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A summary of the May 2010 meeting of innovation economists, social justice activists, and thinkers from the...
Mobile broadband offers a vast array of opportunities to improve quality of life for individuals and society.
A study shows that overly strict privacy laws inhibit the effectiveness of the Internet ecosystem.
IT has an important role to play in protecting the safety of our food supply.
Policymakers can help cloud computing flourish by creating policies that will support its development and...
The FCC broadband report delivered to Congress indicates a decline in progress towards universal broadband...
Global innovation has the potential to let all countries grow their economies but only if nations eliminate...
While the U.S. once led the world in IT R&D, in the last decade other nations have caught up, as a share...
ITIF dismantles the top ten myths in the climate change debate.
A new study shows H-1B visas for foreign professionals actually promote U.S. high tech employment.
The House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill predictably seeks hefty cuts to the nation’s innovative capacity in clean energy.
In his Huffington Post blog, Rob Atkinson says the TPP is a chance to stem unfair and illegal trade practices.
There’s much more to clean energy technology commercialization than subsidies for production.
The U.S. response to Chinese innovation policy will shape U.S. economic prospects for decades to come.
A response to the debate on whether or not states should mandate labeling for genetically modified foods.
It is not realistic to believe that the demands for increased data capacity can be met without allocating the additional spectrum recommended by the National Broadband Plan.
Through a DOE funded program, university and industry researchers developed innovative photovoltaic technology that is making solar energy cheaper.
Too many government websites remain user-unfriendly and poorly maintained.
Greenpeace’s recent report criticizing data center energy choices suffers from a fundamental error in logic.
A response to the Heritage Foundation's proposal to dismantle the Department of Energy.
Rob Atkinson will give a presentation for the Free State Foundation at the National Press Club.
Rob Atkinson will present at FTC workshop "Competition & Consumer Protection Issues in the Pet...
Rob Atkinson's presentation to the 2012 World Computer Congress.
A panel presentation on “A Comparison of National Broadband Strategies in Developed and Developing Countries.”
Richard Bennett will present at the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee event "Internet TV...
Rob Atkinson will give a presentation on “Successful Innovation In The Green Economy, The Importance of...
Rob Atkinson will give a presentation on “Technology and the Future of Work.”
ITIF Senior Analyst Daniel Castro will present on current research to make voting more accessible at the...
Rob Atkinson will engage Jonathan Sallet and Jeff Eisenach in an interactive discussion of their views on the...
Rob Atkinson will speak at the annual SRII conference in San Jose, California.
A strong, growing, and collaborative trade relationship between the United States and India could be in...
Ensuring the uninhibited flow of information, data, and ICT services across borders is vital both to...
ICANN should avoid choosing one business model over another by allowing both open and closed generic TLDs.
Vermont's H112 should not be enacted because it is based on a misunderstanding about biotech crops.
Pressured or mandatory technology transfer by other nations has, is, and will continue to negatively impact...
Testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission making the case for the expansion of the ITA.
COPPA restricts the development of a robust Internet ecosystem for children and should not be strengthened.
Strong leadership in cloud computing is necessary to remain globally competitive, advance technology in the...
The FCC should not extend its authority to regulate the software installed on mobile devices.
The implications for the U.S. economy as a result of China's strategic decisions should be clear.
In a chapter for the new book Practicing Sustainability, Rob Atkinson wrote about sustainability from an innovation economics perspective.
"Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage." This new book delivers a critical wake-up call: a fierce global race for innovation advantage is under way and the United States is running the risk of losing.
Supply-Side Follies methodically debunks the common assumptions of conservative economics and demonstrates why it is a flawed doctrine that is setting up the U.S. for a major economic downturn in the near future.
Taking into account the historical record, the book discusses the shortcomings of prevailing liberal and conservative economic doctrines and lays out a new growth economics agenda aimed at maximizing the productivity and innovation-enhancing forces of the New Economy.