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American competitiveness in the innovation-driven global economy has become a subject of intense concern,...
This report examines the impact of IT in five key areas: 1) productivity; 2) employment; 3) more efficient...
ITIF employs 26 indicators to assess the extent to which the 50 state economies are structured according to...
In a coauthored report with The Brookings Institution, Robert Atkinson and Howard Wial analyze the projected...
In the Winter issue of Issues in Science and Technology , Rob Atkinson argues that current proposals to...
The Research and Experimentation Tax Credit can play an important role in ensuring that the United States...
Because online legal services are a direct threat to revenues, the legal industry has used its regulatory...
ITIF President Rob Atkinson argues that private restraints to limit the online sale of contact lenses are...
Governments must think of themselves less as direct providers of e-government services and more as enablers...
Chinese's solar industry woes are ongoing.
STEM education is critical to U.S. competitiveness and should not be politicized.
We do not live in an anonymous world, and we should not create policies that are based on this false assumption.
In addition to the standard lack of specifics, the third debate saw unfortunate mention of basic research.
The United States should welcome Greenfield FDI, but most FDI is not Greenfield.
The U.S. economy does compete with other nations for high value-added production and losing the race means a stagnant economy.
Electrifying the transportation system is a promising way of accomplishing this and significant innovations in EVs have already been made, but more is needed less EVs will remain a niche good.
The United States must triple its investments in innovation to make clean energy cheap and competitive everywhere. It must aggressively fight international green mercantilism to level the playing field.
The current economic debate - more stimulus or more austerity - misses the point.
The widespread use of information and communications technology is a major driver of economic growth.
On February 22, Rob Atkinson will moderate "Why—and Which—Manufacturing Matters: Innovation and...
On February 14, 2012, ITIF President Rob Atkinson will be presenting on a panel as part of the American...
Clean Energy Policy Analyst Matt Stepp will present "The State of U.S. Energy Innovation Policy” at EUEC...
Senior Research Fellow Richard Bennett will present at the State of the Net Conference on bandwidth...
Senior Analyst Daniel Castro will present at the State of the Net Conference on privacy.
In a presentation to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Manufacturing Advisory Council, Stephen Ezell stressed the...
Senior Research Fellow Richard Bennett to give keynote Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s Ministerial...
Stephen Ezell to present "Three pillars for ITS Development: National Vision, Investment, Strong...
The thirteen myths of the internet era can be easily dispelled.
More government and private industry partnerships are needed for U.S. global manufacturing leadership.
California should revise and expand its R&D credit and consider implementing a patent box.
ITIF recommends phasing out Universal Service and ICC subsidies and replacing them with a rural broadband...
Further testing will determine the feasibility of LightSquared operation in the lower 10 MHz of their...
Rob Atkinson urges tax fairness for digital goods in Congressional testimony.
ITIF submits public comments in response to the Department of Energy’s Quadrennial Technology Review.
The Census Bureau should allow individuals to submit their responses online and adapt to current technology...
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Competition and the Internet.
The report on privacy provides many useful recommendations, but falls short in a number of areas.
ITIF Senior Analyst Daniel Castro's testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on...
ITIF files reply comments with the FCC in the “Two Questions Inquiry” on managed services and wireless net...
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.