Press Releases

In response to the U.S. Senate vote to remove the 10-year moratorium on state AI laws from the reconciliation bill, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Director Daniel Castro.

Canada’s decision to rescind its digital services tax is a smart move that avoids harming domestic consumers and escalating trade tensions with the United States. With the tax off the table, Canada can refocus on a forward-looking competitiveness agenda.

Canada’s decision to withdraw its planned digital services tax after President Trump suspended bilateral trade talks over the measure is a welcome step toward restoring constructive U.S.–Canada engagement.

China’s investment in R&D grew nearly twice as fast as U.S. R&D spending from 2019 to 2023. To avoid losing the techno-economic war with China, a new ITIF report urges Congress to fully fund NSF’s Technology, Innovation, and Partnership (TIP) program with at least $1 billion for this fiscal year.

Following the Supreme Court ruling that upholds a Texas state law that requires age verification for porn sites, ITIF released the following statement from Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose.

The Court upheld the the Universal Service Fund's structure, but ITIF says reform must focus on smarter spending, not higher taxes.

In response to the UK government’s release of its new Industrial Strategy and  Digital and Technologies Sector Plan, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement.

With an FCC quorum reached, Joe Kane says the FCC should prioritize spectrum, broadband adoption, and the space economy—not partisan distractions.

The Bayh-Dole Act works—now it’s time for Congress, states, and universities to double down on tech transfer and keep America’s innovation edge sharp.

Following the release of the UK Government’s Spending Review 2025, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Policy Analyst Matthew Kilcoyne.