The administration should establish a National Competitiveness Council to formulate and coordinate advanced-industry competitiveness policy across the federal enterprise.

To Do: Establish a National Competitiveness Council

Congress and the administration should establish a National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency to ensure the United States can compete effectively with China.

To Do: Establish a National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency

Congress should mandate the creation of a traded-sector analysis unit to assess key indicators of overall U.S. competitiveness performance and develop strategic policy roadmaps for key traded sectors.

To Do: Create a Traded-Sector Analysis Unit Within the Federal Government

A new ITIF report offers a comprehensive techno-economic agenda with 82 actionable policy recommendations. The most critical initial step is to create a National Competitiveness Council within the White House. 

ITIF Releases Detailed Agenda for Next Administration to Restore US Leadership in Advanced Industries; Step 1 Is Creating a National Competitiveness Council 

Congress should create a U.S. Economic Competitiveness Commission to provide an independent assessment of U.S. competitiveness in traded sectors, including but not limited to manufacturing.

To Do: Create a U.S. Economic Competitiveness Commission

Further stimulus in response to the COVID-19 crisis should focus not just on short-term recovery, but also the long-term competitiveness of key technologically sophisticated, traded-sector industries. Now is the time to recognize America needs a robust industrial strategy.

The Case for a National Industrial Strategy to Counter China’s Technological Rise

The Case for a National Industrial Strategy to Counter China's Technological Rise

ITIF hosted a discussion of what a robust national strategic-industry policy should—and should not—entail.

What a National Strategic-Industry Policy Should Look Like

Foreign predatory economic practices harm the U.S. economy. In testimony before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee, Rob Atkinson outlines how the U.S. government should respond.

Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Responding to International Predatory Economic Practices

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.

To Do: Create a National Industrial Intelligence Unit

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To Do: Create a Traded-Sector Analysis Unit Within the Federal Government