<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Feed]]></description><link>https://itif.org</link><image><url>https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/41f2f2d2744d6df2965c67db0740f13cf5a18f64-700x684.jpg</url><title>Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Feed</title><link>https://itif.org</link></image><generator>Information Technology and Innovation Foundation</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:40:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://itif.org/feed/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[press@itif.org (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)]]></webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Sitemap]]></title><description><![CDATA[ITIF website content.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/sitemap/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">18</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:24:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job Opportunities]]></title><link>https://itif.org/jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4764</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:24:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Map & Directions]]></title><link>https://itif.org/map-directions/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4765</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:24:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank You for Subscribing]]></title><description><![CDATA[You will receive an email to confirm your subscription.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/thank-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6424</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:24:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that has repeatedly earned a seal of transparency from Candid and three stars from Charity Navigator, ITIF is grateful to the corporations, charitable foundations, and individual contributors whose generous support makes our work possible. ]]></description><link>https://itif.org/our-supporters/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9727</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:24:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalitions and Working Groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[ITIF convenes coalitions and working groups that bring together leading voices from government, academia, civil society, and industry to exchange ideas and advocate for solutions on the most consequential issues in technology and innovation policy. ]]></description><link>https://itif.org/coalitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dc3d08a4-1440-4dda-924c-03660e692213</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:21:35 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Economic Power Industry War Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please join ITIF for an important policy conference on what U.S. policymakers must do to prevent America from suffering a catastrophic defeat in its techno-economic-trade war with China. At stake are vital production capabilities in the advanced, traded-sector industries that provide the foundation for economic strength and national security in the 21st century.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/events/2026/11/17/national-power-industry-war-conference/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">75f915d9-c829-4ab4-bd0b-97c73f60c7bf</guid><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Defense and National Security]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/cc5f6b56e6d333177ba6bd10cf4a9ed9c6a8d0b5-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immersive Technology in the Classroom: Making Sense of Immersive XR in Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join the XR Association (XRA) and ITIF for a webinar discussing the real-world impact of immersive technology on teaching and learning—including how extended reality can deliver value for institutions, educators, and students.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/events/2026/10/28/immersive-technology-in-the-classroom-making-sense-of-immersive-xr-in-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">47de0a6f-efad-4f02-8f01-be1e86554071</guid><category><![CDATA[AR/VR]]></category><category><![CDATA[Skills and Future of Work]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Technologies]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/9619b6001461218fbb546de0c506c604fd66dc4f-1075x400.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean Competition Policy and the Stakes for the US-Korea Relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join ITIF for a panel discussion with international experts on a forthcoming report analyzing a decade of previously uncompiled KFTC enforcement data, what its findings mean for U.S.–Korea economic relations, and how policymakers in both countries should respond.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/events/2026/10/20/korean-competition-policy-stakes-for-us-korea-relationship/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b4117308-7d44-4870-aef3-95c235321a47</guid><category><![CDATA[Antitrust]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trade]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/238826a00f34d058445fefb8dbe01777ecf30623-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Should Fix USF, Not Just Save It, Says ITIF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that the Universal Service Fund's administrative structure violates federal law, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Joe Kane, ITIF’s director of broadband and spectrum policy.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/16/congress-should-fix-usf-not-just-save-it-says-itif/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e267bf2e-2e1c-4d7d-b71c-d0e2d49f3919</guid><category><![CDATA[Broadband Access and Regulation]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/f5a5740e527a68f23fbbd6b06a4e63eaaa7a1481-976x550.