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Gutierrez: 'Picking Winners' Not A Government Job

Countries "need to allow market forces to take their course," Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez told CES attendees Tuesday. He said governments "should not be involved in designing business models nor should they be involved in picking winners and losers." Too many communications policies "are rooted in decades past," Gutierrez said. Structuring policies with "tech neutrality," which he said rewards innovation, is "the best way forward."

Read more about his speech in today's Technology Daily P.M. Edition.

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