by WCIT | Oct 20, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
One of the things you have to be careful about when you’re a hardcore policy wonk is not to “over-jargon,” especially with acronyms. You know, don’t throw in the phrase “STEM degrees” without explaining to the average person that...
by WCIT | Oct 18, 2012 | Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Like you, I get a lot of invitations to a lot of events. Conferences, receptions, dinners, luncheons, breakfasts, panel discussions and even the occasional networking happy hour. Also like you, I avoid most of them. I mean, who has the time to attend all these things,...
by WCIT | Oct 12, 2012 | Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
On the plane to DC last week, I was reading a fascinating article in the New York Times about how technology is reducing the need for longshoreman at the Ports of New York & New Jersey – for better and for worse (better because of efficiency, worse because...
by WCIT | Oct 12, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Last year, I made a bold prediction: that “October 12, 2011” would always be known as “October 12, 2011”. Why is that date significant? Because it’s the day that Congress passed the South Korea-US (KORUS) free trade agreement (FTA). KORUS...
by WCIT | Oct 12, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, Trade Data, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
It’s a cookbook! OK, well, maybe Washington state doesn’t export that many cookbooks to the rest of the world, but you know what we do export a lot of? Services! That’s one of the most exciting findings of the new International Competitiveness...
by WCIT | Oct 5, 2012 | News, The Importance of International Trade, Trade Data, WCIT Blog
On Monday, October 2, the Washington Council on International Trade – in collaboration with the Trade Development Alliance – released the International Competitiveness Strategy for Washington State. It was covered by media across Washington: Forty percent...
