy, taxation of electronic commerce, security, education technology and workforce development.

SIIA Digital Discourse» Policy

This Week in Public Sector Innovation
OMB Delays Passback Creating Uncertainty for CIOs:The ongoing debate on Capitol Hill over how to resolve the looming fiscal cliff has delayed
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This Week in IP Enforcement
Google Settles Belgian Papers’ Copyright Dispute (Reuters) Settling a six-year copyright dispute, Google reached an agreement with a group of Belgian newspaper
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FTC Closes Year w/ Privacy Bang, State Dept. Refutes Cloud Myths, and SIIA Calls for Patent Legislation
FTC Initiates Data Broker Study, Will Release Revised COPPA Rule Tomorrow Finishing up a very busy year on the privacy front, the
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Data Broker Briefing Reveals Complex Data Ecosystem
In a briefing convened by the Congressional Privacy Caucus last week, co-chairs Ed Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX) explored the roles
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SIIA Welcomes State Department’s Interventions on Cloud Computing and Privacy
Last week U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, William Kennard, addressed Forum Europe’s 3rd Annual European Data Protection and Privacy Conference, and
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