Hamilton Center on Industrial Strategy
ITIF’s Hamilton Center promotes a practical approach to competitiveness policy that enables U.S. technology leadership in global markets. The Hamiltonian agenda entails more than just increasing economic inputs and factor conditions that are broadly conducive to innovation and growth. Policies must directly enable firms in America to lead in advanced technologies and industries that are strategically important for economic and national security... (More.)
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The Hamilton Index, 2023: China Is Running Away With Strategic Industries
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China now dominates the strategically important industries in ITIF’s Hamilton Index, producing more than any other nation in absolute terms and more than all but a few others in relative terms. Its gains are coming at the expense of the United States and other G7 and OECD economies, and time is running short for policymakers to mount an industrial comeback.
Events
October 24, 2023
Securing Our Future: A Framework for Critical Technology Assessment
Please join ITIF, The Hamilton Project at Brookings, and the National Network for Critical Technology Assessment in a press release and showcase event launching the release of the report, Securing America’s Future: A Framework for Critical Technology Assessment.
April 27, 2023
Reviving America’s Hamiltonian Tradition to Win the Economic Competition With China
Please join ITIF for an all-day conference with leading experts and policymakers to explore why and how Washington can look to Hamiltonianism for guidance in how to win the techno-economic contest with China.
November 28, 2022
How Updating a Century-Old Trade Law Could Limit China’s Ability to Profit From Unfair Trade Practices
Watch ITIF's briefing event featuring Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and an expert panel of current and former U.S. trade officials who discussed how to limit China’s ability to profit from its predatory trade practices.
September 15, 2022
A New Frontier: Leveraging U.S. High-Performance Computing Leadership in an Exascale Era
Watch ITIF's event at the Dirksen Senate Office Building (SD-562) as it released a new report exploring the promise of HPC in the exascale era, examining some of the latest cutting-edge applications of HPC, and articulating steps policymakers should take to keep the United States at the leading-edge of this highly globally competitive, yet truly foundational information technology.
January 11, 2022
What a National Strategic-Industry Policy Should Look Like
ITIF hosted a discussion of what a robust national strategic-industry policy should—and should not—entail.
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Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
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Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
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July 2, 2024|Blogs
Airbus CEO Indicts Wrong Global Trade Villain
Only a full commitment from the European Union and United States can counter China's economic predation and preserve a market-based system. Criticism that doesn't include China's subsidization, IP theft, and product dumping isn't serious.
June 18, 2024|News Clips
China's Advanced Nuclear Boom Overtakes U.S.
Axios reports that the U.S. has fallen behind China in advanced nuclear industries, per a new ITIF analysis.
June 17, 2024|News Clips
China is Beating the U.S. on Nuclear Power By More Than a Decade, Report Says
Quartz reported that China's systemic and organizational innovation is driving its rapid advancement in nuclear power, as detailed in Stephen Ezell's latest report on China's ability to innovate in the sector.
June 17, 2024|News Clips
US Nuclear Power Set for a Boost as China Rises
Politico reports Congress is set to pass a bipartisan bill to speed up licensing for new nuclear technology, marking the most significant federal support in 20 years. The urgency is fueled by China's competitive edge in developing next-generation reactors.
June 17, 2024|News Clips
US Playing catch-up with China over new-gen nuclear power
FDi Intelligence reported the US, with its aging nuclear reactors, is lagging behind China in developing small modular reactors (SMRs), key for climate goals. Russia dominates as the sole supplier of enriched uranium for SMRs. This puts US efforts to revive its nuclear industry at a disadvantage against aggressive moves by Russia and China.
June 17, 2024|News Clips
U.S. As Many As 15 Years Behind China on Nuclear Power, Report Says
Reuters covered Stephen Ezell's report on China's rapid advance in nuclear innovation, and the implications that their rise entails.
April 15, 2024|Reports & Briefings
How Innovative Is China in the Chemicals Industry?
China is leading in chemical production, especially basic chemicals. And while it is currently lagging behind on innovation—especially in more complex fine chemicals—all signs suggest it will catch up with the global leaders within the next decade or two.