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Department of Commerce’s NTIA Awards First Grants to Tribal Groups Seeking to Expand Broadband

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Vice President Kamala Harris announced today at the conclusion of the White House 2021 Tribal Nations Summit that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded the first three grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. These initial awards, totaling nearly $1.4 million, are being made to the Taos Pueblo in New...

Readout of Secretary Gina M. Raimondo’s Meeting with Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Prime Minister Lee discussed areas of cooperation under the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (PGI) that Vice President Harris announced in Singapore during her August visit to Singapore, and that Secretary Raimondo and...

Readout of Secretary Gina M. Raimondo’s Meeting with Minister for Communications and Information of Singapore Josephine Teo

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Singapore Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo for a bilateral meeting and to co-host an event promoting women’s leadership in the technology sector. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Minister Teo discussed U.S. and Singapore collaboration on the digital economy, AI, and other related priorities in the U.S...

Readout of Secretary Gina M. Raimondo’s Meeting with Minister of Trade and Industry of Singapore Gan Kim Yong

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Singapore Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong to discuss progress on the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (PGI) and to outline next steps to produce concrete and commercially meaningful outcomes under the PGI, including the digital economy, supply chain resiliency for semiconductors, and other areas of...

Commerce Department Applauds President Biden’s Signing of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal into Law

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo applauded President Biden for signing the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal into law. “Thanks to President Biden’s leadership and ability to work across the aisle, we can finally welcome much-needed infrastructure investments that will impact every community in America,” said U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo. “This is a...

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: How President Biden’s Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Will Help Close the Digital Divide

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The historic passage of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) will help to ensure we close the digital divide and that every American has access to high quality, affordable broadband. The Commerce Department and its National Telecommunications and Information Administration will play a pivotal role in carrying out this ambitious goal by...

Readout of Secretary Gina M. Raimondo’s Official Visit to Japan

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo began her visit to Asia with a series of meetings with the Japanese government and business leaders in Tokyo, Japan. Over the course of the day, Secretary Raimondo met with the Chief Cabinet Secretary, Matsuno Hirokazu ; Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Hagiuda Koichi ; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hayashi Yoshimasa . During the...

Readout of Secretary Gina M. Raimondo’s Meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Matsuno Hirozaku

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirozaku met to discuss ways the United States and Japan can work together to deepen commercial cooperation. The Secretary highlighted the United States’ interest in working with partners like Japan to develop an Indo-Pacific economic framework and welcomed Japan’s partnership in areas the framework would seek...