TechNet Encourages USTR to Push for Strong Digital Trade Rules in This Week’s NAFTA Talks

Washington, D.C. – TechNet, the national, bipartisan
network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today encouraged the
Trump Administration to advocate for strong digital trade rules during the
first round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations, which
begin this Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

In
a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, TechNet wrote:

“The U.S. innovation economy benefits
when we have more customers who can buy and use our products, and more markets
where we can compete – and win – on a level playing field where the rules of
the game are clear and enforceable,” wrote TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore in a letter to U.S. Trade
Representative Robert Lighthizer. “Each
trade agreement since NAFTA has presented a new opportunity to strengthen
digital trade rules and account for transformative innovations that have taken
root in our economy; however, no trade agreement enacted to date has achieved
the gold standard of digital trade rules we believe is within reach today. NAFTA can set that standard.”

A PDF of the letter is available here, and the full text
of the letter can be found below.