Congress should establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C) to fund advanced R&D projects.

To Do: Establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C)

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

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

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

Congress should direct NSF to establish stronger university entrepreneurship metrics and use them to provide stronger incentives for commercializing research.

To Do: Direct NSF to Establish Stronger University Entrepreneurship Metrics

Congress should hold the National Labs to stronger performance standards for tech transfer to firms in the United States.

To Do: Hold the National Labs Accountable for Tech Transfer

As technology and industry strategy experts, we commend Congress and the Biden administration for focusing on ensuring U.S. advanced technology competitiveness. Toward that end, we offer a number of recommendations for further action.

Next Steps for Ensuring America’s Advanced Technology Preeminence

Next Steps for Ensuring America's Advanced Technology Preeminence

Congress should establish an authorized, independent foundation for NIST to improve and expand research, commercialization, and standard-setting for emerging technologies through public-private collaborations.

To Do: Establish an Independent NIST Foundation Devoted to Emerging Technologies

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: Establish Industry-Led Research Institutes

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To Do: Establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C)

To Do: Establish a National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency

To Do: Establish a National Competitiveness Council