The Illinois Technology Partnership is your go-to resource for high tech-related information and advocacy.
Technology is moving at a breakneck pace, but public policy doesn’t always keep up. Government should promote innovative research and development and help to keep the communications pipeline open for invention and investment, rather than hinder it with policies that may not account for new technology.
The Illinois Technology Partnership is the eyes, ears, and voice for consumers, entrepreneurs, academic experts, businesses and others who care about the future of technology in Illinois. ITP monitors legislation and regulation and shares that information with our members, policy makers, and the public.
By working together and getting involved in the process, we can ensure that next-generation technology will thrive and Illinois tech consumers will have access to the cutting-edge products and services they demand.
Illinois Technology Partners News
03/04/10
ITP Policy Positions
Telecommunications Act
Revamping the Illinois Telecommunications Act is the best way lawmakers can address the need to create jobs in our state in 2010 without affecting the budget. The legislation, set to sunset this year, was first written in 1985 and has not been significantly updated since 2001. Over the 25 years since it was [...]
03/02/10
Nurturing Illinois’ Innovation
How can Illinois better foster innovative, new start-ups and successfully retain these companies in Illinois? Click here to learn more.
02/12/10
New Technologies Assist Hearing Impaired
Yesterday, I attended the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment’s Chicago Listening Tour to learn more about tools that make work environments friendlier to people with disabilities. There are a number of new and emerging technologies, particularly for people that are hard of hearing, that help facilitate communications in the workplace.
Video Relay and [...]
Illinois Technology Partners Action Center
03/08/10
February 17: ITP Press Conference
On February 17, 2010, ITP, several statewide business organizations and technology companies held a press confence in Springfield to call for modernized technology policies. Check out the highlights:
Modernizing Technology Policy
ITP Policy Positions
Below are several of the bills ITP is supporting in 2010. Click here to see a full list.
03/07/10
Telecommunications Act
Revamping the Illinois Telecommunications Act is the best way lawmakers can address the need to create jobs in our state in 2010 without affecting the budget. The legislation, set to sunset this year, was first written in 1985 and has not been significantly updated since 2001. Over the 25 years since it was last reviewed, [...]
