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November 26, 2024|Publications

AI Czar is Key to Trump’s Economic Agenda, Says Center for Data Innovation

 In response to President-elect Trump's consideration of appointing an AI czar, the Center for Data Innovation issued the following statement from Senior Policy Manager Hodan Omaar.

November 21, 2024|Publications

DOJ’s Remedies Proposal in Google Search Case Are Punitive, Says ITIF

Following the DOJ's submission of its proposed remedies in the Google search case, ITIF released the following statement from Robert D. Atkinson, Daniel Castro, and Joseph V. Coniglio.

November 18, 2024|Publications

AI Can Transform Drug Development, New ITIF Report Finds

AI has the potential to cut drug development times nearly in half, and ITIF’s new report highlights the transformative impact and policy needs to make it happen.

November 18, 2024|Publications

Carr Should Prioritize Digital Divide and Avoid Overreach at FCC, Says ITIF

Following the appointment of Brendan Carr as FCC Chair, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Joe Kane, director of broadband and spectrum policy.

November 14, 2024|Publications

EU Commission’s Meta Fine Continues Attacks on US Tech, Says ITIF

Following the European Commission's decision to fine Meta €797 million for alleged anticompetitive behavior to benefit Facebook Marketplace, ITIF released the following statement from Joseph V. Coniglio, director of antitrust and innovation.

November 6, 2024|Publications

Former President Trump's Re-Election Opens Door to Renew US Digital Economy Goals

Following former President Trump’s 2024 re-election, ITIF VP Daniel Castro issued the following statement.

October 8, 2024|Publications

The New Regulatory Innovation Office is a Welcome Step Towards a UK Innovation Agenda

In response to the announcement made by the new Labour government to establish a Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), the Center for Data Innovation issued the following statement from Policy Analyst Ayesha Bhatti.

September 29, 2024|Publications

Governor Newsom's Veto of CA AI Legislation Is a Win for Innovation, But an Onslaught of State Bills Looms, Says ITIF

In response to California Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of S.B. 1047, a bill that would have introduced the most stringent AI regulations in the nation ITIF Vice President Daniel Castro issued the following statement.

September 24, 2024|Publications

DOJ Suit Against Visa Faces High Hurdles, Says ITIF

Following the DOJ's lawsuit against Visa for alleged anticompetitive behavior in two debit network services markets, ITIF released the following statement from Joseph V. Coniglio, director of antitrust and innovation.

September 16, 2024|Publications

China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced Industries, New Report Finds

A 20-month investigation of Chinese innovation capabilities in 10 advanced-technology industries suggests that China has not yet taken the overall lead, but its firms are making rapid progress in developing their innovation capabilities and will likely equal or surpass the U.S. and other Western leaders within a decade or so.

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November 15, 2024|Publications

Street-Smart Cities: Balancing Innovation with Privacy and Security

Telecom Review cited research by ITIF on how smart city leaders can balance societal benefits with privacy concerns, noting that proper data security in smart cities begins with securing IoT devices, which function as the 'nervous system' of the smart city.

November 13, 2024|Publications

Intel Is Far From Becoming the American Chipmaking Powerhouse the US Needs

Speaking to Business Insider, Stephen Ezell commented that Intel becoming a globally competitive US chip manufacturer is "imperative for the US economy and national security," because America needs to secure its domestic supply chains of the chips that power items like iPhones, washing machines, and military equipment.

November 7, 2024|Publications

Trump Inc.: How a Second Administration Could Rewrite the Way America Does Business

Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Daniel Castro noted that doing away with the Biden administration's executive order on AI could cut red tape and speed up product launches. On the other hand, it could make things harder for enterprises, who would have to take on the onus of investigating AI model safety.

November 1, 2024|Publications

Lessons From the Big Tech Breakup That Never Happened

Joe Coniglio spoke to Marketplace for a story about parallels between the Justice Department's current case against Google and its past effort to break up Microsoft. In the real world, innovation sometimes requires massive scale, Coniglio noted.

October 29, 2024|Publications

Biden’s AI National Security Memo Calls for Heavy Lift

Daniel Castro commented to CQ Roll Call that if Former President Donald Trump wins reelection, “they would just pull the plug” on the Biden administration's executive order on AI and national security, and go their own way.

October 21, 2024|Publications

Crises at Boeing and Intel Are a National Emergency

The Wall Street Journal quoted Rob Atkinson in an article about the potential geopolitical consequences of America’s manufacturing decline.

October 17, 2024|Publications

America’s Chipmaking Push Will Continue No Matter Who Gets Elected

Business Insider interviewed Stephen Ezell about U.S. efforts to produce semiconductors. “A Harris administration would probably be more likely to advance a CHIPS Act 2.0, just given the Democratic Party's general endorsement of industrial policy and willingness to invest significant sums to support industrial policy,” said Ezell. “A Trump administration would probably not be opposed to a CHIPS Act 2.0, but it would probably be less likely to instigate one.”

October 16, 2024|Publications

We Must Win The Race For Global Biotech Innovation

A column in Forbes cited ITIF research on Chinese innovation in the biopharma industry.

October 16, 2024|Publications

Where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Stand on the Issues That Matter Most to Scientists

Science interviewed ITIF President Rob Atkinson for an analysis of “the stakes for science” in the 2024 election.

October 4, 2024|Publications

Dockworkers for Economic Stagnation

Interviewing ITIF President Rob Atkinson about the East Coast dockworkers' strike, Rich Lowry notes in the National Review that we might think we live in a time of revolutionary technological change, but we aren’t seeing big productivity gains, because much of our new technology has been poured into the consumer market—smartphones, social media, online retail, and the like.

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