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Panel Urges Easing of Rules on High-Tech Exports - NYTimes

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Panel Urges Easing of Rules on High-Tech Exports - NYTimes
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An expert panel said on Thursday that as president Barack Obama should change regulations on high-tech exports and on immigration by scientists and engineers.

Restricting foreigners’ access to strategically important technology might have been useful decades ago, when the United States was the undisputed world leader across the technological spectrum, the panel said in a report issued by the National Academy of Sciences. But today, it said, the nation is losing scientific and engineering dominance even as militarily useful advances come increasingly from civilian research.

The regulations do little for the nation’s security, the panel said, while significantly hampering economic growth and innovation.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/science/09controls.html

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    • Giorgio Bertini Giorgio Bertini
      11 months ago


      This is a very important real economy issue to follow, the tradeoff between old security policies and innovation, competitiveness and employment creation in the high tech chain. Related to the unique role of infrastructure in the stimulus program, besides stimulus and innnovation in the high tech sector.
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      • lynn-ecg lynn-ecg
        11 months ago


        the issue is important. and i disagree with the concept of discarding old security policies. this does not just effect politics and economics, but much security also. not just national security, but corporate security also.

        today, even the simplist things are not simple. it takes a lot to donate or sell or even discard a computer. the steps that must be taken to ensure a drive is wiped clean take a long time. if this is not done correctly or at all, the info is available to anyone and often, if not sold, shows up online for all. see the discarded backberrys from the mccain campaign for an example.

        imo this suggestion was not put forth by someone that has a clue about real security. they also probably think the security theatre at the airports does something.
        Financial and Economic Global Crisis

    • Giorgio Bertini Giorgio Bertini
      11 months ago


      This is a very important real economy issue to follow, the tradeoff between old security policies and innovation, competitiveness and employment creation in the high tech chain. Related to the unique role of infrastructure in the stimulus program, besides stimulus and innnovation in the high tech sector.
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