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ITIF formulates and promotes national strategies and and programmatic recommendations to align federal agencies and operations to meet the opportunities and challenges of innovation-driven growth and global competitiveness.
Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
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Computer Chips vs. Potato Chips: The Case for a U.S. Strategic-Industry Policy
With the rise of China, the United States needs more than a competitiveness strategy; it needs a policy specifically tailored to boost production and innovation capacity in strategically important industries—especially technologically sophisticated ones with dual-use capabilities.
Why the United States Needs a National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency
With the rise of China, the U.S. economic and technology environment has fundamentally and inexorably changed. The most important step Congress and the Biden administration can take to meet the challenge is to create a dedicated national advanced industry and technology agency.
Think Like an Enterprise: Why Nations Need Comprehensive Productivity Strategies
Productivity is the key to improving living standards—so policymakers should ignore conventional economists who say there is little government can do about it and instead make it the principal goal of economic policy.
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March 5, 2025|Blogs
After DOGE: Trump’s Chance to Modernize
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has aggressively downsized the federal workforce. To maintain essential services with fewer staff, the administration must embrace digital transformation, leveraging AI, automation, and self-service portals to improve efficiency and modernize government operations.
January 17, 2025|Blogs
It’s Time the United States Speaks With One Voice on AI
The United States has seen fragmented efforts in AI regulation. Lacking coordination, these efforts failed to create a unified strategy, leaving the U.S. without a clear voice on AI.
September 24, 2024|Knowledge Base Articles
To Do: Institute Government-Wide Training on Chinese Tech Policy
Congress should authorized funds for a government-wide training program to help U.S. officials better understand Chinese technology policy.
September 16, 2024|Knowledge Base Articles
To Do: Establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C)
Congress should establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C) to fund advanced R&D projects.
September 3, 2024|Reports & Briefings
A Techno-Economic Agenda for Canada’s Next Federal Government
Innovation, productivity, and competitiveness must be top priorities for Canada’s next federal government, not sidenotes or vague aspirations to be addressed with little more than lip service.
August 26, 2024|Knowledge Base Articles
To Do: Create a National Roadmap for AI Adoption
The administration should develop a national AI roadmap that outlines sector-specific opportunities and barriers, as well as a detailed strategy for achieving widespread adoption in each of these sectors.
July 26, 2024|Testimonies & Filings
Comments to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Regarding Legislated Procurement Targets for SMEs
Legislated procurement targets for SMEs should be a tool to stimulate technology R&D and commercialize Canadian innovations, and not a goal in and of itself. Focusing on firms that develop innovative solutions for government problems will create opportunities for Canadian firms to scale up and drive innovation, productivity, and competitiveness.
June 10, 2024|Knowledge Base Articles
To Do: Establish a National Competitiveness Council
The administration should establish a National Competitiveness Council to formulate and coordinate advanced-industry competitiveness policy across the federal enterprise.
June 4, 2024|Knowledge Base Articles
To Do: Establish an Independent NIST Foundation Devoted to Emerging Technologies
Congress should establish an authorized, independent foundation for NIST to improve and expand research, commercialization, and standard-setting for emerging technologies through public-private collaborations.
May 2, 2024|Blogs
Canada Needs a “Canadian” Productivity Commission
Canada needs a productivity commission. But instead of emulating Australia’s model, which is driven by orthodox neoclassical economics, it should take guidance from “productionists” with a deep understanding of firm, industry, and technology dynamics.
