Reports & Briefings

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June 24, 2021
Broadband Myths: Does Municipal Broadband Scale Well to Fit U.S. Broadband Needs?
No, local governments generally are not well-suited to providing broadband service. Economic theory suggests city-run broadband would not serve the country well, and previous real-world attempts bear that out with a mixed track record marked by several failures.
June 21, 2021
Clean and Competitive: Opportunities for U.S. Manufacturing Leadership in the Global-Low Carbon Economy
The United States needs an integrated national strategy to address the twin challenges of bolstering its manufacturing sector and averting climate change. Timely federal RD&D and deployment policies targeted to specific manufacturing industries could create comparative advantage, expanding domestic investment and employment.
June 17, 2021
Why the United States Needs a National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency
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.
June 14, 2021
Principles of Dynamic Antitrust: Competing Through Innovation
It is time for antitrust policy to reject static models of market analysis and enforcement that rely too much on simplistic indicators such as firm size, industry structure, and prices. Regulators should instead adopt a dynamic approach that recognizes how market power can drive innovation—and how disruptive innovation keeps market power in check.
June 7, 2021
No, Monopoly Has Not Grown
Alarmists say the economy is experiencing a crisis of market concentration, with dominant players stifling competition in industry after industry. That is the pretext for a push to radically restructure antitrust policy—but newly released Census data largely contradict the claim.
June 3, 2021
Improving Accessibility of Federal Government Websites
Despite legislative requirements, many federal government websites are not accessible for people with disabilities. This creates obstacles for millions of Americans, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic has moved many government services online.
June 1, 2021
Secrets From Cloud Computing’s First Stage: An Action Agenda for Government and Industry
Cloud computing drives innovation and productivity across the economy, just as the electric grid did a century ago—yet it is more capable and dynamic, and it still in its early stages. Cloud is important not just at the firm level, but also for economic growth and global competitiveness.
June 1, 2021
Risks and Challenges for Inclusive and Equitable Immersive Experiences
AR/VR has the potential to make both digital and non-digital services more inclusive and equitable. To achieve that goal, industry leaders and policymakers should take steps to mitigate potential unintended consequences.
June 1, 2021
Principles and Policies to Unlock the Potential of AR/VR for Equity and Inclusion
To maximize the benefits of AR/VR technologies, developers, policymakers, and organizations implementing them should consider a variety of user needs from the outset. Government should lead by example as an early adopter of inclusive AR/VR, and it should and establish standards and best practices for equity and inclusion in immersive experiences across sectors.
June 1, 2021
Current and Potential Uses of AR/VR for Equity and Inclusion
AR/VR can make important contributions to equity and inclusion if it is designed with these goals in mind. It can serve as a tool to help tackle implicit biases, improve access to opportunities, and create new channels for communication, community, and collaboration across distances.

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