Supply Chain

Overview

Technology supply chains connect the materials, parts, manufacturing, and services needed to make and deliver technology. ITI works with policymakers to strengthen production, reduce supply risks, and maintain access to suppliers and markets around the world.

ITI’s position: Building secure and reliable technology supply chains

ITI supports policies that strengthen manufacturing while maintaining the global connections that technology companies depend on. 

It has never been more important for governments and global companies to work together, across the full spectrum of public and private technologies, to harness global technological leadership, economic openness, and international engagement in order to strengthen national security.

ITI’s approach focuses on having more sources for critical technologies and components, managing security risks and working with trusted partners around the world.

1. Build more resilient and diverse supply chains: ITI supports having multiple sources for the materials, parts and components used to make technology, reducing reliance on any single supplier, country or region.
2. Manage supply chain risks: ITI supports clear, risk-based security policies developed with industry to protect technology supply chains from threats and disruptions while maintaining access to the products and components companies need.
3. Strengthen trusted global partnerships: ITI supports working across markets to expand production and investment in semiconductors, technology products, parts and components. ITI also supports evaluating suppliers based on security and risk rather than relying primarily on where a company is headquartered.