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US No Longer Embraces Innovation: China Does]]></title><description><![CDATA[China embraces innovation. America gets in its own way. Conflicting rulebooks and resistance to technological adoption are helping China win and America lose.]]></description><link>https://www.policyarena.org/p/us-no-longer-embraces-innovation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">83118b25-62e9-4db1-8257-5034e7722750</guid><category><![CDATA[Technology Diffusion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Technologies]]></category><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert D. Atkinson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/e17aa761efd18200bf88207254ebe32c12ed747b-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calibrating the Right Policy Response to the AI-Driven Memory Chip Shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/15/calibrating-the-right-policy-response-to-the-ai-driven-memory-chip-shortage/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f57abcdc-5beb-4dbf-8f34-9fd62e122691</guid><category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Ezell, Rodrigo Balbontin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/58b6dcb4a79bb7d7c3f0afdf5c42d59939bb17ee-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments to the FCC on on Recommendations Approved by the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisor Committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/13/comments-to-the-fcc-on-on-recommendations-approved-by-the-world-radiocommunication-conference-advisor-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2f5ba3f3-08f8-41ea-8b34-757e1d747521</guid><category><![CDATA[Broadband Access and Regulation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Kane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policymakers Should Reject Calls to Freeze the Evolution of Information Provision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Policymakers should reject calls to intervene after the dismissal of Chegg’s and PMC’s antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI-generated search summaries. 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This report—coauthored by ITIF and the Institute for Competitiveness, India—benchmarks the 87 regions of India and the United States using 12 commonly available indicators of strength in the knowledge economy, globalization, and innovation capacity.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/13/2026-us-india-subnational-innovation-competitiveness-index/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c3e68c94-36ca-4251-82e7-921c4a8ab48c</guid><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amit Kapoor, Stephen Ezell, Trelysa Long, Sheen Zutshi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/98a7c2d1787ab4ad0e1e249c57383b7124bdec3d-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Existing Laws Can Address Surveillance Fears About Smart Glasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[As smart glasses become more widespread, concerns about privacy and surveillance are prompting calls for bans and new regulations. Rather than imposing technology-specific restrictions, policymakers should use existing laws to address misuse and strengthen privacy protections through comprehensive federal legislation.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/13/how-existing-laws-can-address-surveillance-fears-about-smart-glasses/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f026f914-9f05-4f09-9c3f-64a196f83fc8</guid><category><![CDATA[AR/VR]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Public Safety]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Ambrose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/ff0234e30f29061e8b44cecf457a1d0e70e9f600-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments to NIST Regarding Modernizing the National Vulnerability Database in the Age of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[NIST should modernize the NVD by expanding automation, improving coordination with CISA, and adopting more reliable product‑identification and data‑ingestion systems that support machine‑speed defense.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/12/comments-to-nist-modernizing-nvd-age-of-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">49dfce27-b249-49f2-9d8b-be3059eb3568</guid><category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Kertai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/beb978fbfc0f13503176262e4a0d0a97b91cadc2-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backlash to Flock Cameras Is a Trust Issue, Not a Tech Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its core, the backlash against Flock has little to do with automated license plate readers. Instead, amid growing opposition to AI and federal law enforcement, Flock cameras have suffered from being in the wrong place at the wrong time. ]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/09/backlash-to-flock-cameras-is-a-trust-issue-not-a-tech-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ed801fc6-2427-4933-8560-90b0d6be0c42</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Safety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[State and Local]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Johnson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/9218750c0a02ddfdb9a1fca54e27f523abd6f156-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Techno-Doom Panics Are Wired Into Our Brains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our brains are wired to react to uncertainty with fear before reason catches up. However, giving in to techno-doom panics is bad for humanity.]]