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As every sector of the global economy and nearly every facet of modern society undergo digital transformation, ITIF advocates for policies that spur not just the development of IT innovations, but more importantly their adoption and use throughout the economy. ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation formulates and promotes pragmatic public policies designed to maximize the benefits of data-driven innovation in the public and private sectors.
Vice President and Director, Center for Data Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
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Picking the Right Policy Solutions for AI Concerns
Some concerns are legitimate, but others are not. Some require immediate regulatory responses, but many do not. And a few require regulations addressing AI specifically, but most do not.
Exploring Data-Sharing Models to Maximize Benefits From Data
Data-driven innovation has the potential to be a massive force for progress. Data sharing enables organizations to increase the utility and value of the data they control and gain access to additional data controlled by others.
Overcoming Barriers to Data Sharing in the United States
Without policy change, the United States will continue trending toward data siloes—an inefficient world in which data is isolated, and its benefits are restricted.
Digital Equity 2.0: How to Close the Data Divide
Unlike the digital divide, many ignore the data divide or argue that the way to close it is to collect vastly less data. But without substantial efforts to increase data representation and access, certain individuals and communities will be left behind in an increasingly data-driven world.
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March 6, 2025|Blogs
AI Is Key to Trump’s Education Overhaul
Education Secretary Linda McMahon proposed eliminating the Department of Education by cutting federal bureaucracy to empower state-led innovation, but true transformation in American education requires a national commitment to investing in AI-driven personalized learning.
March 3, 2025|Events
Tech Policy 202: Spring 2025 Educational Seminar Series for Congressional and Federal Staff
ITIF’s spring seminar course explores core emerging technologies and issues that are reshaping our world and, in the process, creating public policy challenges and opportunities. The course is open to congressional and federal staff only.
February 28, 2025|Blogs
Protectionism Will Hold Back Europe’s Innovation
If the European Commission truly wants innovation-led growth, it should abandon the idea that protection equals prosperity.
February 25, 2025|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to the UK Government on Proposed Changes to the Copyright, Design, and Patents Act 1988
The Center for Data Innovation submitted these comments to the UK government’s Intellectual Property Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Department for Culture, Media and Sport on its consultation on proposed changes to the UK’s copyright regime, the Copyright, Design, and Patents Act (CDPA) 1988.
February 21, 2025|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency’s Proposed AI Regulations
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has proposed regulations that would impose new requirements on businesses using automated decision-making technology.
February 20, 2025|Blogs
Selective Outrage Over AI and Copyright
The UK’s copyright system has long prioritized economic interests over creators’ control, allowing industries to learn from creative works without permission. Critics now opposing AI training have benefited from these same principles. A fair debate should acknowledge this precedent rather than selectively restricting AI.
February 13, 2025|Blogs
Reevaluating US AI Strategy Against China
Recent developments, including DeepSeek’s notable successes, have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the U.S. export control policy and show how U.S. firms may ultimately pay the price unless the Trump administration takes a new approach.
February 6, 2025|Blogs
CBP Should Leverage AI, Not More Staff, to Manage the Surge in Inspections After Partial End to De Minimis Exception
The Trump administration has two choices after ending de minimis treatment for imports from China: Either turn Customs and Border Patrol into the largest federal agency, or make it a leader in government technology. In the age of AI, the right path is obvious.
January 30, 2025|Blogs
DeepSeek Is a Reality Check Washington Can’t Afford to Get Wrong
DeepSeek’s breakthrough is a wake-up call that China’s AI capabilities are advancing faster than Western conventional wisdom has acknowledged.
January 26, 2025|Blogs
Texas’s AI Law Won’t Deliver the Accountability It Promises
The bill’s heavy-handed approach risks creating more problems than it solves, prioritizing bureaucratic hurdles over meaningful progress in fairness and accountability.
