Past Events and Presentations

July 20, 2009 - 12:00am
Rob Atkinson's presentations, "Transforming the World with Information Technology" and "Innovation-Based Economic Development" at the 2009 WFS conference in Chicago.
July 19, 2009 - 12:00am
Examines the issue of corporate tax reform and lays out key principles for policymakers to consider as well as specific policy recommendations for crafting an innovation-based corporate tax code.
July 16, 2009 - 12:00pm
Please join us for a discussion of a new ITIF report, How IT Can Enable 21st Century Schools with the report authors, Tim McDonald and Curtis Johnson of the Education|Evolving. The authors will discuss why the existing school reform movement has stalled, how information technology can enable the emergence of fundamentally new kinds of schools.
July 16, 2009 - 12:00am
In a new ITIF report, How IT Can Enable 21st Century Schools Tim McDonald and Ted Kolderie of the Education|Evolving, discuss why the existing school reform movement has stalled and how information technology (including computers, software and communications) can enable the emergence of fundamentally new kinds of schools
July 9, 2009 - 12:00am
Cybersecurity legislation should emphasize strong partnerships with the private sector and effective international coordination to respond to online attacks.
June 29, 2009 - 12:00am
A summary of a roundtable that focused on the increasing convergence on some broadband competition policy matters.
June 24, 2009 - 12:00pm
In an ITIF report to be released, Duke Law School professors Stuart Benjamin and Arti Rai propose that the Obama administration (or Congress, if Congress is willing) create an Office of Innovation Policy.
June 24, 2009 - 12:00am
The Obama administration should create an Office of Innovation Policy that would draw upon, and feed into, existing regulatory review processes but would have the specific mission of being the “innovation champion” within these processes.
June 22, 2009 - 5:00am
Please join ITIF for the release of a new study “Explaining International Health IT Leadership” that explores the lessons nations