New Ideas in Industrial Policy
To ensure that the United States makes economic and social progress in an era of accelerating technological and global change, the nation needs new approaches to industrial policy.
Summer 2021
Principles for US Industrial Policy
In “Design Principles for American Industrial Policy,” (Issues, Spring 2021), Andrew Schrank calls for new design principles with which to anchor new innovation and industrial policies. To have a sustained… Read More
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June 30, 2021
A Catalyst for Innovation in the Flyover States
The US government’s Small Business Innovation Research program and the related Small Business Technology Transfer program (which we’ll refer to collectively as “SBIR”) provide funding to small businesses nationwide to develop new… Read More
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April 27, 2021
A Bipartisan Vision for the Future of American Science
A few weeks ago, I was joined by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK), along with Research & Technology Subcommittee Chairwoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Ranking Member Michael… Read More
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April 26, 2021
Design Principles for American Industrial Policy
Industrial policy is back on the agenda in Washington. Joe Biden promised to “mobilize American manufacturing” during last year’s presidential campaign. He’ll find at least some support for his efforts across the… Read More
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April 05, 2021
What Do China’s Scientific Ambitions Mean for Science—and the World?
In the past two decades China has become a leading international scientific contributor—not only in resources and publications, but also through its ambition to achieve technological leadership in key industrial sectors. In… Read More
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March 09, 2021
America Needs a New Workforce Education System
The American dream promised that if you worked hard, you could move up, with well-paying, working-class jobs providing a gateway to an ever-growing middle class. Today, however, the nation is seeing increasing… Read More
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February 18, 2021
The Government Needs an Innovation Policy for Alternative Meats
In December 2020, an upscale restaurant in Singapore became the first to sell cell-cultured meat anywhere in the world. Produced by the San Francisco-based company Eat Just, and taking advantage of the… Read More
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February 09, 2021
To Ensure More Trustworthy AI, Use an Old Government Tool: Public Procurement
When powerful new technologies known as artificial intelligence are combined with the raw power of the US government, the results can be both unexpected and alarmingly bad. Consider recent controversies, including discriminatory… Read More
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January 28, 2021
America Needs a New International Strategy for Science, Technology, and Innovation
The global environment for research and development, innovation, and technology-based economic development has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Science and technology funding and knowledge are now widely distributed around the… Read More
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April 01, 2008
The Time for Strategic Industrial Policy Is Now
The strong thread that runs through technological leadership, economic success, and national security has never been more evident than it is today, so I read with great interest the article by Bruce… Read More
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Democracies Must Coordinate Industrial Policies to Rebuild Economic Security
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