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Work. Thriving in a Turbulent, Technological and Transformed Global Economy reviews long-term trends affecting the U.S. labor market, and the challenges and opportunities they present for America's workers. It also looks across a multitude of Council initiatives and reports to highlight some of the many recommendations to strengthen America's workforce that emerged from this body […]

The Council on Competitiveness is sharing with policymakers and the public an important update to one of the Council’s seminal reports, Transform, which was first released in 2007. Transform made the case for greater resilience in the face of a myriad of potential threats to businesses, government and U.S. critical infrastructure. Over the past thirteen […]

On June 4, 2019, the Council on Competitiveness (Council) and UCLA, home to CESMII—The Smart Manufacturing Institute, co-hosted a major dialogue on Smart Manufacturing: Leveraging the Democratization of Innovation. The day-long session with more than 50 experts representing industry, academia, national labs and government focused on the democratization of smart manufacturing as a practical necessity […]

Launch of the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers The Council on Competitiveness (Council) has long characterized the competitive landscape and examined where America stands. When major competitive opportunities or challenges emerge, the Council has sought to bring those to national attention, explore their implications and develop recommendations for action. Notwithstanding a currently robust […]

Wise policies and practices, in many cases, could unleash American strengths, boost manufacturing engines and raise technology commercialization to new heights, driving U.S. economic growth and job creation. The recommendations in this report—and the over ten years of work they encompass—have the power to turbocharge America’s manufacturing capabilities, improve America’s competitiveness and unleash a new wave […]

In recognition of the growing importance of cybersecurity to America’s economic and national security, the Council on Competitiveness in 2018 launched a three-dialogue series on increasing the resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure, intellectual property and industrial operations against cyberattack. Together, the challenges, opportunities and recommendations discussed throughout the three cybersecurity dialogues—and throughout the Energy […]