></description><link>https://www.policyarena.org/p/techno-doom-panics-are-wired-into</link><guid isPermaLink="false">26d9db50-96d9-4ac4-be81-1d35044ad983</guid><category><![CDATA[Emerging Technologies]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Skills and Future of Work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert D. Atkinson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/c8bf08492e8b3d31588f00329f308049b606a2d4-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Podcast: Competition and Innovation, With Jack Nicastro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Nicastro sat down with Richard Morrison to discuss antitrust law, the consumer welfare standard, how to be an entrepreneur, and the human value of economic growth.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/08/podcast-competition-and-innovation-with-jack-nicastro/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">79e4ceca-aad9-40ab-86b2-fd3c5bbcd07f</guid><category><![CDATA[Antitrust]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Nicastro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/63d74be0683183b47113926434b7600b27c3bd7b-738x384.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Push Global Talent to America’s Competitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement from ITIF President Daniel Castro in response to the U.S. Department of Labor suspending multiple U.S. companies from its green card program.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/08/dont-push-global-talent-to-americas-competitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b247d9bf-b948-4acf-9886-cb706a4d7ea7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/807f13f8a3de5aff301f604732788619fbf38760-1600x900.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulating the Conversation: The U.S. Landscape for AI Chatbot Legislation Webinar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Ambrose speaks about chatbot legislation at a webinar hosted by the Future of Privacy Forum.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/events/2026/10/07/regulating-the-conversation-the-u-s-landscape-for-ai-chatbot-legislation-webinar/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">295098cc-161f-4776-aec9-ea10911b70c3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sovereignty by Control, Not Passport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada should pursue digital sovereignty through contractual safeguards and resilient systems, rather than Canadian ownership requirements that raise costs and create trade risks.]]></description><link>https://www.hilltimes.com/2026/10/07/sovereignty-by-control-not-passport/520430/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4539116a-662b-492b-bd89-0a02e8623ebe</guid><category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trade]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digital Government]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lawrence Zhang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/20db4d2d03dc8555f43726fb51360f0bcbf54519-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Courts Set a Dangerous Precedent for Platform Liability]]></title><description><![CDATA[A German court held Meta liable for fraudulent third-party ads based on how its algorithms rank content, potentially expanding platform liability under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Instead of discouraging platforms from using these algorithms, policymakers should preserve knowledge-based liability protections and focus enforcement on the fraudsters responsible for scam ads.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/06/european-courts-set-a-dangerous-precedent-for-platform-liability/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65aa59e2-902c-4ac8-98c7-661256959e58</guid><category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Johnson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/b972884550943204c700ecfa689a002b4f959b35-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact of the Week: AI Infrastructure Could Draw $10.3 Trillion in U.S. Investment Through 2032]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States could pour an estimated $10.3 trillion into the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence between 2025 and 2032.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/05/ai-infrastructure-could-draw-trillions-in-us-investment-through-2032/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d622ab6f-9233-4fb5-b510-5932a4b457f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trelysa Long]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/18d2a6a5f73fe4be6d28c9b0c05f35a9ac751565-1000x1000.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debate: Do the Risks of Artificial Intelligence Outweigh Its Benefits?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a debate series hosted by the Washington Union Society in partnership with the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, ITIF Founder and Senior Fellow Rob Atkinson speaks in opposition to the following motion: “This House believes the risks of artificial intelligence outweigh its benefits.”]]></description><link>https://itif.org/events/2026/10/03/debate-do-the-risks-of-artificial-intelligence-outweigh-its-benefits/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">da59ac32-8ad8-43c3-a4ec-8a25588fef26</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developing Safety Standards Is Not Inherently Anticompetitive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developing common AI safety standards does not, by itself, undermine competition. Policymakers should not force companies to choose between competing vigorously and working together to prevent serious safety risks. Antitrust law should allow both.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/10/02/developing-safety-standards-is-not-inherently-anticompetitive/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4e3b4325-cc12-4c2d-979d-6d198919c2e7</guid><category><![CDATA[Antitrust]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Nicastro, Daniel Castro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/6bc612ec23f292a7fb9fad85ea8fd4be2fc96b3d-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[California’s Paramount Settlement Doesn’t Stop at Antitrust]]></title><description><![CDATA[More troubling than any effects on competition the decree will have is what it does to antitrust itself: It uses competition law to enact industrial policy goals that have little to do with competition.]]