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The New York Times
March 31, 2013
Rob Atkinson points out that China is rapidly ramping up its research spending. “The Chinese have the ability to throw a lot of resources at this, and some will stick to the wall,” he says.
Inter-American Dialogues
March 25, 2013
Inter-American Dialogues interviews Senior Analyst Daniel Castro on pending telecom reforms and their benefits in Mexico.
USA Today
March 22, 2013
ITIF President Rob Atkinson reflected on Chairman Genachowski's tenure, noting more than 96% of the U.S. has access to wired broadband since his term.
Technology Review
March 22, 2013
Rob Atkinson praised the FCC’s National Broadband Plan and other initiatives led by Genachowski and cited his “leading role in spurring tremendous advances in broadband innovation and the Internet economy.”
Politico
March 16, 2013
ITIF President Rob Atkinson, speaking at a Politico Pro event, said the Marketplace Fairness Act bill doesn't need to be watered down to appease some parties.
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MacNewsWorld
| May 17, 2013
Sen. Levin wants companies to invest more in America, but holding a hearing to shame Apple isn't the way to do it, maintained Rob Atkinson.
Roll Call
| May 10, 2013
ITIF notes that from 1997 to 2009 enrollment in the Advanced Placement test for music theory grew 362 percent while enrollment in the computer science AP test grew by only 12 percent.
Chronicle of Higher Education
| May 8, 2013
To improve the U.S. science and innovation enterprise, ITIF calls for replacing NSF with a new entity that would focus on engineering along with basic science.