ITIF-技术政策待办事项清单（英文）-2020.8-60页_1mb

Tech Policy To-Do List Summary

Core Content

The Tech Policy To-Do List outlines a series of policy proposals aimed at enhancing the U.S. innovation ecosystem, promoting economic growth, and ensuring competitiveness in the global technology landscape. It emphasizes the need for a more balanced distribution of technological development across the country, not just in traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley, and highlights the importance of supporting small businesses, research commercialization, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and AR/VR.

Main Topics and Key Proposals

1. Innovation and Competitiveness

• Establish a National Initiative for Tech Hubs in the Heartland
  Congress should support tech hubs in non-traditional regions to reduce regional inequality and enhance U.S. competitiveness against countries like China.
  Reference: The Case for Growth Centers

• Pass the New Business Preservation Act
  This bipartisan act would provide a one-to-one match of federal funds with venture capital investment in promising startups, especially in non-hub states.
  Reference: Localizing the Economic Impact of Research and Development

• Transform the SBA into the NBA
  The Small Business Administration should be restructured to focus on high-growth startups rather than traditional small businesses, aligning with economic realities.
  Reference: Big is Beautiful: Debunking the Myth of Small Business

• Reform the Regulatory Flexibility Act
  The act should be refocused to support new businesses under two years old, potentially exempting them from certain regulations during their early development stages.
  Reference: Big is Beautiful: Debunking the Myth of Small Business

• Improve and Expand the R&D Tax Credit
  Increase the Alternative Simplified Credit from 14% to 30% and the regular credit from 20% to 40% to better incentivize innovation.
  Reference: Think Like an Enterprise

• Pass the Support the Small Business R&D Act
  This act would require the SBA and IRS to provide training and knowledge-sharing on R&D credits to increase awareness and usage among small businesses.
  Reference: A Policymaker's Guide to Smart Manufacturing

• Implement an "Innovation Box" Tax Policy
  Allow U.S. companies to pay a lower tax rate on income from innovation-based products, similar to "patent-box" regimes in other countries.
  Reference: Patent Boxes: Innovation in Tax Policy and Tax Policy for Innovation

2. Technology Transfer

• Create Rural Innovation Institutes
  Establish a network of rural innovation institutes in sectors like agriculture, energy, and timber to boost local economic growth and national innovation.
  Reference: Localizing the Economic Impact of Research and Development

• Expand the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP)
  All national laboratories should develop LEEP programs to support entrepreneurs in accessing advanced lab resources and expertise.
  Reference: Innovation Orchards

• Require Patent License Reporting by Federal Agencies
  OMB should mandate federal research agencies to report patent licenses and royalties for five years in their budget requests to improve commercialization practices.
  Reference: ITIF Comments on Federal Technology Transfer

• Pass the Open Commercialization Infrastructure Act
  This act would permit private use of bonded facilities for entrepreneurial activities, such as training and economic development.
  Reference: Localizing the Economic Impact of Research and Development

• Establish a Spurring Commercialization of Our Nation's Research Program
  Allocate a modest percentage of federal research budgets to commercialization activities, such as grants for universities and labs to improve their commercialization capacity.
  Reference: 25 Recommendations for the 2013 America COMPETES Act Reauthorization

• Develop a "Phase Zero" Proof-of-Concept Grant Program
  Create a national grant program to help early-stage companies bridge the gap between research and commercialization.
  Reference: Localizing the Economic Impact of Research and Development

• Fund Experimental Technology Transfer Programs
  Include $5 million in the America COMPETES Act reauthorization to fund experimental programs that accelerate technology transfer and commercialization.
  Reference: 25 Recommendations for the 2013 America COMPETES Act Reauthorization

• Create an "Innovation Voucher" Program by NIST
  Allow small and mid-sized businesses to purchase expertise from universities and national labs to support innovation.
  Reference: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Competitiveness Woes Behind

• Expand the I-Corps Program to All Federal Agencies
  The administration should expand NSF's I-Corps program to cover all federal agencies with R&D budgets, enhancing entrepreneurial training for researchers.
  Reference: Transition Memo to President Trump

• Create a Network of DOD Labs in Regional Clusters
  The administration should develop a network of DOD labs focused on regional technology clusters to enhance R&D-based procurement and innovation.
  Reference: Localizing the Economic Impact of Research and Development

3. Technology Adoption and Diffusion

• Convene a Working Group on AR/VR and Government Use
  The White House CTO should bring together AR/VR experts and government officials to identify and accelerate the adoption of these technologies in public services and research.
  Reference: How Technology-Based Start-Ups Support U.S. Economic Growth

Conclusion

The Tech Policy To-Do List emphasizes the need for a more inclusive and dynamic approach to innovation and technology policy. It advocates for supporting non-traditional tech hubs, reforming support structures for startups and research, and enhancing the commercialization of federally funded research. The proposals aim to ensure that the U.S. remains a global leader in innovation by addressing regional disparities, improving tax incentives, and fostering closer collaboration between academia, industry, and government.