Resources and Publications
Resource and Publication
Before allowing states to tax online sales, Congress should first require states to eliminate protectionist...
ITIF President Rob Atkinson offers a response to an article by Greg Tassey on revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.
ITIF outlines five principles to guide lawmakers in crafting a COMPETES reauthorization.
While the U.S. can and should improve access to broadband, a lack of competition is not the problem.
In the city of the future, bridges will talk to engineers, roads will control cars, and parking spots will...
Draft legislation on consumer privacy offer many opportunities for improvement.
Open innovation is becoming an increasingly important form of innovation and requires new firm strategies.
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...
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.
ITIF consolidates manufacturing reports for easy access by policymakers, executives, and the public.
The House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill predictably seeks hefty cuts to the nation’s innovative capacity in clean energy.
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.
ITIF argues that unchecked digital piracy is a threat to the economic welfare of the United States and that...
Regulators should encourage the development of high-functioning, efficient networks with transparent terms of...
Creating a protected market for certain video navigation devices does not advance the goal of consumer choice.
ITIF filed reply comments with the FCC today on the question of reclassifying the broadband and mobile...
ITIF urges the FCC to rely on consumers to gauge the quality of mobile broadband.
Richard Bennett argues the FCC should not reclassify broadband.
Statement by Rob Atkinson before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee on Competition...
Comments submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the...
Statement by Rob Atkinson before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Energy.
ITIF Provides Comments on Internet Practice Following Court in Comcast Case
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.
