IBM CEO Ginni Rometty's Letter to the U.S. President-ElectInternational Business Machines CorporationIBM_cdc659ca-dba8-11e4-90bf-f8b16abdd6abGinni RomettyChairman, President and CEO, IBMDonald J. TrumpPresident-Elect of the United States... a national agenda advanced in a time of profound change._682c3d16-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fdTo offer ideas to help achieve the aspiration articulated by the President-elect_682c3f32-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fdJob CreationCreate "New Collar" Jobs_682c3ff0-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd1Getting a job at today’s IBM does not always require a college degree; at some of our centers in the United States, as many as one third of employees have less than a four-year degree. What matters most is relevant skills, sometimes obtained through vocational training. In addition, we are creating and hiring to fill "new collar" jobs -- entirely new roles in areas such as cybersecurity, data science, artificial intelligence and cognitive business. Vocational EducationCombine traditional education with the best of community colleges, mentoring, and real-world job experience. _682c409a-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd1.1High SchoolsCommunity CollegesYou've spoken about the importance of vocational education, and we agree. IBM has championed a new educational model for the United States -- six-year public high schools that combine traditional education with the best of community colleges, mentoring, and real-world job experience. The first of these schools opened with IBM's support 5 years ago in New York; we have hired some of the first graduates. There will soon be 100 such schools across the country. With your support, we could do much more. Let's work together to scale up this approach of vocational training, creating a national corps of skilled workers trained to take the "new collar" IT jobs that are in demand here in America.InfrastructureBuild Intelligent, Secure Infrastructure_682c41a8-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd2You've said we need to invest in America's infrastructure, and we agree. As we build big, let's also build smart. The country should focus on infrastructure investments that incorporate Internet of Things (IoT) technology and artificial intelligence to improve performance. And as infrastructure gets smarter, it also increases the need for cybersecurity, so that vital networks cannot be compromised. We recommend that your infrastructure package include incentives for states and localities to build intelligent -- and secure -- roads, bridges, buildings, and other public facilities._682c4252-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fdHealthcareApply Lessons from Private Sector Experience_682c4306-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd3CongressSecretary of Health and Human ServicesIBM operates one of the largest employer-sponsored health plans in the United States. In 2009, IBM offered 15 specific ideas for how America could save more than $900 billion over ten years through common-sense reforms to the healthcare system, leveraging lessons learned in the private sector. These included using data analytics to reduce fraudulent Medicare claims, improving the exchange of healthcare information among providers, and leveraging the government’s purchasing power to lower the cost of drugs and care. IBM will update its recommendations for the healthcare system and hopes to work with Congress and your HHS Secretary to drive better healthcare at lower cost.MedicareUse data analytics to reduce fraudulent Medicare claims._682c43c4-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd3.1Healthcare InformationImprove the exchange of healthcare information among providers._682c4496-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd3.2Healthcare ProvidersCost ReductionLeverage the government's purchasing power to lower the cost of drugs and care._682c4554-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd3.3Waste & InefficiencyUse Data to Fight Government Waste and Inefficiency_682c4626-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd4Technology CEO CouncilEight years ago, IBM helped lead an effort to identify $1 trillion in savings the federal government could achieve through using advanced data analytics, data center consolidation, and the use of cloud technologies to improve the cybersecurity of key government systems. As part of the Technology CEO Council of which I am a member, we will prepare an updated set of recommendations for how you could use technology and fraud analytics to save the government more than $1 trillion._682c46da-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fdFinancial RepatriationBring Money Home to Invest in America_682c478e-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd5IBM supports your proposal to make American's tax system more competitive. Many billions of dollars of American companies’ earnings do not come home because of an outdated and punitive tax system. Your tax reform proposal will free up capital that companies of all sizes can reinvest in their U.S. operations, training and education programs for their employees, and research and development programs. We will support the efforts of your administration and Congress to pass tax reform early in 2017._682c4900-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fdVeteransTake Care of Our Veterans - With the World’s Best Technology _682c49d2-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd6VeteransDepartment of Veterans AffairsAll of us at IBM share your gratitude and devotion to the men, women and families who serve our country. More must be done to give our vets the best medical care possible. So we recently announced a pilot program with the Department of Veterans Affairs to help its oncologists treat 10,000 veterans through the power of precision medicine and genomic analysis powered by IBM’s cognitive computing system, Watson. We hope to work with your VA Secretary to expand this collaboration._682c4a9a-b0f7-11e6-a2ee-6fb19e0319fd2016-11-152016-11-22http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.ibmpolicy.com/ginni_romettys_letter_to_the_president_electOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net