></description><link>https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/californias-paramount-settlement-doesnt-stop-at-antitrust/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">517a3ff5-5ef7-4986-b7cb-2dfeb947d9ad</guid><category><![CDATA[State and Local]]></category><category><![CDATA[Antitrust]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan T. Tran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/d5aa13928e28db5f0378983f5948903f11845ee7-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The China Challenge Is Not the Japan Challenge—It’s Worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan was a competitor inside the U.S. alliance system. China is a rival trying to replace it. Waiting for China to repeat Japan’s slowdown is not a strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.policyarena.org/p/the-china-challenge-is-not-the-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7ffae271-d77f-4f8c-b24c-a64beb504999</guid><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Defense and National Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trade]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert D. Atkinson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/9fb08c80e92a29a0db1b931181a474a7f5928727-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMPETE Act Is Bad for California, but It Could Have Been Worse, Says ITIF]]></title><description><![CDATA[The COMPETE Act expands the California attorney general’s power to prosecute companies for unilateral conduct, increasing the risk that the state will treat the result of vigorous competition as an antitrust violation.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/30/compete-act-bad-for-california-but-could-have-been-worse/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">26d9b920-4d82-4c4a-b04a-65eb5a44922c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/2d4b9b0c1a65e6401ce6da06c115222befc50b8f-1600x900.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Break the Pirates: Congress Should Allow Courts to Block Foreign Pirate Websites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign online piracy causes significant economic harm to U.S. creative industries, yet American courts lack the authority to block foreign pirate sites. Congress should adopt carefully designed site-blocking legislation that targets large-scale piracy while minimizing the risk of overblocking.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/30/break-the-pirates-congress-should-allow-courts-to-block-foreign-pirate-websites/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">345b556f-306d-4583-9e6a-edf4306886d8</guid><category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo Balbontin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/446aa33beb8af3bfd4f32c019618f0ad36243080-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe Should Double Down on Its Open-Source AI Bet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe cannot match the United States and China in closed AI models, but it has an opportunity to lead in open models. The EU should remove regulatory and procurement barriers and foster a global open-model ecosystem.]]></description><link>https://datainnovation.org/2026/09/europe-should-double-down-on-its-open-source-ai-bet/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">491f2fa6-1c2c-4573-922f-4f15e79e8093</guid><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Data Innovation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Grady]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/a3cbdeb8b3dda25ecd4cf27ef499e32cf36c8457-1170x780.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Clears the Way for Faster Broadband and Satellite Deployment, Says ITIF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the FCC's reform of its NEPA rules, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, released the following statement from Ellis Scherer, policy analyst for broadband, spectrum, and space policy.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/30/fcc-clears-the-way-for-faster-broadband-and-satellite-deployment-says-itif/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66fb3b4e-87d0-4b60-9345-927c0e25044c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/cc89cb9f09709686a841e78fbe3761b8aa7c55a3-976x549.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments to Korea Fair Trade Commission Regarding Merger Notification Guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Proposed Amendment would have the effect of “protecting” startups by frustrating larger firms from acquiring their founders and employees. Adopting such a policy would predictably chill incentives to innovate.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/30/comments-korea-fair-trade-commission-regarding-merger-notification-guidelines/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b37456ca-0bec-45ab-8cb5-9a80bffb8708</guid><category><![CDATA[Antitrust]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Nicastro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/21608ef5a9f180d0bd39aae39df3eebd4aab3319-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Biopharma Rise: How America Should Respond]]></title><description><![CDATA[ITIF hosted an expert panel discussion on Capitol Hill to brief policymakers on the growing competition between the United States and China for global biopharmaceutical leadership. ]]></description><link>https://itif.org/events/2026/09/30/chinas-biopharma-rise-how-america-should-respond/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dccab364-e469-4ff5-a9ed-1fc4e6bce8bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Biopharmaceutical Innovation]]></category><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/e4c2b228848ad5018dcc975afb84cd8850f5b509-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 STEPI Intelligence Dialogue: Intelligence Beyond Information, Signal Beyond Noise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Castro speaks about the potential of improving science and technology policy through the use of AI and predictive analytics on the "Intelligence beyond Information, Signal beyond Noise: EWS Detecting Emerging Security" panel at the 2026 Intelligence Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, hosted by the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI).]]