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Examines the issue of corporate tax reform and lays out key principles for policymakers to consider as well...
In a new ITIF report, How IT Can Enable 21st Century Schools Tim McDonald and Ted Kolderie of the Education|...
A summary of a roundtable that focused on the increasing convergence on some broadband competition policy...
The Obama administration should create an Office of Innovation Policy that would draw upon, and feed into,...
ITIF proposes a new framework for the use of persistent cookies on government websites given the current...
ITIF & LSE Enterprise estimate the impact on U.K. employment of additional investment in broadband...
An article in the "Journal of Telecommunications and High Technology Law" unravels the broadband...
Supporting the deployment of faster broadband networks will be crucial to enabling next-generation Web-based...
ITIF argues that Congress should promote technology neutral policies that do not unfairly advantage or...
The ideal fiscal stimulus measure not only creates jobs and drives economic activity in the short run but...
A recent class action lawsuit against ConAgra for selling biotech derived corn and canola oil as "natural" is not based on scientific fact.
Lack of support for central energy innovation programs in the 2012 budget will harm economic growth and reduce our ability to curb carbon emissions.
Job growth could be created with a tax holiday to bring back overseas profits, a manufacturing strategy, and overcoming false hope in the strong dollar.
A new report on energy innovation from Google spotlights the upside of clean energy—so long as we get both the technology and the policy right.
In a Microsoft blog, Rob Atkinson outlines the central components of the next-generation smart grid.
The U.S. should work to improve the global free flow of information by reducing barriers, protecting content and improving trust online.
The Department of Defense recently unveiled their long-term strategy for efficiency and alternatives in operational energy.
The productivity gains that technology and automation generate ultimately create jobs.
Matthew Stepp offers energy innovation perspectives on a Europe-based online forum on environmental policy issues.
Daniel Castro discusses the implications of Facebook's Tag Suggestions feature, that automates photo tagging using facial recognition.
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.