The United States has no national, coordinated innovation policy system. In fact, its overall innovation system has been deteriorating. The country’s economic future and national security will depend on rising to the challenge of addressing this problem.

Understanding the U.S. National Innovation System, 2020

For America to remain the global leader in IT, the U.S. government must formulate a grand strategy grounded in a new doctrine of “digital realpolitik.” The first priority should be advancing U.S. interests by spreading the U.S. digital innovation policy system and constraining digital adversaries, especially China. This will entail working with allies when possible—and pressuring them when necessary.

A U.S. Grand Strategy for the Global Digital Economy

In a report for the Canadian government ahead of the G7 Ministerial on Innovation and Employment, ITIF discusses why the coming technology wave is a progressive force G7 nations should embrace.

How G7 Nations Can Support and Prepare for the Next Technology Wave

ITIF's Center for Data Innovation for a discussed the various strategies countries are using to promote the development and adoption of AI.

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Artificial Intelligence is the proverbial Wild West, at least that's what concerns many skeptics. Please join ITIF's Center for Data Innovation in partnership with NIST for a conversation about the state of play in developing standards and oversight of AI systems, the need for proper governance of AI in key industries like health care and transportation, and the role that policymakers can play in advancing these efforts.

What’s Next in Standards Setting for AI?

Watch now for a timely discussion by The Center for Data Innovation and The Asia Group on how AI governance is unfolding globally, the key tensions shaping global regulations, and what these developments mean in the United States, the Indo-Pacific, and beyond.

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For policymakers to bolster the global competitiveness of their nations and regions, they first must know where they stand. This report benchmarks the 87 regions of India and the United States using 13 commonly available indicators of strength in the knowledge economy, globalization, and innovation capacity.

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OMB should support the development of voluntary standard terms for AI contracts to make procurement more efficient and expand access to federal contracts to as diverse and large a pool of vendors as possible so federal agencies can access the best systems.

Comments to OMB on Responsible AI Procurement

If the proposed the proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) is implemented as is, Canada may not be able to fully realize the economic benefits that AI will bring.

Comments to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology Regarding the AI and Data Act

As global leaders prepared to meet at the 13th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization, ITIF and a coalition of civil rights, civil liberties, open Internet advocates, and digital trade experts, urged top Biden administration officials to support a free and open global Internet, while allowing for critical public policy objectives to support privacy and equity.

Coalition Letter to the Biden Administration on Protecting the Free and Open Internet

The Dominican Republic is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, offers perhaps the most attractive business environment in Latin America, and is a leading candidate for nearshored investments in advanced manufacturing activity—particularly for electronics such as printed circuit boards (PCBs) and the assembly, test, and packaging (ATP) of semiconductors.

Assessing the Dominican Republic’s Readiness to Play a Greater Role in Global Semiconductor and PCB Value Chains

The G7 should develop a pragmatic agenda to bring the “Data Free Flow with Trust” initiative to life. If it doesn’t, building an open, rights-respecting, and innovative global digital economy only gets harder as China and others fill the vacuum from the lack of global digital cooperation.

How the G7 Can Use “Data Free Flow With Trust” to Build Global Data Governance

The Federal Data Strategy suffers from a lack of leadership and fails to link its well-defined principles and practices to government-wide and agency-level missions. The Biden administration must revive and reimagine it in order to succeed in transforming the federal government into a 21st century organization.

Reviving and Reimagining the Federal Data Strategy for Mission Success

Unlike the European Union (EU), the UK’s approach to AI will not focus on new legislation in the short term. It will instead focus on creating guidelines to empower regulators and will only take statutory action when necessary. The following explains the heart of the white paper before analyzing its strengths and weaknesses.

An Overview of the UK’s New Approach to AI

Australia’s Privacy Act review is happening as the global debate about data flows, governance, privacy, cybersecurity, and trade heats up with growing points of friction, and potential interoperability, emerging between different countries and regions. This submission focuses on how Australia’s revised Privacy Act (the Review Report) should be amended to manage issues and initiatives related to cross-border data flows and global data governance.

Comments to Attorney-General’s Department Regarding Australia’s Privacy Act Review

Gillian Diebold speaks about the current policy landscape and pressing issues in the AI and data space at a 

 hosted by the Civil 20 Working Group on Technology, Security, and Transparency.

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Gillian Diebold speaks about the current policy landscape and pressing issues in the AI and data space at a webinar hosted by the Civil 20 Working Group on Technology, Security, and Transparency.

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