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Resource and Publication
The U.S. government can and should do more to support industry efforts to reduce digital piracy.
ITIF President Rob Atkinson explains how ICT has the potential to revolutionize the lives of people around...
There is renewed interest in a job creation agenda. But many of the proposals put forth to date overlook the...
This report benchmarks clean energy competitiveness in four nations: China, Japan, South Korea and the United...
In this report, ITIF identifies the leading nations in mobile payments, explains why the United States lags...
Contrary to much of the narrative within Fareed Zakaria’s book The Post-American World, the United States is...
If the United States is to achieve the promise of the broadband revolution it will need to ensure that a much...
The last two decades have presented unprecedented global economic change. While there is much debate around...
ITIF lays out ten key questions it believes are critical to answer accurately before any regulatory decisions...
Should wireless handset manufacturers like Apple and Palm be forbidden to share innovation risks with network...
The NRC Regulatory Information Conference showcases widespread public and private support for developing next generation small modular reactors. Congress lags behind.
A new book provides further evidence that American colleges are failing to adequately educate their students.
USTR's "Out-Of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" highlights hot spots for trafficking in copyright infringing goods. The government should hold countries on this list accountable.
Reflections and reactions from the 2011 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.
The European Commission’s Director-General of Research and Innovation places innovation as the focal point of EU economic growth.
"Scientific American" proposes counter-productive Internet regulations. ITIF provides a better solution.
Washington’s dogged faith in tax code simplicity will trump efforts to reshape the code as a driver of innovation and U.S. competitiveness.
The President’s 2012 budget proposal would make clean energy innovation a higher national priority.
The Administration’s corporate tax reform proposals would make our competitiveness worse. Instead, Washington should take a page out of the states’ economic playbooks.
Never before has a President made such a forceful statement in support of U.S. innovation policy. Yet his agenda can and should be bolder.
Jeff Weintraub of Fleishman-Hillard Public Affairs interviews Rob Atkinson about the factors that affect how...
"Transforming the World with ICT" presentation at the National Defense University.
Rob Atkinson presented at the PILMA Winter Meeting.
Rob Atkinson presented at the Rural Smart Grid Summit.
Rob Atkinson gave the Keynote Presentation at the Kansas Economic Policy Conference.
Emerging Technology Policies Roundtable Lunch with Senior Analyst Stephen Ezell.
Stephen Ezell presented on "Technology Transfer: Issues and Processes class at the USDA."
Lecture at the Said Business School, University of Oxford
Rob Atkinson's presentation at the "Science, Technology and Innovation: Imperatives for National...
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.