Julie Samuels,Executive Director of Tech:NYC, the current-established official advocacy group of current York City's tech sector, and discusses the city's newly formed technology advocacy group,Tech:NYC.
Samuel's said the main goal of Tech:NYC is to ensure that current York City is the best place to build and grow a tech company. This would involve engaging with local policy makers to discuss and advocate issues, including privacy and security, or tax policies; regulatory issues associated with current business models in the tech sector,such as ride-sharing and domestic-sharing services as well as broader issues such as affordable housing.
Source: onthemedia.org