Last week was a busy one at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The signs are very encouraging that the member countries of the WTO are back on track to move the WTO’s trade liberalization agenda forward – from the new International Services Agreement (ISA) to the ongoing negotiations to expand the existing WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA).
India
Overview
India is one of the world's fastest growing markets for information and communications technologies (ICTs). It is a signatory to both the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and the Basic Telecommunications and Value-Added Services Agreement (BTA).
In acknowledgement of the impact of the ICT sector on economic relations, U.S. President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh initiated the bilateral Information and Communications Technology working group in July 2005 as part of the U.S.- India Economic Dialogue. The group has meetings alternating between capitals, and the inaugural meeting was held in December 2005 in Washington, D.C. The ICT working group complements the existing bilateral meetings such as the High-Technology Cooperation Group and the Trade Policy Forum.
As co-chair, TIA supports the U.S.-India ICT Working Group and provides policy input into the dialogue. We work with both the U.S. and Indian governments to represent TIA member and industry views and to provide examples of the impact of policy and regulation on market development, growth and investment.
Recent Activity
TIA coordinated and submitted the U.S. telecommunications subcommittee’s policy recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for the meeting of the U.S. India-ICT Working Group on December 13, 2011 in New Delhi, India. Pulling together input from TIA members and other companies, including major U.S. Service Providers, TIA’s Telecommunications Subcommittee Policy Paper focused on in-country security testing requirements, indigenous manufacturing, spectrum, licensing and IP-enabled services issues.
2012
- TIA Comments to USTR on Canada Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (January 13, 2012)
- TIA Comments to USTR on Japan Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (January 13, 2012)
- TIA Comments to USTR on Mexico Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (January 13, 2012)
2011
- TIA's 1377 Submission to USTR (December 14, 2011)
- TIA's 2012 National Trade Estimate on Foreign Trade Barriers (October 03, 2011)
- TIA's 2012 Standards-Related National Trade Estimate Filed With USTR (October 03, 2011)
- TIA Submission on WTO Information Technology Agreement Expansion (June 13, 2011)
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TIA Releases Statements on Pritzker and Froman Nominations https://t.co/7meKLcsL44 @CommerceGov
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M2M and Global Communications - Part 2

-Grant Seiffert, TIA President
M2M and Global Communications - Part 1
-Grant Seiffert, TIA President

Shaping the Future of the Industry
How Policy, Politics and Power Are Changing the ICT Market - Part 3
By Grant Seiffert
President, Telecommunications Industry





