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In a tech-driven global economy, America’s prosperity depends on its ability to innovate with speed and at scale. The business environment—for example, the level of taxes and regulation—can help or hinder private sector efforts to develop and commercialize new technology, as well as the Nation’s ability to attract global business investment. Winning the two-front global […]

From: Council on CompetitivenessDeborah L. Wince-Smith, President and CEO On behalf of the Council on Competitiveness, and its National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers, thank you for the opportunity to provide our views on development of the Administration’s new Artificial Intelligence Action Plan in response to President Trump’s January 23 Executive Order. The Council […]

More than any other driving force, the power of multiple game-changing technologies is creating the future of U.S. economic and national security. These technologies are all “dual use”, holding unprecedented opportunities for innovation, and solutions to global challenges in food, energy, health, water, and resource preservation. These technologies, which will have profound impacts on our […]

Today, the Council on Competitiveness issued a statement urging the Trump Administration to reconsider the National Institute of Health (NIH) directive, which reduces indirect cost reimbursement to no more than 15 percent.

Despite the increasing need for cybersecurity expertise worldwide, the size of the global cybersecurity workforce remained broadly flat at 5.5 million workers from 2023 to 2024, according to the ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study. Over the same two-year time period, the need for cybersecurity workers increased from just over 9 million to approximately 10.2 million. As […]

With multiple converging and compounding technological revolutions underway, China becoming an ever-more-serious adversary, and with a new Congress and administration taking up the reigns in Washington, now is a critical time for a forward-thinking competitiveness agenda from the Council. The Council delivers that agenda in its latest report, Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in […]

Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith has issued a letter strongly supporting the nomination of Michael Kratsios for director of OSTP to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell.

In the early hours of his presidency, Donald Trump signed several Executive Orders (EOs) likely to affect higher education. Though it will take time to fully understand the implications of these orders—and many may face legal challenges—there are some immediate impacts across the research community from certain orders. Three are highlighted here: 1. The EO […]

In 2019, Council on Competitiveness leaders concluded the United States was unprepared on many fronts for the economic and global competitive challenges they foresaw on the horizon. In response, they formed the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers to chart a new pathway for U.S. economic and productivity growth, national security, and prosperity. After […]

In the latest Compete Connect newsletter, Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith highlights the release of the Council’s new, major policy report, “Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in the Age of Disruption and Discontinuity.” This report, released at the 2024 National Competitiveness Forum (NCF), offers more than 50 strategic recommendations – organized […]