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March 4, 2019
The Bayh-Dole Act’s Vital Importance to the U.S. Life-Sciences Innovation System
Misusing the “march-in right” provision of the Bayh-Dole Act could negatively impact U.S. life-sciences innovation and result in fewer new drugs.
February 25, 2019
Clean-Energy-Based Economic Development: Parallel Tracks for State and Local Policy
Clean energy can support state and local economic development. Leaders can follow five tracks to leverage clean energy to accelerate economic growth.
February 4, 2019
Ten Ways the Precautionary Principle Undermines Progress in Artificial Intelligence
Focusing on mitigating speculative concerns about AI will limit its development and adoption. Policymakers should instead encourage innovation while crafting targeted solutions for specific problems if they occur.
January 28, 2019
The Ten Worst Digital Protectionism and Innovation Mercantilist Policies of 2018
From a skewed standardization law in China to mercantilist digital services tax proposals in Europe, when countries impose protectionist policies in high-value, high-tech sectors, they don’t just damage competitors; they damage the entire global innovation system.
January 27, 2019
Why the Consumer Welfare Standard Remains the Best Guide for Promoting Competition
While it is possible to argue for a more robust antitrust policy, the Consumer Welfare Standard should remain the main criteria to guide policymakers. It offers a flexible yet disciplined framework for evaluating market structure.
January 22, 2019
Survey: Majority of Americans Willing to Share Their Most Sensitive Personal Data
Most Americans (58 percent) are willing to allow third parties to collect at least some sensitive personal data, according to a new survey from the Center for Data Innovation.
January 22, 2019
IP Protection in the Data Economy: Getting the Balance Right on 13 Critical Issues
Intellectual property regimes that tilt too far toward granting data rights run the risk of stifling needed data sharing, while regimes that tilt foo far in the other direction risk limiting incentives for data collection and innovation.
January 16, 2019
Survey: Few Americans Willing to Pay for Privacy
Only one in four Americans want online services such as Facebook and Google to collect less of their data if it means they would have to start paying a monthly subscription fee, according to a new survey from the Center for Data Innovation.
January 14, 2019
A Grand Bargain on Data Privacy Legislation for America
Congress should repeal and replace existing federal privacy laws with a common set of protections. We need comprehensive data privacy legislation that preempts state laws, improves transparency requirements, strengthens enforcement, and establishes a clear set of data privacy rights for Americans based on the sensitivity of the data and the context in which it is collected.
January 7, 2019
Survey: Few Americans Want Government to Limit Use of Facial Recognition Technology, Particularly for Public Safety or Airport Screening
Only one in four Americans (26 percent) think government should strictly limit the use of facial recognition technology, according to a new survey from the Center for Data Innovation—and that support drops even further if it would come at the expense of public safety.

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