John Kerry and the Tech Industry
- John Kerry on technology
Excerpt from JohnKerry.com: Technology Plan to Create Jobs and Empower Americans to Lead in the 21st Century
Technology has the potential to empower Americans by creating new high quality jobs, making America more competitive, and improving the quality of life. However, to realize this potential, we need a government committed to encouraging innovation and the widespread deployment of technology.
We are currently in a jobless recovery and it is not clear where the next round of high-wage jobs will come from. More than 425,000 technology jobs have been lost on President Bush’s watch. We need a President who is committed to bolstering technology and ensuring that growth in these industries leads to job creation, widespread economic growth and prosperity, and democratic involvement. Kerry’s five point technology plan will:
- Encourage innovation to create high paying jobs.
- Assure America has cutting edge technology for the future.
- Make America more competitive by strengthening our markets.
- Train a workforce prepared for the jobs of the 21st century.
- Using technology to improve quality of life.
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