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The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and a group of prominent policy experts today called on the Trump administration to insist that U.S. trading partners stop unfairly targeting America’s leading technology companies with policies that constitute “non-tariff attacks.”

Following President Trump’s announcement of a new trade agreement with Vietnam that includes tariffs on transshipped goods, ITIF released the following statement from Policy Analyst Eli Clemens.

In response to the U.S. Senate vote to remove the 10-year moratorium on state AI laws from the reconciliation bill, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Director Daniel Castro.

Canada’s decision to rescind its digital services tax is a smart move that avoids harming domestic consumers and escalating trade tensions with the United States. With the tax off the table, Canada can refocus on a forward-looking competitiveness agenda.

Canada’s decision to withdraw its planned digital services tax after President Trump suspended bilateral trade talks over the measure is a welcome step toward restoring constructive U.S.–Canada engagement.

China’s investment in R&D grew nearly twice as fast as U.S. R&D spending from 2019 to 2023. To avoid losing the techno-economic war with China, a new ITIF report urges Congress to fully fund NSF’s Technology, Innovation, and Partnership (TIP) program with at least $1 billion for this fiscal year.

Following the Supreme Court ruling that upholds a Texas state law that requires age verification for porn sites, ITIF released the following statement from Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose.

The Court upheld the the Universal Service Fund's structure, but ITIF says reform must focus on smarter spending, not higher taxes.

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.

With an FCC quorum reached, Joe Kane says the FCC should prioritize spectrum, broadband adoption, and the space economy—not partisan distractions.

The new York Times quoted Rob Atkinson who aregued that while tariffs can increase national competitiveness, they risk walling off the US market from other nations.

Forbes cited a 2024 Center for Data Innovation report detailing the enormous energy usage of AI models and their data centers.

Broadband Breakfast featured Joe Kane's latest report arguing the increasingly dynamic broadband marketplace needs regulations that match the newly competitive environment.

Inside U.S. Trade mentioned ITIF in coverage of technology companies pushing the Trump Administration to make digital service taxes and other “non-tariff attacks” on their sector a lynchpin of ongoing trade negotiations.

Inside AI Policy quoted Daniel Castro who argued state-level regulations for AI threatens to bury the industry under duplicative rules and create a patchwork of guidelines similar to European efforts.

The Hill noted ITIF as a proponent of Canada’s decision to rescind its digital services tax (DST) to restart trade negotiations with the United States.

CIO.inc cited ITIF in an article on how IT leaders can navigate regulatory complexity and use tech for digital sovereignty.

Business Insider quoted Eli Clemens statement on Trump’s announcement of a new trade agreement with Vietnam.

Forbes contributor Alden Abbott covered ITIF’s letter to senior Trump officials calling for the administration to target foreign governments’ non-tariff attacks on leading U.S. tech firms.

StateScoop quoted Daniel Castro in an article about the Senate voting to remove the proposed 10-year ban on state-level AI laws, where he warned that a patchwork of conflicting regulations would hinder U.S. competitiveness.