Shapiro Pushes Republicans for Detailed Policy Agenda on Technology

CTA CEO Gary Shapiro thanked the Republican Party for “rightfully acknowledging the ‘digital revolution’ and the critical roles technology, innovation and trade play in driving our economy, creating good jobs and strengthening our international competitiveness,” in a Tuesday statement on the party's 2016 platform. But Shapiro pushed for a detailed policy agenda from the Trump-Pence campaign outlining specific positions and priorities on technology and innovation. CTA is “encouraged by the party’s goal of creating a business climate that promotes innovation -- allowing the sharing economy to compete in an open and competitive market, ensuring access to spectrum to meet our demand for anytime/anywhere connectivity and encouraging the innovation needed for the Internet of Things to thrive,” Shapiro said. “We also applaud the platform’s recognition that American innovation deserves the freedom to succeed or fail on its own merits and international trade is crucial to our economy.”