The United States Information Technology Office (USITO) is an independent, non-profit, membership-based trade association, representing the U.S. information communication technologies (ICT) industry in China. Founded in late 1994 by the leading U.S. ICT industry associations, USITO seeks to provide new insights and approaches to the many complex challenges facing the ICT industry in China, which sits at the heart of the U.S.-China trade relationship. USITO serves to create effective channels for engagement between our members and the Chinese & U.S. governments, academia and other industry groups focused on improving policy and regulation. USITO serves as the China representative of four parent associations, including: - Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) - Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) - Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) - Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) USITO also represents approximately 50 leading US-based companies actively engaged in China, drawn from across the spectrum of information and communication technologies, from semiconductors, computing, networking and software to telecoms, broadcasting and digital content -- in a word, anything related to the creation, distribution and consumption of things digital. http://www.usito.org