Manufacturing

President-Elect Biden’s Agenda on Technology and Innovation Policy
The president-elect’s overall approach to technology and innovation policy appears to be formulated to engage the government as an active partner alongside industry in spurring innovation—but also as a tougher regulator of many tech industries and technologies.
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November 18, 2020
Battery Manufacturing Powers Up: Transatlantic Catch-Up and Cooperation
ITIF hosted a transatlantic discussion of EV battery policy and how cooperation and competition might best be balanced for this “industry of the future” that’s already here.
November 17, 2020
Manufacturing Workforce Development and Strengthening Manufacturing Supply Chains: What Can States Do?
America’s states are becoming increasingly fertile grounds for novel approaches to manufacturing and innovation policy.
November 12, 2020
Is the United States Tax System Favoring Excessive Automation?
As the next wave of information technology matures, many commentators worry about the job disruption that automation technology will bring.
November 7, 2020
President-Elect Biden’s Agenda on Technology and Innovation Policy
The president-elect’s overall approach to technology and innovation policy appears to be formulated to engage the government as an active partner alongside industry in spurring innovation—but also as a tougher regulator of many tech industries and technologies.
September 24, 2020
The Next Production Revolution: Potential Impacts on Developing Nations
There is both excitement and trepidation about the so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution” and its ability to power growth around the world—and one critical question is how its impacts may differ in developed and developing economies.
September 15, 2020
Federal Policies to Turbocharge America's Biomanufacturing Renaissance
Stephen Ezell gave a presentation about the federal policies needed to turbocharge America’s biomanufacturing renaissance at the AURP BioHealth Caucus Conference on September 15, 2020.
August 10, 2020
How Nine Flawed Policy Concepts Hinder the United States From Adopting the Advanced-Industry Strategy It Needs
Few policymakers and even fewer pundits or economic analysts understand U.S. competitiveness problems in a way that would lead them to the logical conclusion that a national innovation and competitiveness strategy would count as a viable solution.
May 18, 2020
Policy Recommendations to Stimulate U.S. Manufacturing Innovation
The health of U.S. manufacturing cannot be taken for granted, especially in the face of ever-more-intense international competition and the rapid pace of technological change.
May 18, 2020
Fact of the Week: Old, Small Manufacturing Firms are 19 Percent More Likely to be Persistently Nondigital Than Large Manufacturing Firms
Digital technology adoption has spread rapidly through the economy, revolutionizing many processes. A new study examines how this change has taken place, interviewing 1,700 companies across the United States and European Union.
May 11, 2020
No, U.S. Manufacturing Is Not At An All-Time High
Daniel Moynihan once stated that “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” This is no more true than with today’s debate over the health of U.S. manufacturing; a debate that is critical to get right if policy makers are to respond appropriately.

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