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Robert D. Atkinson

@RobAtkinsonITIF

President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (@ITIFdc), world's top-ranked tech policy think tank. Proud Hamiltonian, Schumpeterian, & anti-Luddite

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"I hope Korean policymakers remember 2 main things: 1) Korea needs larger firms to drive innovation & productivity. 2) In terms of what you're trying to accomplish, the goal shouldn't be producer welfare; it should be consumer welfare," says @RobAtkinsonITIF


Our Korea "DMA" event is starting in 6 minutes. Should be an interesting and important conversation about what Korea should do and not to re platforms


Republicans hold WH & Congress. Time to go big. 11 ideas for how: including once again making the business of America business. itif.org/publications/2…


Autonomous, self-sorting cargo highways outlined for Japan. U.S. no longer seems capable of big projects like this newatlas.com/transport/auto…


Republicans have a critical decision to make. Be a party of economic growth and global competitiveness or copy the progressive Dems and focus on redistribution: aka “helping the working class.” Let’s help working class kids with robust growth. nationalreview.com/2024/11/how-a-…


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"The 1984 breakup of AT&T was supposed to ignite competition & innovation but did the opposite. If we rush to dismantle #Google, we risk undermining our global competitiveness against China & other adversaries," explains @RobAtkinsonITIF in @WSJopinion ⤵️ wsj.com/opinion/breaki…


Trump proposal for to move some federal agencies or offices out of Washington is a great idea. Can help restore more balanced growth to the nation


What happened to Canadian egov. When i first started studying e-gov in 2000, Canada was seen as a leader. Now Canada ranks 47th. Argh publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/Data-Ce…


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Canada orders TikTok to close its offices after national security review. The app will still be available in Canada. What an odd decision. A few thoughts... cbc.ca/news/politics/…


And yet again productivity in manufacturing grows much more slowly than in non-manufacturing bls.gov/news.release/p…


I guess I am not surprised that Matt Stoller attacks me on Twitter, but doesn't have the courage to not block me from commenting. @MatthewStoller1 twitter.com/matthewstoller…

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I love this: NFIB touts small biz as backbone, with 50% of jobs & 40% of GDP. In other words, SB is 20% less productive than big. So why should Congress tilt the playing field in favor of SB? Let the market determine optimal firm size distribution @NFIB smallbusiness-thehill.splashthat.com/email1


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🚨 U.S. manufacturing productivity is declining. 📉 If policymakers don’t do more to turn it around, real wages will stagnate and American manufacturers increasingly will be at a competitive disadvantage. New commentary by @RobAtkinsonITIF: itif.org/publications/2…

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Brazenly treating U.S. companies as Europe's main adversary plays directly into China’s hands—especially as it distorts the global economy (IP theft, subsidies, and so on) to Europe's loss. 🇪🇺🇺🇸 To go deeper, I recommend @RobAtkinsonITIF's latest report: itif.org/publications/2…


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