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Setting the Policy Agenda on Innovation Issues
- Alongside our in-depth policy reports, ITIF’s long-running Innovation Files blog serves as a forum where analysts provide quick takes, quips, and commentary on the latest in technology and innovation policy.
- Other blogs from ITIF include In the Arena, Rob Atkinson’s notes on the battle of ideas (also on Substack at policyarena.org), plus special series, such as The Brussels Effect, examining how the EU exports its regulatory agenda; Defending Digital, examining spurious critiques of the tech industry; and Innovate4Health, covering the intersection between intellectual property and life sciences innovation.
- ITIF analysts also frequently contribute op-eds and commentary pieces to leading publications around the world.
October 22, 2026|Blogs
America Trains the World’s Best STEM Talent. Why Make Them Leave?
Policymakers should withdraw the proposed $70,000 Optional Practical Training fee and pursue targeted reforms that address fraud without driving away the scientists and engineers the United States needs.
October 22, 2026|Blogs
Pew Lays Broadband’s Cornerstones in the Wrong Place
Pew’s proposed broadband policies put government subsidies and mandates ahead of private investment, competition, and innovation which risks higher costs and worse outcomes for consumers.
October 22, 2026|Blogs
The Semiconductor and Data Center Boom Does Not Make a Manufacturing Rebound
AI investment is booming, but manufacturing output is stagnant. America needs industrial policy to restore manufacturing and reduce dependence on China.
October 21, 2026|Blogs
EU’s New Internet Law Leaves Kids with Few Alternatives
The EU’s proposed KIDS ACT risks isolating children from valuable online communities through sweeping restrictions that fail to address specific harms or provide better alternatives.
October 19, 2026|Blogs
Pricing Algorithms Are Not Inherently Anticompetitive
Pricing software can facilitate collusion, but the relevant question is how firms use it. Policymakers should target practices that undermine competition rather than prohibit a technology with legitimate uses.
October 19, 2026|Blogs
Fact of the Week: Generative AI Adoption Exceeds 20 Percent in Four Out of Five Occupations
Research using the Real-Time Population Survey finds that more than 20 percent of workers use generative AI in four out of five detailed occupations. Yet, only one in six occupations has adoption above 70 percent.
October 16, 2026|Blogs
Data Center Opposition Threatens Millions of Jobs and Billions in Economic Activity
Growing opposition to data centers threatens U.S. economic growth, with $260 billion in canceled investments in 2026 potentially costing more than 2 million jobs and $294 billion in economic activity. Policymakers should address local concerns without discouraging responsible data center development.
October 15, 2026|Blogs
US No Longer Embraces Innovation: China Does
China embraces innovation. America gets in its own way. Conflicting rulebooks and resistance to technological adoption are helping China win and America lose.
October 15, 2026|Blogs
Calibrating the Right Policy Response to the AI-Driven Memory Chip Shortage
As AI demand drives memory chip prices to more than triple in 2026, Washington should resist short-term fixes that pick who gets scarce supply or deepen reliance on Chinese producers and instead expand U.S. memory production capacity for the long term.
October 13, 2026|Blogs
Policymakers Should Reject Calls to Freeze the Evolution of Information Provision
Policymakers should reject calls to intervene after the dismissal of Chegg’s and PMC’s antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI-generated search summaries. Protecting businesses from the effects of technological change isn’t the same as promoting competition and innovation.
