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Setting the Policy Agenda on Innovation Issues

  • Alongside our in-depth policy reports, ITIF’s long-running Innovation Files blog serves as a forum where analysts provide quick takes, quips, and commentary on the latest in technology and innovation policy.
  • Other blogs from ITIF include In the Arena, Rob Atkinson’s notes on the battle of ideas (also on Substack at policyarena.org), plus special series, such as The Brussels Effect, examining how the EU exports its regulatory agenda; Defending Digital, examining spurious critiques of the tech industry; and Innovate4Health, covering the intersection between intellectual property and life sciences innovation.
  • ITIF analysts also frequently contribute op-eds and commentary pieces to leading publications around the world.

May 5, 2025|Blogs

Overly Stringent Export Controls Chip Away at American AI Leadership

While the U.S. government is right to prevent U.S. companies from selling advanced AI technology to the Chinese military, cutting U.S. companies off from the entire Chinese market is a cure worse than the disease. It will ultimately harm both U.S. national security and economic interests.

May 5, 2025|Blogs

Fact of the Week: The United States Faces a $3.7 Trillion Gap in Infrastructure Investment Spending

The United States is falling $3.7 trillion short of the $9.1 trillion required to bring infrastructure to a good level of repair nationally.

May 2, 2025|Blogs

Long Job Tenures Could Slow National Innovation

Innovation can stagnate when workers remain in the same positions for extended periods. Policymakers should invest in reducing labor market barriers (e.g., hiring barriers) and workforce training while creating targeted safety nets to balance flexibility with security.

May 2, 2025|Blogs

Chinese Payment Platforms Present Risk and a Reciprocity Gap

The increasing presence of Chinese payment platforms in the U.S. market raises significant concerns around three risks: economic competition, censorship, and national security.

May 2, 2025|Blogs

Ad Tech Decision Against Google Rests on Shaky Legal Reasoning

The ruling against Google in the ad tech case has been heralded as a straightforward effort to hold Big Tech accountable. But in reality, the mixed decision is a regrettable misstep that rests on shaky legal foundations and risks severe knock-on consequences for innovation.

May 2, 2025|Blogs

A Tax-Based Industrial Policy to Compete With China

The goal of industrial policy is to align business activity with national interest. So, why not use the tax code to reward companies that drive exports, domestic investment, R&D, and workforce training?

May 1, 2025|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Canada Should Harness Its AI Advantage, Not Squander It

In an era when AI is poised to improve everything from crop yields to cancer detection, Canada’s central priority should be accelerating AI adoption to enhance economic prosperity and quality of life, not erecting barriers to innovation through overly precautionary regulation.

May 1, 2025|Blogs

Countries Don’t Have to Build Their Own AI—Just Their Place in It

By prioritising the digitisation and availability of data that reflects this diversity, countries and communities stand a better chance of shaping AI in their own image, rather than submitting to someone else’s.

April 30, 2025|Blogs

Japan Just Printed a Train Station. Here’s Why It Matters.

Japan is facing a demographic crisis, with a population aging faster than any other in the world. 3D printing offers a solution, enabling Japan to modernize its aging infrastructure and build new developments despite its shrinking labor force.

April 30, 2025|Blogs

The EU’s Apple and Google DMA Rulings Deal a Double Blow to European Consumers and Transatlantic Relations

The European Commission is seemingly oblivious to concerns about innovation and user experience as it forces through DMA decisions against Apple and Google.

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