Highlights

Better Use of IT Could Minimize the Next Salmonella Egg-idemic

Big farms present big opportunities, but also big challenges. Answering these challenges will require smart policies and innovative technology. IT has an important role to play in protecting the safety of our food supply.

Ten Myths of Addressing Global Warming and the Green Economy

ITIF dismantles the top ten myths in the climate change debate.

The Atlantic Century: Benchmarking EU and U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness

This report finds that while the U.S. still leads the EU in innovation-based competitiveness, it ranks sixth overall and last in progress over the last decade.

Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant

This report benchmarks clean energy competitiveness in four nations: China, Japan, South Korea and the United States.

Explaining International IT Application Leadership

In this series of reports, ITIF explores international IT application leadership in five fields: health IT, mobile payments, intelligent transportation systems, e-government and electronic IDs.

Digital Quality of Life: Understanding the Benefits of the IT Revolution

This report shows how IT is the key enabler of many of today’s key improvements in our lives and society—from better education and health care, to a cleaner and more energy-efficient environment, to safer and more secure communities and nations.

Going Mobile: Technology and Policy Issues in the Mobile Internet

ITIF recommends a light touch of regulation and a heavy dose of spectrum to facilitate the growth of the Mobile Internet.

 The 2008 State New Economy Index

ITIF employs 29 indicators to assess the extent to which the 50 state economies are structured according to the tenets of the New Economy.

Recent Publications

September 8, 2010
A new study shows that overly strict privacy laws inhibit the effectiveness of the Internet ecosystem.
August 17, 2010
Policymakers can help cloud computing flourish by creating policies that will support its development and avoiding policies that will hinder it.
August 12, 2010
Creating a protected market for certain video navigation devices does not advance the goal of consumer choice.
August 10, 2010
ITIF filed reply comments with the FCC today on the question of reclassifying the broadband and mobile Internet under Title II of the Communications Act.
July 29, 2010
ITIF urges the FCC to rely on consumers to gauge the quality of mobile broadband.
July 21, 2010
The recent FCC broadband report delivered to Congress indicates a decline in progress towards universal broadband services, yet the report has serious methodological shortcomings.
July 15, 2010
Richard Bennett argues the FCC should not reclassify broadband.
July 8, 2010
Global innovation has the potential to let all countries grow their economies but only if nations eliminate harmful mercantilist policies.
July 7, 2010
While the U.S. once led the world in IT R&D, in the last decade other nations have caught up, as a share of total R&D.
June 22, 2010
Statement by Rob Atkinson before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee on Competition, Innovation and Export Promotion.
June 10, 2010
A new study shows H-1B visas for foreign professionals actually promote U.S. high tech employment.
June 10, 2010
ITIF responds to the Department of Commerce's Notice of Inquiry on the nexus between privacy policy and innovation in the Internet economy.
June 3, 2010
Reauthorizing the American COMPETES Act provides an opportunity for Congress to strengthen U.S. clean energy innovation and competitiveness policies.
June 2, 2010
The FCC's recent report on the state of mobile competition in the U.S. fails to appreciate just how competitive the marketplace actually is.
May 25, 2010
Before allowing states to tax online sales, Congress should first require states to eliminate protectionist laws limiting e-commerce.
May 25, 2010
Comments submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet on the discussion draft of privacy legislation.
May 20, 2010
Statement by Rob Atkinson before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Energy.
May 18, 2010
ITIF President Rob Atkinson offers a response to an article by Greg Tassey on revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.
May 12, 2010
ITIF outlines five principles to guide lawmakers in crafting a COMPETES reauthorization.
May 12, 2010
While the U.S. can and should improve access to broadband, a lack of competition is not the problem.

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Upcoming Events

September 14, 2010 - 8:30am
Learn more about the commercial significance of mobile broadband and what policy makers must do to ensure its vitality.
September 27, 2010 - 12:00pm
Join ITIF and TPI for a wide-ranging discussion on online privacy issues and the current privacy legislation before Congress.

Blogs & Op-eds

August 25, 2010 |
Stephen Ezell
A rebuttal to the Economist’s "Picking Winners, Saving Losers" article arguing that there is an appropriate role for governments in crafting innovation policy.
August 10, 2010 |
Robert D. Atkinson
Washington policy makers devote too little attention to boosting productivity
August 4, 2010 |
Daniel Castro
Arguments that self-checkouts will promote underage drinkings are red herrings meant to distract policy makers from the innovative potential of self-service technology
August 4, 2010 |
Richard Bennett
The ample opportunities provided by the Internet and social media are redefining the complexity of personal privacy
July 29, 2010 |
Scott M. Andes
D.C. public schools are right to explore merit-based pay for teachers.
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