Report: U.S. Needs More Digital Infrastructure to Stay on Top

The report, written by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) President Robert Atkinson, plays off of Biden’s “build back better” motto. Atkinson implies the country won’t be “better” if a comprehensive infrastructure plan overemphasizes physical infrastructure while other countries invest heavily in things like smart cities, modernized electric grids and 5G. “America will lose a critical opportunity if the infrastructure package focuses on 20th century infrastructure while China leapfrogs ahead with 21st century infrastructure,” Atkinson wrote.