Watch all the candidate interviews on this Youtube playlist. Read the NBJ Coverage On May 15, 2023, the Greater Nashville Technology Council, through its Advocacy Committee, hosted a forum for the region’s tech community to connect and learn more about the 2023 Nashville mayoral candidates. Attendees were organized in small groups in separate rooms to […]
The NTC regularly provides policy updates in our newsletter and policy specific emails. Tennessee Data Privacy Legislation Does your organization maintain records of your customers or business development leads? Does your marketing department use online platforms to advertise to future customers? Does your organization provide services where customer logins are needed on your website […]
July 29, 2020 For Immediate Release Greater Nashville Technology Council Also Announced as Double Finalist for Creative Marketing & Communications and Talent Pipeline and Workforce Development Award, presented by Tech Councils of North America (TECNA) 2020 Virtual Presentation On July 23, 2020, the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA), which represents more than 60 […]
Source: The rural broadband divide: An urgent national problem that we can solve – Microsoft on the Issues
A large-scale survey has found that the majority of Americans now back Apple’s call for tech regulation. Some 55% fear that the government won’t do enough to regulate tech giants …… Source: Tech regulation now backed by the majority of Americans – 9to5Mac
via Bill Johnson to retire as Tennessee Valley Authority CEO – Nashville Business Journal
via The United States for Computer Science – Code.org – Medium
via FCC moves to Google Fiber in broadband law
via The FCC just changed its rules for handling consumer complaints – The Washington Post
Crypto industry frustrated by haphazard regulation via Crypto industry frustrated by haphazard regulation – Nashville Business Journal
via TN implications in Wayfair | Nashville Post
Supreme Court allows states to collect sales taxes on more online transactions via Supreme Court clears way for sales taxes on more online purchases
via A taxing situation | Nashville Post
via Sen. Alexander visits Center for Medical Interoperability
via Blackburn measure implemented to put digital health care in consumers’ hands | U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn and read more from the FDA’s #FDAPreCert program press release here.
via House approves bill to exempt self-driving cars from safety standards, overrule state laws
via Blind ‘Drivers’ Step Up to Shape U.S. Push for Driverless Cars – Bloomberg
via Behind the scenes at President Trump’s private talks with the tech industry – Recode
Tennessee officials will be able to continue their court fight to compel out-of-state internet retailers and catalog companies to collect state sales taxes. Source: Tennessee’s remote-sales tax rule goes to governor | Times Free Press
And what this means for Tennessee’s tech industry By Jacel Egan at icitizen Note from the NTC: From time to time the NTC will include guest posts from our members. The following post on workforce development is timely as changes to the United States’ H-1B visa policy are being considered. It is important that members of […]
The administration is building on its efforts to integrate drones into the national airspace. Source: White House unveils plan to boost drones | TheHill
Panelists at the second NTC AdvoTECH event on July 7, 2016 (apologies for the video quality) On July 7, 2016, the NTC held it’s second AdvoTECH panel discussion. The topic: recent changes to Tennessee sales tax as part of 2015’s Revenue Modernization Act, that broaden how Tennessee assesses tax on the sale and use of […]