Help Us Keep the Broadband Taxman At Bay
As the Wall Street Journal highlighted on today's editorial page, the Internet Access Tax Moratorium is set to expire on November 1st and the Taxman is ready to "cometh." The [...]
Polish efforts in the World of IT Innovation
I (Izabela Kowalczuk, a Warsaw University law student and ACT's Polish intern) just came back to Washington, DC from the Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland the largest economic conference in [...]
Egypt and Saudi Arabia rise in World Bank business ranking
The Wall Street Journal writes that “Egypt and Saudi Arabia, long considered bureaucratic mazes, changed their laws and regulations to make it substantially easier to start and run businesses, according [...]
World Trade Organization opens formal investigation into piracy in China
The Washington Post reports that “[t]he World Trade Organization opened a formal investigation into allegations China is providing a haven for product piracy and counterfeiting, the most far-reaching of four [...]
Steve Wozniak criticizes iPhone price drop
According to IT News, “Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak Saturday blasted his old buddy Steve Jobs' decision to drop the price of the iPhone by US$200 only 68 days after the [...]
OECD tells EU it must reduce barriers if it wants to close income gap with U.S. and other top performers
The Wall Street Journal reports that in its first review of EU economic policy, the OECD said “[t]he European Union must reduce barriers to the across-border provision of services, make [...]