IT & Data Innovation
Data is the lifeblood of the information economy and has an increasing bearing on the global competitiveness of industry and countries. In the past, people discussed comparative and competitive advantage of natural resources, labor and capital. Today, a new variable is of maximum importance: information. Policies supporting the spread of information are one of the most important resources benefiting economic and social growth, and innovation.
Artificial Intelligence
Transportation
Security
Education
Privacy
E-Government
Health IT
Institute for Policy Innovation: Global Encryption Day Briefing
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....
Our Networks Are Under Attack. Washington Needs to Treat It That Way
When Americans argue about infrastructure, the debate is usually how much to spend, who should pay, what ought to be built. The debates largely ignore how to protect infrastructure once it exists. That missed opportunity has a cost, and...
Shared Spectrum Is America’s Future—CBRS Shows Why
The debate over America's wireless spectrum is, at its core, a debate about the future of innovation. How we manage this finite resource will determine whether the United States maintains its technological leadership, or cedes it to competitors watching our every...
Don’t Kill America’s Innovation Band: Leave CBRS Alone
America is winning the global race for wireless innovation. That victory rests, in no small part, on a quiet but transformative policy decision made during President Trump’s first term. The Citizens Broadband Radio Service, or CBRS, has become what experts...