New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.59 - Executive order no. 59: creating the governor's task force on the new media and the internet

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the New Media/Internet industry is important to
					 New York State's economic development in that it promises to grow dramatically
					 in the near future;
WHEREAS, the New Media represents a distinct new category
					 of business which specializes in computer-related fields such as: entertainment
					 and electronic commerce software, online/Internet services, CD-ROM title
					 development, and web site design;
WHEREAS, the New Media/Internet industry consists of
					 several sectors, such as telecommunications carriers that provide the backbone
					 across which Internet messages are transmitted; Internet and online service
					 providers that allow consumers and businesses to access the information
					 superhighway; and the New Media companies possessing the editorial and artistic
					 talent needed to create and distribute Internet content;
WHEREAS, the New Media is important because of its
					 inextricable relationships to other important New York industries such as
					 advertising, publishing, software, finance and education;
WHEREAS, for the second successive year, New York State was
					 a major sponsor of the Coopers & Lybrand New York Media Study which found
					 that the New Media industry has increased employment substantially in New York
					 over the past 18 months;
WHEREAS, New York City is recognized as a leader in the New
					 Media industry, and there are significant clusters of New Media growth
					 throughout the State, such as Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Mid-Hudson
					 and Long Island;
WHEREAS, Silicon Alley, the area in Manhattan below 41st
					 Street, is the hub of New Media activity in New York State, which is home to
					 1,106 New Media establishments and boasts 23,390 jobs;
WHEREAS, New Media and Internet employment in New York City
					 has increased 105 percent over the past 18 months and is projected to grow an
					 additional 79 percent by the year 2000;
WHEREAS, creative and technical positions make up 56
					 percent of New Media employment;
WHEREAS, the New Media and Internet industry generated
					 $2.85 billion in revenues in New York City over the past 18 months;
WHEREAS, there are nearly 3,300 New Media companies in the
					 Metropolitan New York region and 631 new companies were created over the past
					 18 months;
WHEREAS, the Coopers & Lybrand Study found that New
					 York is a highly desirable location for the New Media industry because of the
					 considerable assets it has to offer, including access to editorial talent,
					 artistic talent, customers, and New York's image and credibility as a
					 highly-respected place to do business;
WHEREAS, utilization of the Internet by citizens of the
					 State will provide increasingly significant benefits such as improved access to
					 information, lower prices and increased business efficiency;
WHEREAS, institutes of higher education throughout New York
					 State, particularly the State University of New York (SUNY), with its online
					 Learning Network, and the State-funded Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs),
					 provide technical training and assistance, business skills, and the creative
					 application of technology necessary for the growth of this industry;
WHEREAS, it is important for New York to assist with the
					 continued development of the New Media industry in this State; and
WHEREAS, New York State has taken a positive stance toward
					 the Internet by instituting tax policies that encourage access to and commerce
					 over the Internet;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE ON THE NEW MEDIA AND
				  THE INTERNET
There is hereby established the Governor's Advisory Task
					 Force on the New Media and the Internet for the purpose of developing a program
					 which facilitates more growth of these industries in New York State. The Task
					 Force will be co-chaired by the Commissioners of the Departments of Economic
					 Development and Taxation and Finance. The Task Force members will be appointed
					 by the Governor and will include representatives from private companies, trade
					 associations and institutions of higher learning with knowledge of the New
					 Media and Internet industries. Members of the Task Force will receive no
					 compensation but will be entitled to reimbursement for any necessary expenses
					 incurred in connection with the performance of their duties.
II. POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TASK
				  FORCE
The Governor's Task Force on the New Media and the Internet
					 will develop recommendations regarding strategies for the retention and growth
					 of the New Media and the Internet industries in New York. The Task Force will
					 report to the Governor with its recommendations by May 1, 1998. As part of its
					 responsibilities the Task Force will consider:
1. The telecommunications environment in New
				  York;
2. Tax policy
				  strategies;
3. Providing
				  entrepreneurial and other assistance for startup companies throughout the
				  State;
4. Defining and implementing
				  educational measures to prepare the New York workforce for the changing
				  technological environment, and to keep this highly-skilled workforce
				  permanently employed in New York State.