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ITIF formulates and promotes national strategies and and programmatic recommendations to align federal agencies and operations to meet the opportunities and challenges of innovation-driven growth and global competitiveness.
Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
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Computer Chips vs. Potato Chips: The Case for a U.S. Strategic-Industry Policy
With the rise of China, the United States needs more than a competitiveness strategy; it needs a policy specifically tailored to boost production and innovation capacity in strategically important industries—especially technologically sophisticated ones with dual-use capabilities.
Why the United States Needs a National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency
With the rise of China, the U.S. economic and technology environment has fundamentally and inexorably changed. The most important step Congress and the Biden administration can take to meet the challenge is to create a dedicated national advanced industry and technology agency.
Think Like an Enterprise: Why Nations Need Comprehensive Productivity Strategies
Productivity is the key to improving living standards—so policymakers should ignore conventional economists who say there is little government can do about it and instead make it the principal goal of economic policy.
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July 2, 2025|Blogs
Five Reasons Why Critics Were Wrong About the AI Moratorium
The Senate's decision to remove the 10-year AI moratorium is a major setback for U.S. leadership in AI. The vote isn’t surprising given the criticism of the moratorium, but those critiques are misguided, and here's why.
June 23, 2025|Press Releases
UK Industrial Strategy Signals Renewed Focus on Innovation, Digital Skills, and Pro-Growth Regulation, Says Center for Data Innovation
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.
June 17, 2025|Blogs
Fixing America’s Quality Crisis Starts With Reforming the Baldrige Award
Tariffs and tax breaks won’t fix America’s quality crisis. But perhaps an overhaul of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will.
June 10, 2025|Blogs
Federal Lights on for Lights-Out Factories
It’s time to think big and bold. The United States should pursue a super-automation moonshot by establishing 50 to 100 demonstration factories that deploy state-of-the-art automation technologies.
May 30, 2025|Blogs
Serious About Shrinking Government? Cut the SBA
Assuming the Trump administration is serious about shrinking government, why not eliminate an agency whose sole purpose is to distort market outcomes by privileging firm size over performance and productivity? When it comes to government waste, the Small Business Administration is low-hanging fruit that has been over-ripe for a long time.
April 24, 2025|Blogs
USPS Needs Innovation—Not a White House Takeover
President Trump’s proposal to move USPS under the Department of Commerce would politicize an independent institution, risking service disruptions and unfair pricing. Instead, USPS needs innovation-focused reforms that boost efficiency, strengthen public-private collaboration, and maintain its universal service mission without political interference.
April 22, 2025|Blogs
Unlocking the Promise of AI for the State Department
With the right infrastructure and vision, the United States can become a global leader in AI-enabled diplomacy. The State Department should seize this moment—not just to experiment with AI and increase organizational efficiency, but to embed AI at the core of how it conducts diplomacy in the 21st century.
March 5, 2025|Blogs
After DOGE: Trump’s Chance to Modernize
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has aggressively downsized the federal workforce. To maintain essential services with fewer staff, the administration must embrace digital transformation, leveraging AI, automation, and self-service portals to improve efficiency and modernize government operations.
January 17, 2025|Blogs
It’s Time the United States Speaks With One Voice on AI
The United States has seen fragmented efforts in AI regulation. Lacking coordination, these efforts failed to create a unified strategy, leaving the U.S. without a clear voice on AI.
September 24, 2024|Knowledge Base Articles
To Do: Institute Government-Wide Training on Chinese Tech Policy
Congress should authorized funds for a government-wide training program to help U.S. officials better understand Chinese technology policy.
