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Home : Policy : Current Issues

Overview

The Council closely tracks the following policy issues that are critical to the industry:

Promoting the Growth of the Internet:

  • Protection of Online Privacy
  • Deployment of Broadband Services
  • Net Neutrality
  • Taxation of Internet Transactions
  • Unsolicited E-mail (spam)
  • Open Source/Open Standards
  • Government IT Infrastucture

Developing the Technology Workforce:

  • Council Outlines Innovation Agenda for New Governor
  • Impact of the H1B Visa
  • Integrating Technology into Massachusetts Public Higher Education System
  • Integrating Technology into Massachusetts K-12 Public Schools
  • Offshore Outsourcing

Fostering Access to Capital:

  • Expensing of Stock Options
  • Alternative Minimum Tax on Incentive Stock Options
  • Payroll Taxes on Incentive Stock Options

Protecting Intellectual Property:

  • Patent Reform
  • Copyright Protection in the Digital World

Security Breach:

  • Security Breach Legislation
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