The Administration seeks input from WITA members for the National Export Initiative (NEI), 15-15-2010

The Administration is seeking input to inform the development of the Obama Administration’s National Export Initiative (NEI), which aims to double U.S. exports over five years.  As the Federal government puts together a plan for implementing this initiative, they request insights and input from WITA members. 

You can use the opportunity to provide comments by responding to the NEI Federal Register notice, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-15934.htm. 

They are interested in comments from exporters, other private businesses, trade associations, academia, non-governmental organizations, and other interested parties regarding:

1. Identification of Federal government programs or regulations that impede the ability of U.S. companies to export;
2. effective foreign trade promotion programs and activities that could inform U.S. Federal government program development;
3. identification of the most (or least) effective Federal government programs that support U.S. exports, including specific experiences with such Federal government programs;
4. steps that the Federal government could take to improve its programs to support U.S. exports; and
5. more generally, how the Federal government could better help U.S. businesses export. 

The link to the International Trade Administration (ITA) blog posting on the NEI Federal Register notice, is available at http://blog.trade.gov/2010/07/02/got-suggestions-for-the-national-export-initiative-we-want-them/.