Tech Future U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will be meeting this week with EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and hearing complaints about American tax credits being limited to U.S. built electric vehicles and components. It is a protectionist policy, but it is not the reason Europe risks losing out on this new technology. The Continent has had a bad relationship with technology only for the past few decades. Before WWII, it invented and produced to the world’s envy. More recently, it rejected GMO’s in agriculture and instead propped up the past with geographic indicators. It sought to further its own tech companies by punishing the American FAANG companies while imposing strict privacy limitations on all t...
From WPI Consulting
Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.