Strengthening America’s Edge in Priority Technologies of the 21st Century

A new world order is emerging, and within it, U.S. priorities are shifting. A reconfiguration of global supply chains, the realignment of geopolitical alliances, rising threats of conflict, and the emergence of transformative technologies are converging to create an environment filled with uncertainty and change—but also possibility.

For the United States to flourish and defend its interests, it must build on its decades of experience in developing frontier technologies and globally competitive industries through sustained investment in priority technologies for the 21st century. Semiconductors, biomanufacturing, quantum computing, and advanced manufacturing are among the key areas where the United States must excel to ensure both national and economic security.

Please join ITIF for a virtual panel featuring authors of a new volume of papers by MIT Press, Priority Technologies: Ensuring US Security and Shared Prosperity. Experts will discuss how to strengthen U.S. innovation and industrial ecosystems and which priority technologies will be critical to long-term global economic, military, and technological leadership in the decades ahead.

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