Software and Information Industry Association
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is a United States based software and information trade association. The organization lobbies United States policy makers as well as conducting surveys and research. It also hosts conferences and webcasts.
The SIIA's activities pertain to government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to companies that produce and deliver software and content products and services.
History
The Software Publishers Association (SPA) was founded in 1984 by Ken Wasch. The original purpose was to provide its two dozen software publisher members representation with policy makers. The membership later grew to a thousand small companies, and in 1999 it was merged with the Information Industry Association (IIA) to form the Software & Information Industry Association.
Organization
The SIIA consists of nine divisions. Public Policy, Intellectual Property Protection, Software, Content, Information Industry Network Europe, Specialized Information Publishers Association, American Business Media, Education, and Financial Information Services. In addition, the SIIA promotes industry products and services through the annual Codie awards.
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