DEC 10, 2019 | US
Tech Firms Buoyed by Democratic Backing of North America Trade Deal
MLEX, December 10, 2019
By Kat Lucero
The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, contains the most robust set of digital provisions in any international trade accord, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership that took effect last year. It would replace the existing North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, which took effect in 1994. When NAFTA was being negotiated, the “digital revolution was in its infancy,” the Office of the US Trade Representative said in a statement.
The software industry welcomed the announcement. “The software that powers our daily lives depends on the rapid and seamless movement of data across borders,” said Craig Albright, vice president of legislative strategy at BSA | The Software Alliance.
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ACERCA DE BSA
BSA | The Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) es el principal defensor de la industria global del software ante los gobiernos y en el mercado internacional. Sus miembros se encuentran entre las compañías más innovadoras del mundo, creando soluciones de software que impulsan la economía y mejoran la vida moderna.
Con sede central en Washington, DC y operaciones en más de 30 países, BSA es pionera en programas de cumplimiento normativo diseñados para fomentar el uso legal de software, y apoya políticas públicas que incentivan la innovación tecnológica e impulsan el crecimiento de la economía digital.