WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and the European Union hope to discuss chip shortages, artificial intelligence and tech competition issues during the first Trade and Tech Council meeting this week, senior U.S. administration officials said on Monday. Earlier this month, the White House announced that the council would meet for the first time on Sept. 29 in Pittsburgh. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis are scheduled to attend along with European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager. ... We do think as a piece of that we have opportunities to work together with the European Union," an administration official said. Tech trade groups such as the U.S.-based Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said a lot of attempts to regulate the tech sector has been focused on U.S. tech companies and a handful of European tech companies.

Source: The Star September 27, 2021 19:13 UTC