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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...
Ultimately, the current federal clean energy innovation budget is not only underfunded, but is also less diversified across innovations phases, potentially resulting in significant barriers to next-generation energy innovation.
Lawmakers should ignore the “single technology mandate” before this ill-considered notion sets the U.S. on the road to an innovation-killing mobile regulation regime.
Rawlisan philosophy has no place in thinking about transportation solutions like the Beltway toll lanes, which are progressive and not threatening.
Daniel Castro asked Terry Milholland, CTO, IRS to discuss his experiences at IRS and emerging trends on the use of data in government.
President Obama should ensure that his next Energy Secretary values energy innovation.
Susan Crawford’s “Captive Audience” book fails to make a credible case for radical change in the broadband policy space.
Advances in EV battery technology have the potential to solve all three EV issues.
Given the innovation based on location data, policymakers should be wary of interfering, especially since current measures offer consumers sufficient protection, notice and choice.
Stakeholders need to more thoughtfully tailor policies as we pursue energy innovation.
As President Obama’s second term starts, the reform torch is being passed to new DOE leaders driven to continue reshaping the agency.
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...
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.