COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ ANNOUNCES TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
[SOURCE: Department of Commerce]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez announced the creation of the
Department of Commerce Technology Council, a department-wide council led by the
Office of the Secretary to coordinate technology policy and provide a forum for
information-sharing, analysis and deliberation of technology policy issues that
cut across the diverse range of agencies within the Commerce Department. The
technology policy issues affecting American competitiveness are broad and are
represented across the entire Department of Commerce. A comprehensive
technology policy must, for example, consider communication and information
issues such as spectrum, foster international trade while considering national
security, support research and development, protect intellectual property
rights, and measure the impact of policy changes.
Through its diverse range of agencies, the Commerce Department is at the
forefront of critical technology-related issues including management of our
nations airwaves for first responder communications, ensuring a successful
transition to digital television, leading the way in nanotechnology research,
maintaining our nations weather satellites, combating piracy and enforcing
intellectual property rights, and monitoring high technology trade and
technology transfers. The council will consist of the heads of Commerce
agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and
Security and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
The council will be chaired by the Senior Advisor for Technology and Privacy
and Director of the Department's Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Joel
Harris. The America Competes Act, recently passed by Congress and signed by the
President, eliminated the Departments Technology Administration. In place of a
single technology agency, the Technology Council will be led by the Office of
the Secretary and will leverage and coordinate technology policy across the
Department.
http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/PROD01_004107
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