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July 2, 2025|Blogs
Five Reasons Why Critics Were Wrong About the AI Moratorium
The Senate's decision to remove the 10-year AI moratorium is a major setback for U.S. leadership in AI. The vote isn’t surprising given the criticism of the moratorium, but those critiques are misguided, and here's why.
July 2, 2025|Testimonies & Filings
Letter to the Trump Administration Regarding Non-Tariff Attacks on US Tech Firms and Industries
Foreign governments are systematically deploying policies that constitute non-tariff attacks (NTAs) on America’s leading technology companies. ITIF and other think tank scholars and policy experts urge the administration to put these unfair NTAs on the U.S. trade agenda and insist that America’s trading partners address them.
July 1, 2025|Blogs
Preserving PDUFA Is Critical for U.S. Biopharmaceutical Innovation
A cornerstone of U.S. biopharmaceutical leadership, PDUFA has dramatically accelerated drug approvals and patient access, but looming FDA budget cuts threaten to unravel three decades of progress.
July 1, 2025|Blogs
South Korea Should Reform Outdated and Protectionist Mapping Data Restrictions
South Korea’s export restrictions on mapping data act as a protectionist measure that unfairly limits competition from foreign firms. Korean policymakers should reform these rules not only to remove this non-tariff trade barrier but also to ensure that they do not hold back the use of geospatial data by emerging AI tools.
June 30, 2025|Blogs
Fact of the Week: Reducing the Indirect Cost Recovery Rate at the NIH Could Result in a Decline in University Research Funding
Implementing a flat 15 percent indirect cost recovery rate at the NIH could result in a 20 percent decline in university research funding.
June 30, 2025|Reports & Briefings
Congress Should Fully Fund NSF’s TIP Directorate to Make America More Competitive Versus China
Congress has authorized $20 billion over five years to fund the National Science Foundation’s Technology Innovation Partnership, but lawmakers have appropriated just $410 million. To win the techno-economic war with China, America needs the TIP directorate to be fully funded.
June 30, 2025|Blogs
Cutting Open RAN Funds Hurts U.S. Innovation and Helps China
Congress risks undermining U.S. leadership in wireless innovation by cutting off critical Open RAN funding just as it gains momentum against China’s dominance.
June 30, 2025|Reports & Briefings
How America’s Trading Partners Are Reacting to US Tariffs
Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance (GTIPA) members from 17 countries analyzed how their economies are reacting to U.S. tariffs. Many countries are seeking to support their local producers and establish trade arrangements that are less reliant on the United States.
June 30, 2025|Testimonies & Filings
Amicus Brief to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Support of the Appellant in Epic Games v. Apple
By foreclosing Apple from charging a commission for linked transactions, the district court inexplicably decided to prohibit Apple from engaging in unilateral pricing conduct that was not—and cannot be—found to violate the antitrust laws.
June 30, 2025|Blogs
Six Ways the DMA Is Backfiring on Europe by Harming Users, Innovation, and Allies
The EU’s Digital Markets Act was sold as a blueprint for fairness and innovation. But instead of fostering competition, the DMA risks turning Europe into a regulatory island—more isolated, less competitive, and increasingly irrelevant on the world stage.