In an ITIF report to be released, Duke Law School professors Stuart Benjamin and Arti Rai propose that the Obama administration (or Congress, if Congress is willing) create an Office of Innovation Policy.

Structuring U.S. Innovation Policy: Creating a White House Office of Innovation Policy

The White House should create a process for companies and entrepreneurs to present innovative ideas to a small panel of OMB officials to help them gain better insight into key problems and types of solutions that keep presenting themselves in government.

To Do: Create an Innovation Ideas Panel

The White House should charge every major federal agency with naming a chief innovation officer to craft and implement strategies for how the agencies themselves will innovate internally, and also how they can spur innovation in the sectors of the economy they impact.

To Do: Name a Chief Innovation Officer for Every Major Federal Agency

The White House or Congress should require OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to review any new, nontrivial regulations to assess their impact on first-order competitiveness, placing the highest priority on reforming regulations that negatively affect traded sectors.

To Do: Require OIRA to Incorporate a “Competitiveness Screen” in Regulatory Reviews

To Do: Require OIRA to Incorporate a "Competitiveness Screen" in Regulatory Reviews

ITIF responds to the Administration's request for comments on the Strategy for American Innovation.

Comments to White House on Strategy for American Innovation RFI

White House Office of American Innovation Can Transform the Enterprise of Government With Customer-Driven Approach to Core Functions, Says ITIF; New Report Provides Detailed Recommendations for Process, Service, and Business-Model Innovations

Rules that use market tools to fix problems are more likely to encourage innovation than command-and-control, technology-specific rules. So is regulation that gives companies clear long-term and achievable goals.

Testimony to the Joint Economics Committee on Regulatory Red Tape and the Innovation Economy

In today’s economy, innovation – the development and adoption of new products and services, more efficient production process­es, and new business models – is the most important factor driv­ing increases in American standards of living.

An Innovation Economics Agenda for the Next Administration

Policymakers should give more thought to creating a more flexible government bureaucracy.

To Do: Create an OMB Office of Innovation Policy Review

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Structuring U.S. Innovation Policy: Creating a White House Office of Innovation Policy

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Structuring U.S. Innovation Policy: Creating a White House Office of Innovation Policy

To Do: Create an Innovation Ideas Panel

To Do: Name a Chief Innovation Officer for Every Major Federal Agency