Tag: public policy
What Tech Leaders Say About Ballot Question 1
With election day only seven days away, Question 1 continues to make waves. As the largest technology membership organization in the state, MassTLC felt...
MassTLC Launches Policy Community
Tuesday, February 27, marked MassTLC’s first policy community meeting, which was hosted at Carbonite. Why a new policy community? As privacy, security, patents, net...
Sen. Markey & Rep. Lieu Intro Legislation on Security of IoT...
Earlier this year, MassTLC led a delegation of technology leaders to Washington DC to discuss critical issues for the tech community, including the cybersecurity...
Visa Program for Foreign Startup Founders Delayed
The International Entrepreneur Rule, an effort intended to make it easy for foreigners to start new companies in the United States, was slated to...
Battle Over Net Neutrality Heats Up This Week
Netroots activists, tech giants, startups, and consumers are gearing up for Battle for the Net on July 12th. This full day of activity is...
Successful Strategies to Advance Corporate Board Diversity: Treasurer’s Report
Research shows that diverse teams have better performance outcomes. According to a 2012 McKinsey Quarterly article entitled, Is there a payoff from top-team diversity?,...
Labor Market Mismatch: Job Seekers vs. Job Openings
The U.S. has 6 million open jobs and 6.8 million unemployed workers. How can this be? Experts chalk up this major labor market problem...
Supreme Court Narrows, But Declines to Stay, Injunctions Blocking Travel Ban...
On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court entered an order that narrowed, but declined to stay, two preliminary injunctions prohibiting enforcement of various...
New Report Documents Constraints on Foreign Talent Threaten U.S. Jobs and...
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 6, 2017) - The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC), the region's largest non-partisan, non-profit technology industry association, today released a...
Bloomberg Interview: Tom Hopcroft on Economic Impact of Immigration
Bloomberg Boston New Reporter and Producer, Dan Pierce, and Radio News Anchor, Anne Mostue, are joined by The Mass Technology Leadership Council President &...
