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Innovation Articles

May 23, 2012

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Crowdfunding – But Not by the Crowd

The JOBS Act seeks to accelerate the rise of Internet-enabled “crowdfunding” as a source of startup capital for entrepreneurs. But the gains may be countered by major growing pains.

April 26, 2012

BIOTECHNOLOGY

White House Releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint

The White House today released the long-awaited National Bioeconomy Blueprint, which summarizes emergent trends in biotechnology, and contains five strategic imperatives for government policy moving forward.

April 17, 2012

ENERGY INNOVATION

An American Kodak Moment

A new report from Third Way compares the technological myopia that bankrupted Kodak for failing to anticipate the shift to digital photography and imaging, to the shortsightedness of U.S. clean energy innovation policy.

February 23, 2012

INNOVATION

Streamlining the Business and Government Interface

The new BusinessUSA.gov portal is a key first step in bringing scattered federal programs together in one place to be more effective in helping business and spurring American innovation.

February 21, 2012

INVESTING IN INNOVATION

Making the Most of Competition in Federal R&D

At a recent event at the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes, Dr. Sybil Francis and Dr. Gregg Zachary discussed best practices for managing competition among and between federal research programs.

January 24, 2012

INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS

Rewiring the Federal Government for Competitiveness

A proposal to elevate the Department of Commerce by consolidating federal trade, technology, workforce training, and economic development programs into one department with one mission: national competitiveness through innovation.

December 28, 2011

NET NEUTRALITY

Who Gets to Innovate?

While the FCC’s open internet rules have attracted criticism for being both too weak and too stringent, Andrea Peterson and Lauren Simenauer take a look at what’s really at stake in the net neutrality debate.

December 15, 2011

TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Big Ideas for Small Business

In the latest installment of CAP’s “Big Ideas for Small-Business Policy” series, Sean Pool and Ed Paisley address changes to existing policy that help start up firms with high growth potential create jobs through the commercialization of new technology.

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