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Setting the Policy Agenda on Innovation Issues

May 5, 2025|Blogs

Fact of the Week: The United States Faces a $3.7 Trillion Gap in Infrastructure Investment Spending

The United States is falling $3.7 trillion short of the $9.1 trillion required to bring infrastructure to a good level of repair nationally.

May 2, 2025|Blogs

Long Job Tenures Could Slow National Innovation

Innovation can stagnate when workers remain in the same positions for extended periods. Policymakers should invest in reducing labor market barriers (e.g., hiring barriers) and workforce training while creating targeted safety nets to balance flexibility with security.

May 2, 2025|Blogs

Chinese Payment Platforms Present Risk and a Reciprocity Gap

The increasing presence of Chinese payment platforms in the U.S. market raises significant concerns around three risks: economic competition, censorship, and national security.

May 2, 2025|Blogs

Ad Tech Decision Against Google Rests on Shaky Legal Reasoning

The ruling against Google in the ad tech case has been heralded as a straightforward effort to hold Big Tech accountable. But in reality, the mixed decision is a regrettable misstep that rests on shaky legal foundations and risks severe knock-on consequences for innovation.

May 1, 2025|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Canada Should Harness Its AI Advantage, Not Squander It

In an era when AI is poised to improve everything from crop yields to cancer detection, Canada’s central priority should be accelerating AI adoption to enhance economic prosperity and quality of life, not erecting barriers to innovation through overly precautionary regulation.

May 1, 2025|Blogs

Countries Don’t Have to Build Their Own AI—Just Their Place in It

By prioritising the digitisation and availability of data that reflects this diversity, countries and communities stand a better chance of shaping AI in their own image, rather than submitting to someone else’s.

April 30, 2025|Blogs

Japan Just Printed a Train Station. Here’s Why It Matters.

Japan is facing a demographic crisis, with a population aging faster than any other in the world. 3D printing offers a solution, enabling Japan to modernize its aging infrastructure and build new developments despite its shrinking labor force.

April 30, 2025|Blogs

The EU’s Apple and Google DMA Rulings Deal a Double Blow to European Consumers and Transatlantic Relations

The European Commission is seemingly oblivious to concerns about innovation and user experience as it forces through DMA decisions against Apple and Google.

April 30, 2025|Blogs

Congress Should Fund the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Despite the importance of protecting critical infrastructure from a growing array of digital threats, some members of Congress want to cut funding for the federal agency responsible for cybersecurity in its upcoming budget.

April 28, 2025|Blogs

Fact of the Week: Large Canadian Firms Pay Between 11 and 20 Percent Higher Wages Than Small Firms

A new fixed effects model finds that larger firms pay between 11 and 20 percent higher wages than small firms.

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