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 Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Addresses Importance of Building a Shared Digital Future at Tallinn Digital Summit

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo participated in the Tallinn Digital Summit and addressed the importance of building a shared digital future by establishing a framework for trusted connectivity. Secretary Raimondo is the first senior official from the Biden Administration to visit Estonia and the first Cabinet-level official to visit since 2019.

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Deputy Secretary Don Graves Addresses Biden Administration’s Commitment to Economic Recovery and Expanding Broadband Access on Trip to Alaska and Washington

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Ketchikan and Juneau, Alaska, where he met with businesses and representatives from the local travel and tourism industry and outlined the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to assist in Alaska’s economic recovery, empower the Native Alaskan community, and expand broadband access and adoption across rural and Tribal lands.

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NIST/JILA Fellow Jun Ye Wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Physicist Jun Ye of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his pioneering research on atomic clocks. Ye has been a physicist at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, for more than 20 years.

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Department of Commerce Establishes National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Commerce Department has established a high-level committee to advise the President and other federal agencies on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence. Working with the National AI Initiative Office in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department is now seeking to recruit top-level candidates to serve on the committee.

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Hold Roundtable with Energy Leaders on Addressing Cybersecurity Threats

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher hosted a roundtable discussion focused on critical cybersecurity challenges facing our country. With representatives from industry and academia, the group emphasized a collective imperative to increase engagement and collaboration on emerging best practices to combat increased cyber threats to our energy sector.

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Supporting Allies Through Trade: U.S. & Ukrainian Leaders Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Commercial Cooperation

Recently, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Oleksiy Lyubchenko in Washington, DC to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining areas of renewed cooperation on trade. The MOU also notes U.S. support for Ukrainian efforts to improve its business and investment climate, which could help to increase U.S.-Ukraine commercial ties.

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Four Endangered North Pacific Right Whales Spotted in the Gulf of Alaska [ [link removed] ] Four Endangered North Pacific Right Whales Spotted in the Gulf of Alaska As the first NOAA large whale survey in the Gulf of Alaska since 2015 wrapped up, scientists had two extraordinary encounters. They saw and were able to collect valuable information on four North Pacific right whales south of Kodiak Island, Alaska.  Read More → [ [link removed] ]


 

Connecting America’s Rural Communities to Global Trade [ [link removed] ] Connecting America’s Rural Communities to Global Trade  Rural areas are known for open sky, forests, fields, and small towns. While thought of as being distant from foreign affairs, rural America is an export powerhouse of food, energy and a vast array of innovative products. Read More → [ [link removed] ]








How to Scout for Your Next Business Growth Opportunity [ [link removed] ] How to Scout for Your Next Business Growth Opportunity Manufacturers displayed an abundance of resiliency in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and about half say their manufacturing business will be thriving a year from now, according to the 2021 Manufacturing CFO Outlook Survey of middle market manufacturers. Read More → [ [link removed] ]


 

Inventing salsa Johnny Pacheco [ [link removed] ] Journeys of Innovation: Inventing Salsa Johnny Pacheco popularized a New York version of Cuban dance music by founding a label, Fania Records, and a troupe of performers, the Fania All Stars, in the 1960s. He called it all “salsa”—the music, the dancing, the culture as a whole—and the term has stuck. Through salsa, Pacheco and Fania achieved lasting recognition. . . Read More → [ [link removed] ]










More Commerce News *Celebrate: Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
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Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the culture and contributions of Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean.

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*Draft California Fire Code Includes NIST Tool to Evaluate Wildfire Hazard
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Severe wildfire disasters are often the product of numerous factors — vegetation, drought, a lack of firefighting resources, and many others — coalescing. Identifying which factors are the most important is not always a simple task for local leaders assessing their community’s risk for damaging wildfires.

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*Measuring Communities’ Resilience in the Face of Adversity
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The U.S. Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) is experimental no more. It will now be a regularly updated data product that measures communities’ ability to cope with disasters and other emergencies. 

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*Happy National Small Business Week! Ensuring the Validity of Micro Entity Certifications – Which Provide Reduced Fees to Eligible Inventors and Small Businesses
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A core focus of our work at the USPTO is to foster innovation, competition, and economic growth, by providing opportunities for all current and aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs to participate in the intellectual property (IP) system.

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September 14, 2021 NOAA Awards $41 Million for Ocean Observing  NOAA’s U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office announced 11 new five-year cooperative agreements that support the continued growth, expansion, and modernization of our nation’s climate, coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes observing capabilities.


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September 9, 2021 Minority Business Development Agency Awards $13.9 Million in Grants

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency is awarding $13.9 million in federal funding to 35 grant recipients as part of its MBDA Business Center Program. The program is designed to help minority-owned firms create jobs, compete in the global economy and grow their businesses.



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September 2, 2021 U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million to Increase Commercial Space for Tech-Based Companies in Amherst County, Virginia

Are you a young or independent inventor, an entrepreneur, or a small business owner whose success depends on guarding your creative work? Then don’t miss your chance to learn how different types of intellectual property (IP), such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, are critical to your business strategy.



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