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title: "Deep Competitiveness"
summary: |-
  Current proposals to stimulate U.S. competitiveness are necessary but not sufficient to meet the challenges posed by a rapidly evolving global economy and the aggressive policies of other nations.
date: "2007-01-08"
issues: ["Trade", "National Competitiveness", "Technology Diffusion"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Reports & Briefings"
canonical_url: "https://issues.org/atkinson-4/"
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# Deep Competitiveness

Writing in [the winter 2007 edition](https://issues.org/issue/23-2/) of *Issues in Science and Technology*, [Rob Atkinson argues](https://issues.org/atkinson-4/) that current proposals to stimulate U.S. competitiveness are necessary but not sufficient to meet the challenges posed by a rapidly evolving global economy and the aggressive policies of other nations. 

Atkinson makes a number of specific policy proposals, organized into four areas: 

1. Work to create a global trade regime based on markets, not mercantilism; 
2. Overhaul the corporate tax code to spur innovation; 
3. Create new research partnerships; and 
4. Make digital transformation of the economy within 10 years a national goal.

[Read the article](https://issues.org/atkinson-4/).

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://issues.org/atkinson-4/*