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Biden-Harris Administration Launches Next Phase for Over $5 Billion in CHIPS R&D Investments, Including the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC)

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Today, leaders from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; and the National Science Foundation; and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) gathered at the White House to announce over $5 billion in expected investment in the CHIPS R&D program, including the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), and formally...

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s AI Roundtable Following Launch of First-Ever Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety

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Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Under Secretary Laurie Locascio, Director of the AI Safety Institute Elizabeth Kelly, and Institute Chief Technology Officer Elham Tabassi gave remarks at a roundtable with leading AI developers and deployers in conjunction with the launch of the AI Safety Institute Consortium. Secretary Raimondo moderated the discussion, which ranged from the desire to...

Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ Meeting with Minister of Economy and Industry of Bulgaria Bogdan Bogdanov

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Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Industry Bogdan Bogdanov and Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Nikolay Pavlov. The meeting emphasized opportunities to deepen bilateral and commercial ties across energy and civil nuclear technologies, the digital economy, strategic infrastructure, and space commerce. The Deputy Secretary, Minister of...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety

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Consortium housed under NIST U.S. AI Safety Institute includes more than 200 leading AI stakeholders to help advance the development and deployment of safe, trustworthy AI. Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the creation of the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), which will unite AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Announces Key Executive Leadership at U.S. AI Safety Institute

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The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) at Commerce will house the U.S. AI Safety Institute U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced today key members of the executive leadership team to lead the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI), which will be established at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). Raimondo named Elizabeth Kelly to lead the Institute...

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Participation in the Fourth ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting

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Yesterday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nate Fick, and U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Yohannes Abraham participated in the Fourth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Ministers’ Meeting. They joined ten ASEAN digital ministers and vice ministers for discussions on advancing shared priorities to enhance Southeast Asia’s...

Readout of U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Fifth Ministerial Meeting

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On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) held its fifth ministerial meeting in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, and senior National Security Council Staff were joined by EU TTC co-chairs European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis...

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Upcoming Entry into Force of the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement

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The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Agreement Relating to Supply Chain Resilience, generally referred to as the Supply Chain Agreement, will enter into force on February 24, 2024. This is a critical step in bringing the landmark, first-of-its kind agreement into action and promoting coordination among the IPEF partners on...