></description><link>https://itif.org/events/2026/09/30/the-2026-stepi-intelligence-dialogue/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ed243a01-561a-4597-858b-dcabbd89f397</guid><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://itif.org/images/square-logo-no-border.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Should Treat Data Centers Like Clean Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats should approach data centers as they have clean-energy infrastructure: take legitimate local concerns seriously and mitigate their impacts without allowing opposition to become a blanket rejection of development. As AI drives growing demand for data centers, policymakers should balance community protections with the economic, technological, and clean-energy benefits these investments can provide.]]></description><link>https://datainnovation.org/2026/09/democrats-should-treat-data-centers-like-clean-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f9d3e5ce-3832-40e4-97b4-3149eadd59fe</guid><category><![CDATA[Data Innovation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Clean Energy Innovation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Castro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/b46bd57477e5ee0d11fe40cb4b6699b8646298cf-1170x780.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments to Federal Trade Commission Regarding Personalized Pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mandating broader transparency around algorithmic or personalized pricing requires congressional legislation to weigh costs and benefits, and the FTC should revise its policy statement to target law violations without restricting legitimate personalized pricing.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/28/comments-federal-trade-commission-regarding-personalized-pricing/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">981550d6-9fda-409c-ad95-26f73931d43c</guid><category><![CDATA[Antitrust]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Castro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/cdf50f3b3361f9f4a0a10cf03616a837e9891fef-1680x945.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact of the Week: Bayh-Dole-enabled Technology Transfer Has Contributed Up to $1.7T to US GDP Since 1996]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between 1996 and 2025, Bayh-Dole-enabled technology transfer from university and nonprofit research benefiting from federal funding contributed as much as $3.3 trillion to U.S. gross economic output, $1.7 trillion to gross domestic product, and 7.6 million job-years of employment.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/28/bayh-dole-enabled-technology-transfer-contributed-to-us-gdp/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a255c81a-974b-4cf9-b4e2-40a0a0d5ea1f</guid><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biopharmaceutical Innovation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trelysa Long]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/18d2a6a5f73fe4be6d28c9b0c05f35a9ac751565-1000x1000.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starlink V3 Deployment Shows Space Innovation Is Expanding Broadband, Says ITIF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following SpaceX's deployment of V3 Starlink satellites, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, released the following statement from Joe Kane, director of broadband and spectrum policy.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/28/starlink-v3-deployment-shows-space-innovation-is-expanding-broadband-says-itif/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c7ecb2f8-1c76-424c-a6f3-33fce99b609e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/4a1d3ea159b27bada805c3d3c3a6f9e9d3932929-973x543.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy Considerations for Orbital Data Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orbital data centers could complement terrestrial infrastructure by processing selected workloads in space, particularly where data is generated in orbit. Their value will depend on technical performance, life cycle economics, market demand, and a regulatory environment that does not hinder testing and deployment.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/28/policy-considerations-for-orbital-data-centers/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fe77fd3c-41f7-4421-acf6-f9428aa9857b</guid><category><![CDATA[Emerging Technologies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellis Scherer, Elizabeth Sanchez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/f5064824418c4048bd0e74f82fbf6ab2737b5d48-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply Comments to FCC Regarding Reliable Access to Spectrum for Space Launch Activities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spectrum is a critical component for space launch, and frequency coordinators play a vital role in balancing the spectrum needs of the aviation and the space sectors, both of which are essential for American technological leadership.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/24/reply-comments-fcc-regarding-reliable-access-spectrum-for-space-launch-activities/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">13243936-a9fc-4411-8103-e3f8186340fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Broadband Access and Regulation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellis Scherer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/c2d3970da88597947dbcea51908abfcafece7238-1680x945.