How will the Clinton or Trump presidency affect IT – in a CIO Jury article by Alison DeNisco (@alisondenisco), published on November 07, 2016 in TechRepublic’s CXO Section.
My position?
The two candidates have taken very different positions on technology and innovation, said Florentin Albu, CIO of Ofgem E-Serve. “Based on the information in the public domain, it appears that Clinton intends to increase the technology skills available in the country and is open to measures such as high-skill immigration,” Albu said. “This should have fairly immediate effects in terms of giving US companies continuous access to qualified tech workforce.”
Clinton’s focus on cybersecurity means that security companies will be encouraged to innovate and compete, especially in the area of encryption algorithms, Albu said. And her support for net-neutrality should ensure there is no corporate-tiered internet.
Meanwhile, “Trump appears to have a different stance on net-neutrality, with potential negative implications in terms of wider accessibility to the net,” Albu said. “A strong focus on homeland security could result in weaker encryption for US IT exports. The unclear position on highly-skilled immigration might result in a shortage of specialist workforce.”
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