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True innovation requires big tech, academia and government work together

True innovation requires big tech, academia and government work together

The risks are not merely economic ones that hurt our knowledge- and technology-intensive economy; they are strategic ones that threaten our national and global security. We need our powerful innovation ecosystem to become both more agile and more robust in the face of them. Our federal government has a key role here that only it […]

How technology is slowing innovation

How technology is slowing innovation

And these investments have paid off. Since the 1980s, the top four firms in each industry have increased their market share by 4% to 5% in most sectors. My research shows that investments in proprietary software caused most of this increase.  This greater industry dominance by top firms is accompanied by a corresponding decline in […]