Competition & Free Market

The importance of market competition in the race for a global advantage in innovation is vital to growth as a nation. Policies that protect self-rule, free-entry and free-scope enable businesses and the economy to compete successfully to spur progress in public and private institutions.

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CBRS is a spectrum innovation worth defending

by Bartlett Cleland | Jul 8, 2025 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Broadband, Emerging Technologies, IEI post, Telecommunications

Citizens Broadband Radio Service, or CBRS for short, sounds like another buzzy acronym from Washington, but don’t be fooled. The CBRS is one of the most successful free market, principled telecom policies of which you’ve never heard. It’s a prime...

Institute for Policy Innovation: Global Encryption Day Briefing

by Innovation Economy Alliance | Nov 19, 2024 | Ecosystem, Emerging Technologies, Event Archive, Privacy, Security

The Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) recently hosted an event on Encryption and Online Commerce featuring the Innovation Economy Alliance's Executive Director Bartlett Cleland. IPI reports "Encryption is vital for secure online commerce and private communication....

Adapt and Overcome: The DoD’s Software Deployment Risks Bottlenecks and Stagnation – it’s time to heed the warning signs

by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 17, 2024 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, E-Government, IEI post, Security

The Pentagon’s current Authority to Operate (ATO) process poses a significant risk to the innovations our military needs. Among the three letter alphabet soup acronyms of the Federal government there’s one which stands out almost exclusively as perpetually problematic...