Reports & Briefings

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July 6, 2020
Beyond the Energy Techlash: The Real Climate Impacts of Information Technology
Alarmists claim the tech sector’s carbon footprint is mushrooming out of control. But they wildly misrepresent the facts. Not only is the ICT sector making significant progress in decarbonizing, but ICT is also a powerful technology that enables other sectors to become more energy efficient.
June 29, 2020
Monopoly Myths: Are Markets Becoming More Concentrated?
Not really. Despite the measured rise in concentration in some industries, in the vast majority of markets it remains well below the levels that would normally trigger antitrust concerns.
June 22, 2020
How China’s Mercantilist Policies Have Undermined Global Innovation in the Telecom Equipment Industry
China’s state-backing of Huawei and ZTE allowed these companies to seize global market share from more innovative international competitors, reducing their growth in sales and investments in R&D. This, in turn, hurt global innovation in the industry.
June 15, 2020
Reforming FedRAMP: A Guide to Improving the Federal Procurement and Risk Management of Cloud Services
FedRAMP—the government program that sets standards for assessing, authorizing, and monitoring the security of cloud systems—can significantly improve. Absent reform, it will hamper agencies’ adoption of cloud services.
June 15, 2020
Faulty Prescription: Why a “Buy American” Approach for Drugs and Medical Products Is the Wrong Solution
COVID-19 has prompted calls for reshoring of medical goods, including strict “Buy American” prescriptions. While reshoring is important, “Buy American” fails to recognize the value of the global supply chain and avoids addressing the real problem, China.
June 8, 2020
Freedom Is Not Free License: Freedom House’s Flawed Measurement of “Internet Freedom”
The advocacy group’s annual report on Internet and digital media freedom is more polemic than dispassionate analysis. The State Department should stop funding it unless it focuses on true violations of Internet freedom, such as political persecution.
June 2, 2020
Connecting Digital Economies: Policy Recommendations for Cross-Border Payments
A World Economic Forum report—produced with extensive research contributions from ITIF—analyzes key barriers and challenges to cross-border payments and recommends how to overcome them to support global trade.
June 1, 2020
Monopoly Myths: Is Concentration Leading to Higher Markups?
No, markups have increased only slightly in some industries—and have stayed the same overall—which refutes claims that market concentration is giving firms more pricing power.
May 26, 2020
Building a Global Framework for Digital Health Services in the Era of COVID-19
Health data and digital technologies will be essential for improving global health outcomes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Low- and middle-income nations, with fledgling digital health strategies and many barriers to overcome, stand to benefit the most.
May 18, 2020
Policy Recommendations to Stimulate U.S. Manufacturing Innovation
The health of U.S. manufacturing cannot be taken for granted, especially in the face of ever-more-intense international competition and the rapid pace of technological change.

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