The administration should establish a chief innovation officer (CINO) whose responsibility would be to coordinate and drive innovation within the federal enterprise.

To Do: Establish a Federal Chief Innovation Officer

The administration should expand the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program, which fosters entrepreneurship that can lead to the commercialization of technology that has been supported previously through NSF-funded research.

To Do: Expand NSF’s I-Corps Program

To Do: Expand NSF's I-Corps Program

Congress should establish an e-government modernization fund for federal, state, and local agencies to upgrade their IT systems.

To Do: Establish an E-government Modernization Fund

Congress should support rural innovation by creating a nationwide network of rural innovation institutes in sectors such as aquaculture, agriculture, wind and water energy, mining, and timber.

Partly Done: Create Rural Innovation Institutes

ITIF and Brookings collaborate to suggest 50 policy proposals that the Trump administration and Congress can undertake to bolster tech transfer, commercialization, and innovation.

Localizing the Economic Impact of Research and Development: Policy Proposals for the Trump Administration and Congress

Congress should create global knowledge investment zones to attract foreign direct investment. 

To Do: Create Global Knowledge Investment Zones

Congress should establish a smart-city pilot program and funding mechanism to spur the development of comprehensive smart-city services that leverage the Internet of Things.

To Do: Fund a Globally Competitive Smart-Cities Program

Close the Innovation Deficit is an effort by leaders of the business, higher education, scientific, and high-tech manufacturing communities who are concerned about cuts and stagnating federal investments in research and higher education at a time when other nations are pouring resources into these areas.

Close the Innovation Deficit

Congress should reform broadband subsidies to address the remaining causes of the digital divide: affordability and digital literacy.

To Do: Expand the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program

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Editors’ Recommendations

The Lewis Latimer Plan for Digital Equity and Inclusion, Chapter 12: General Government Services

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To Do: Establish a Federal Chief Innovation Officer

To Do: Expand NSF’s I-Corps Program

To Do: Establish an E-government Modernization Fund