
Center for Data Innovation
ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation formulates and promotes pragmatic public policies designed to maximize the benefits of data-driven innovation in the public and private sectors. It educates policymakers and the public about the opportunities and challenges associated with data, as well as technology trends such as open data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. For more, get the Center’s weekly emails and visit datainnovation.org.
Featured Publications
Public Sector AI Adoption Index

Governments are entering a critical phase in the adoption of AI. It is already contributing to everyday public sector work, and the question is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to do so both effectively and responsibly. The Public Sector AI Adoption Index 2026 focuses on the human side of AI adoption, examining how it is experienced by public servants every day.
Events
January 20, 2026
Advancing Multilateral AI Partnerships: A Pre-Summit Event for 2026 AI Impact Summit
Ahead of the 2026 AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Center for Data Innovation and The Dialogue are convening an official pre-summit event, sponsored by Google, in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2026.
November 20, 2025
Improving Workplaces With Data and Technology
Watch now for a panel discussion on how data and technology can create safer, healthier, and more productive workplaces, and the policies needed to encourage adoption while protecting workers.
September 16, 2025
What It Will Take to Bring the Global South into the US AI Alliance
Watch ITIF's Center for Data Innovation discussion on how the United States can build a durable AI alliance that creates strategic partnerships that are mutually beneficial and contains China’s growing technological influence in the Global South.
May 13, 2025
How Americans Feel About AI—and Why It Matters for Policy
Watch now for a timely discussion by ITIF's Center for Data Innovation and Public First surrounding new polling data exploring how U.S. public sentiment toward AI is evolving. The conversation unpacks where Americans see promise or peril, how their views have shifted over the past year, and what these perspectives mean for lawmakers, business leaders, and the future of AI policy.
April 17, 2025
Is U.S. Policy Ready for Agentic AI?
Watch now for a panel discussion by ITIF's Center for Data Innovation on what the rise of agentic AI means for innovation, competition, and policy, how prepared the United States is to keep pace, and what policy shifts might be needed to ensure consumers and businesses can successfully develop and deploy AI agents.
More From the Center
April 29, 2026|Blogs
States Are Targeting the Wrong Problem in Grocery Pricing
Lawmakers risk misregulating grocery prices by targeting dynamic and algorithmic pricing tools, and should instead focus on enforcing existing laws against clearly defined deceptive practices.
April 26, 2026|Blogs
Japan’s Draft AI IP Code Misses the Mark, Undermining US Alignment
Japan should revise its draft AI IP code to remove technically infeasible disclosure mandates and instead adopt workable, pro-innovation transparency standards aligned with international efforts like the Hiroshima AI Process to preserve U.S. alignment and avoid deterring AI investment.
April 17, 2026|Blogs
Federal Government Should Partner With Frontier AI Labs on Cybersecurity Defense
While the U.S. has focused on securing AI systems themselves, it must urgently shift toward using AI defensively—through coordinated government, industry, and infrastructure efforts—to counter the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks on existing systems.
April 2, 2026|Blogs
“Made in USA” Claims Need Better Data, Not More Liability
While false “Made in USA” claims are a real problem, the solution is not holding online marketplaces liable but strengthening data infrastructure and verification systems that enable regulators, consumers, and AI tools to more effectively identify and enforce legitimate claims.
March 30, 2026|Blogs
States Should Learn from China on Sidewalk Delivery Robots
China has surged ahead of the United States in adopting sidewalk delivery robots due to more proactive and coordinated policy experimentation, offering lessons for U.S. policymakers on how real-world pilots and clearer regulatory frameworks can accelerate deployment of autonomous delivery technology.
March 23, 2026|Blogs
Agentic Commerce Is Coming, but Regulation Meant for Humans Will Slow It Down
Agentic commerce—where AI agents autonomously shop and transact on users’ behalf—could deliver major efficiency gains, but outdated regulations and unresolved legal questions risk slowing adoption unless policymakers update rules built for human-driven transactions.
March 10, 2026|Testimonies & Filings
Letter in Opposition to Maryland Senate Bill 889
Center for Data Innovation Director Daniel Castro sent a letter to Maryland Senate Finance Committee Chair Pamela G. Beidle, Vice Chair Antonio L. Hayes, and members of the committee in opposition to Senate Bill 889.







