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Strategic Partnership Program
ITA partners with trade associations, private corporations, chambers of commerce, educational institutions, government entities, and other organizations to help us to achieve our mission of enhancing America’s global competitiveness.

Strategic Partnership Program

ITA Strategic Partnerships Enhance the Global Competitiveness of U.S. Industry

The International Trade Administration (ITA) recognizes the value of connecting cross-sector capabilities to bolster the global competitiveness of U.S. industry. ITA builds Strategic Partnerships to leverage trade associations, economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, educational institutions, and other for-profit and non-profit organizations to enhance the competitiveness of American companies in global trade. Our Partnerships help broaden and deepen our outreach and mission by enabling ITA to share critical trade information with industry and millions of U.S. businesses.

Strategic Partnerships empower ITA to:

  • Strengthen the global competitiveness of U.S. businesses and industry.
  • Develop enhanced resources, tools, and data through collaborative information sharing.
  • Target our products and services to the needs of American businesses.
  • Increase awareness of the benefits of international trade to the U.S. economy.
  • Enhance the breadth and depth of ITA’s outreach and services.

Benefits of Becoming an ITA Strategic Partner

Partners work directly with ITA staff on activities to help U.S. businesses, including:

  • Recognition as a Strategic Partner on ITA’s website.
  • Support for joint marketing and outreach campaigns, including:
    • Co-branded online content and educational material.
    • Opportunity to co-host events.
  • Opportunities for connections with other Strategic Partner organizations.
  • Direct connections with ITA staff to share industry knowledge.
  • Direct delivery of ITA news and events via our weekly newsletter.
  • Collaboration in the development of ITA products, services, and tools.

 

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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