Resources and Publications
Resource and Publication
Don't like Facebook's privacy policy? Then don't use it. But don't ask government to run...
Is the demand of American and European consumers for organic foods a good thing? In this WebMemo ITIF looks...
The re-authorization of the America COMPETES Act will help foster innovation and American global...
With increasing employment is the number one goal in Washington, policy makers should look to IT as a major...
If self-service technology were more widely deployed, the economy would be approximately $130 billion larger...
ITIF reviews the evolution of the Internet economy into a transformational part of daily life and a trillion...
ITIF outlines eight ideas to improve the U.S. innovation system.
ITIF identifies strengths and weaknesses of the open government initiative and recommends how to make more...
ITIF recommends a light touch of regulation and a heavy dose of spectrum to facilitate the growth of the...
Expanding the R&D credit would spur job creation and innovation.
Potential nuclear paths for reducing climate-warming carbon emissions in the U.S. (and potentially the world) are being slowly introduced.
On Monday, EU and U.S. leaders at the G8 Summit announced the launch of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP).
America's broadband networks are better than those in Europe in terms of speed and coverage, despite the widespread belief to the contrary.
Since 2000, the U.S. share of world exports has declined from 17% to 11%, even as the EU’s share held steady at 17% over that time period.
Singapore’s national strategy for productivity growth continues to evolve as they look to productivity to maintain growth.
The massive cicada bloom that spread across the eastern seaboard this spring is winding down, but its end heralds another gradually emerging entity: citizen sensing
Here is a quick rundown on some highlights and observations from the FedTalks 2013 conference
Here are four projects to emerge from the National Day of Civic Hacking that will improve urban living
As the U.S. continues to dicker over immigration reform, Canada has put in place comprehensive policies designed to attract high skill immigrants and entrepreneurs.
Left unchecked, global theft of U.S. IP will only grow with increasingly deleterious consequences to our economy.
WIRE-Net's Board of Directors invited Rob Atkinson to address 2012 Annual Meeting.
Rob Atkison will present on the panel "How Labor and Manufacturers Are Forging Manufacturing’s New Path...
ITIF president Rob Atkinson will present at the STEM Enterprise: Measures for Innovation and Competitiveness...
Stephen Ezell presented ITIF's work on competitiveness and rankings at the 2012 EPISIS Conference.
Exploring the TBED community to better leverage cleantech policy and programs.
Richard Bennett will testify before the House Science Committee on April 18, 2012 on spectrum use before the...
Matthew Stepp will be presenting the "Breakout Session: Environmental Policy" at the National...
Rob Atkinson will be speaking on the panel "Manufacturing and the U.S. Jobs Base: What’s Gone Wrong?...
Rob Atkinson will present the keynote speech at Global Trends Driving a Renaissance in U.S. Manufacturing.
Stephen Ezell presented as part of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Silicon Valley: Best Practices and...
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.