Business Climate
The CTC supports...
- The development of a long-term State strategy for technology industries.
- Policies that promote collaboration with California’s world-leading research institutions as well as investment in all forms of research and development in California.
- Public sector investment in initiatives that foster entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Policies that promote private investment.
- Policies that preserve and further California’s world leadership in venture capital investment in technology and innovation.
- Policies that encourage and enhance the incubation of early-stage enterprises.
- Policies that address the cost of doing business in California for technology businesses.
- Concerted State effort to promote attraction and retention of technology industries in California.
- An approach to privacy policy that protects Californians without harming prospects for private sector investment or economic growth.
- The recognition of California’s leading innovators.
Talent
The CTC supports...
- Returning California to national leadership in secondary education in science and math.
- Policies that produce home-grown graduates with the education to supply technology industries.
- Policies that increase the pool of talent available to industry, including training and workforce development, as well as transformational incentives for post-secondary education in STEM career fields.
- Full deployment of broadband to every Californian and ubiquitous WiFi networks.
- Policies that encourage the commercialization of technologies from California’s world-leading research institutions.
- The early adoption of technology in schools.
New + Emerging Markets
The CTC supports...
- Government investment in technology in every possible application to improve services and lower the cost of governing.
- State partnership and collaboration with local and regional government on the procurement and adoption of technology for every available application.
- A coordinated approach to cybersecurity for all industries, especially those engaged in critical infrastructure.
- Policies that respect and preserve California’s unique position in industries such as computing, aerospace, entertainment, clean tech, life sciences, software, and telecommunications.
- Policies that encourage the deployment of the smart grid.
- Investing in clean tech, including directed investment of proceeds from AB32 and other available channels for State investment.
- Investment in health IT, healthcare technologies, and life sciences that can contribute to improved health outcomes, the lower cost of healthcare, and the potential for personalization of treatment for Californians.