Economists have long recognized that technological innovation and enhanced communication increase productivity and reduce friction in economic activity. And never before has technology’s impact on economic growth been as evident as it is today.
At IPI, we focus on technology and communications policy not only because it’s critical to economic growth, but also because government’s inherent tendency to regulate prospectively poses an active threat to the economic gains and lifestyle enhancements made possible by technological innovation.
The communications and technology industries are among the country’s most competitive and the biggest capital investors in the U.S. economy, and are thus prime engines of economic growth and job creation. It is critical that public policy encourages continued innovation and investment in the tech sector, and that we don’t limit the innovation upside with counterproductive taxes and regulations.
For a Congress in Need of Resuscitation, Email Privacy May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered
For a Congress floundering on health care and in need of proof that its dysfunction is not terminal, fixing our data privacy could be just what the doctor ordered.
What 10 Million+ FCC Comments Tells Us
By making policy, instead of simply implementing and enforcing policy, the FCC has usurped the role of Congress, and people are responding accordingly.
Scheduled Internet Rage Is No Substitute for Sound Policy
A scheduled day of internet rage against a nonexistent threat is no substitute for good policy, especially when the day of hate is based on falsehoods and scaremongering.
Whatever Net Neutrality Should Be, Title II Ain't It
Whichever of the many changing definitions of net neutrality you favor, Title II is dangerous overkill, not net neutrality.
A Quick Primer on Internet Taxes for President Trump
The opposition to internet taxes includes a majority of the American people, a majority in Congress, the Constitution, almost all conservative, libertarian and free-market organizations, most consumer groups, and most ecommerce groups.
Coalition Letter Regarding the Family Movie Act and VidAngel
It is ironic that a company purporting to champion family values instead operates in violation of the Ten Commandments: Thou Shalt Not Steal.
The Angel with the Heart of a Pirate
VidAngel claims its motives are pure, but it’s MO is to steal content from its owners without regard to licensing and compensation.
Americans Strongly Support Light-Touch Internet Regulation
Americans want little or no government regulation of the internet.
Who's Ready for 5G? Indiana, That's Who
Indiana’s 5G bill is a model for other states to emulate.
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