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Non-partisan report evaluates the candidates' positions on innovation-based policy.
As the 2012 presidential campaign moves in the final stage, ITIF is presenting general principles and...
As the 2012 presidential campaign moves in the final stage, ITIF is presenting general principles and...
As the 2012 presidential campaign moves in the final stage, ITIF is presenting general principles and...
Negotiations toward the TPP Agreement should conclude with a gold-standard trade agreement.
IT plays an important role in economic recovery.
The U.S. government should create and fund a research and development (R&D) roadmap for privacy.
Policymakers need to support research on spectrum to relieve capacity constraints.
Technical and policy recommendations to make voting more accessible for veterans who have been injured while...
Despite its efficacy, the United States continues to fall behind other nations in the generosity of its R...
American broadband networks are not only faster than those in the UK, they’re also improving more rapidly.
Government should be focusing on reducing the investment and the budget deficits together, not implementing sledge-hammer cuts.
Congress doesn't want to hurt the next generation but slashing productive investments in the future will end up impoverishing future Americans more so.
Europe and America need to realize the global nature of the innovation competitiveness challenge, wrote Rob Atkinson in this special op-ed of the Spring 2013 issue of "Europe's World."
Renewed focus on battery innovation is what's needed for EV adoption.
Making EVs cost and perform like gas cars is a real barrier to EVs playing any role, big or small, in decarbonizing transportation.
A higher minimum wage would spur economic growth, while also increasing economic fairness.
In his monthly contribution to "IndustryWeek," Rob Atkinson argues anemic overall performance of the U.S. economy can be tied directly to the loss of traded sector, particularly, manufacturing competitiveness.
The president’s proposed initiatives are a good start to revitalize manufacturing, but they don’t go nearly far enough.
Rob Atkinson served as moderator at the OECD-NSF Workshop Roundtable Debate.
Rob Atkinson moderated for event regarding the release of the SAFE Transportation Paper.
Rob Atkinson gave a presentation at the State of Downtown Economic Forum.
Rob Atkinson held an online presentation on Broadband for Case University Students.
Rob Atkinson presentated at the GLOCOM CTO Roundtable Meeting.
Rob Atkinson presented at the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.
ITIF Senior Fellow Richard Bennett will be participating in a panel at the Congressional Internet Caucus...
Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, and ITIF President Rob Atkinson will offer a cautionary assessment of America's...
ITIF Senior Analyst Daniel Castro will be participating in a COICA panel at the Congressional Internet Caucus...
Rob Atkinson spoke on a panel at Senator Klobuchar's Innovation Summit.
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.