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==PR & Lobbying==
 
==PR & Lobbying==
 
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In 2014, in the US, IBM spent $4,950,000 lobbying Washington.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000720&year=2014 IBM profile], Open Secrets, accessed November 2015</ref>
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'''United States'''
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In 2014 IBM spent $4,950,000 lobbying Washington.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000720&year=2014 IBM profile], Open Secrets, accessed November 2015</ref>
 
It employed the following lobbying agencies (as of 2014):  
 
It employed the following lobbying agencies (as of 2014):  
 
*[[Burton Kamins Advocacy]]
 
*[[Burton Kamins Advocacy]]
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*IBM has ties to the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC). (see the ''Center for Media and Democracy''s 'ALEC Exposed' project for more on the US lobbying group, ALEC.<ref>[http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed ALEC Exposed], a project of the ''Center for Media and Democracy'', accessed November 2015</ref>
 
*IBM has ties to the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC). (see the ''Center for Media and Democracy''s 'ALEC Exposed' project for more on the US lobbying group, ALEC.<ref>[http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed ALEC Exposed], a project of the ''Center for Media and Democracy'', accessed November 2015</ref>
  
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It is also a member of the follow groups:<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=7721359944-96 IBM Corp], EU transparency register, accessed November 2015</ref>
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*[[American Chamber of Commerce]] to the European Union
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*[[BUSINESSEUROPE]] (Advisory and Support Group)
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*[[Digitaleurope]]
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*[[European Services Forum]]
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*[[Friends of Europe]] / Security and Defence Agenda
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*[[Open Forum Europe]]
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*[[CSR Europe]]
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*[[Lisbon Council]]
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*[[German Marshall Fund]] US
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*[[European Internet Forum]]
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*[[Transatlantic Policy Network]]
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*[[NESSI]]
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*[[Business Software Alliance]] (BSA)
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*[[The American European Community Association]] (AECA)
  
 
===EU lobbying===
 
===EU lobbying===
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According to its entry on the EU transparency register, IBM spent 1,500,000 € - 1,749,000 € in 2014 lobbying in Brussels.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=7721359944-96 IBM Corp], EU transparency register, accessed November 2015</ref>
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IBM has an interest in a wide range of EU policy issues, including: [[Horizon 2020]], the EU's research and innovation programme; European Regional Development Fund regulation; the European Cloud Computing Strategy, Communication COM(2012) 529 final; data protection regulations; [[TTIP]], the EU-US trade negotiations.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=7721359944-96 IBM Corp], EU transparency register, accessed November 2015</ref>
 
IBM has an interest in a wide range of EU policy issues, including: [[Horizon 2020]], the EU's research and innovation programme; European Regional Development Fund regulation; the European Cloud Computing Strategy, Communication COM(2012) 529 final; data protection regulations; [[TTIP]], the EU-US trade negotiations.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=7721359944-96 IBM Corp], EU transparency register, accessed November 2015</ref>
  
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*[[Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation]]<ref>[https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/alliance-internet-things-innovation-aioti AIOTI], accessed Nov 2015</ref>
 
*[[Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation]]<ref>[https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/alliance-internet-things-innovation-aioti AIOTI], accessed Nov 2015</ref>
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==UK political affiliations==
 
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Revision as of 11:20, 12 November 2015

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IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is a multinational computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA.

IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

IBM and Education reform

Lobbying for computer science on curricula

IBM has been part of the push by technology giants, among others, to get coding and computer science on curricula in countries around the world.

When the UK government agreed to introduce a new computing curriculum from September 2014, IBM alongside Microsoft, Google and others, came together with the government with a programme to train teachers to teach the new curriculum.[1]

PR & Lobbying

Lobbying firms

United States In 2014 IBM spent $4,950,000 lobbying Washington.[2] It employed the following lobbying agencies (as of 2014):

Lobbying groups

It is also a member of the follow groups:[6]

EU lobbying

According to its entry on the EU transparency register, IBM spent 1,500,000 € - 1,749,000 € in 2014 lobbying in Brussels.[7]

IBM has an interest in a wide range of EU policy issues, including: Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme; European Regional Development Fund regulation; the European Cloud Computing Strategy, Communication COM(2012) 529 final; data protection regulations; TTIP, the EU-US trade negotiations.[8]

IBM is also a member of the following European Commission 'expert groups' (advisory groups):

  • The Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group (DG Connect); brings together 'industrial groups, academia, governments, and private individuals to support policies for open innovation at the European Commission'[9]
  • Cloud Computing Strategy Working Groups (DG Connect)[10]
  • NIS Platform (Network and Information Security)[11]
  • JRC Working Groups on Innovation and the role of patents]] (Joint Research Centre - the European Commission's 'in-house science service')[12]
  • ITS Platform (Intelligent Transport Systems)

and

UK political affiliations


People

Board

Lobbyists

  • Michael King: Vice President and General Manager, Global Education Industry at IBM; 'represents IBM at all levels of government and education policy issues around the globe'[16]

Contacts

  • Website:
  • Address:
HQ: New Orchard Road, 1; Armonk; New York; 10504
Brussels: Avenue de Cortenbergh, 116; Bruxelles 1000


References

  1. ↑ Microsoft, Google and IBM to help train computing teachers, UK government press release, 3 June 2014
  2. ↑ IBM profile, Open Secrets, accessed November 2015
  3. ↑ IBM profile, Open Secrets, accessed November 2015
  4. ↑ The Gorlin Group Clients Accessed 20th March 2008
  5. ↑ ALEC Exposed, a project of the Center for Media and Democracy, accessed November 2015
  6. ↑ IBM Corp, EU transparency register, accessed November 2015
  7. ↑ IBM Corp, EU transparency register, accessed November 2015
  8. ↑ IBM Corp, EU transparency register, accessed November 2015
  9. ↑ OISPG, EC website, accessed Nov 2015
  10. ↑ Cloud Computing Strategy Working Groups, accessed Nov 2015
  11. ↑ NIS Platform, European Union Agency for Network and Information Security website], accessed November 2015
  12. ↑ Joint Research Centre, accessed Nov 2015
  13. ↑ AIOTI, accessed Nov 2015
  14. ↑ Controlled Foreign Companies (CFCs) working groups and committees: Working group on CFC interim improvements (established July 2010), acc 5 October 2011
  15. ↑ IBM Corp, EU transparency register, accessed November 2015
  16. ↑ Michael King, LinkedIn profile, accessed Nov 2015
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