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AR/VR Policy Conference 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sixth annual AR/VR Policy Conference presented by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the XR Association will take place on Thursday, September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. ]]></description><link>https://itif.org/events/2026/09/24/arvr-policy-conference-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4800ab59-5bf3-40bc-8737-c2cae248a32c</guid><category><![CDATA[AR/VR]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/bee97f49d4c2237678bffe0d41276102d5e582f4-2133x1200.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Held the Ladder for the PRC, Only to be Thrown Off the Roof]]></title><description><![CDATA[The West held the ladder for the PRC, which is now trying to kick its competitors off the summit. If the United States wants any hope of regaining the top, it must start kicking away the PRC’s ladder by countering its unfair trade practices while building its own with a bold, robust national advanced industry strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.policyarena.org/p/we-held-the-ladder-for-the-prc-only</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d930177-1e54-4b50-a337-529c005f9d99</guid><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Defense and National Security]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert D. Atkinson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/7f364f4e8e314cd51daf9d818fadcf7f4a7d58b3-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The EU AI Act’s Costs to American Innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU AI Act disproportionately burdens U.S. AI firms with compliance costs and potential fines that could weaken U.S. competitiveness with China. Europe should simplify its regulatory framework and deepen cooperation with Washington to support innovation and economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/22/the-eu-ai-acts-costs-to-american-innovation/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">35b12a45-a95e-4f64-99a3-eed7941add1f</guid><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Non-Tariff Attacks]]></category><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tanya Nagrath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/c3ddecf624c6c93db6bf350442354cf5dd028a07-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Should Make the CHIPS Act’s Investment Tax Credit Permanent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States needs a strong domestic semiconductor manufacturing base to support economic growth, strengthen supply chains, and remain globally competitive. To sustain investment in new U.S. semiconductor facilities, policymakers should make the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit permanent.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/22/congress-should-make-chips-acts-investment-tax-credit-permanent/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e9387856-98bc-4d56-9a71-7def6925f4a9</guid><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Science and R&D]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trelysa Long]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/47fb5becf599cbafcfcbe34bd5ed99013cd44558-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Bring Back the Netflix Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada was right to scrap the streaming levy, which would have functioned as a consumption tax on Netflix and Disney+ subscribers without ensuring that the money supported Canadian shows they would actually watch.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/22/dont-bring-back-the-netflix-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ee7fd8ff-de29-47d9-a0c9-54276347fc2f</guid><category><![CDATA[Taxes and Budget]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lawrence Zhang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/183abc92c5bd4bade26eb2185b18467bcc196d69-1920x1080.jpg"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact of the Week: Chinese Firms Receive Three to Eight Times More Government Support Than OECD-Based Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between 2005 and 2024, Chinese firms received, on average, three to eight times more government support than firms based in OECD economies, even while using conservative estimates.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/21/chinese-firms-receive-more-government-support-than-oecd-based-firms/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">936cb58c-2a36-4d6f-9706-4555f81c3411</guid><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trelysa Long]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/18d2a6a5f73fe4be6d28c9b0c05f35a9ac751565-1000x1000.png"></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobilizing for Techno-Economic War, Part 7: Transforming Regulatory Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. regulatory state has become a major headwind for national economic power industries competing against China, and incremental reforms will not be enough for America to avoid techno-economic defeat. U.S. policymakers need to adopt a national developmentalist model.]]></description><link>https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/21/mobilizing-for-techno-economic-war-part-7-transforming-regulatory-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dba6f280-6096-4670-9ab0-bb25c0330c7b</guid><category><![CDATA[National Competitiveness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert D. Atkinson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" URL="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/3c8342563e2bf8030b424efaba61bbac991188a1-1680x945.jpg"></media:content></item></channel></rss>