Whitepapers and Position Papers

ITIF will be hosting a breakfast forum on Tuesday, October 14th with Dr. Erica Fuchs, Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Fuchs will discuss the results of a new study examining the role of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) between 1992 and the present on innovation in the United States.

Coducted by e-Agriculture Working Group (EAWG)

The goal of the survey was: 1) to analyze stakeholders’ familiarity with the term “e-

By Robert D. Atkinson, Daniel K. Correa and Julie A. Hedlund
May 01, 2008

It is hard to follow broadband telecommunications policy without hearing almost weekly that the United States ranks 15th out of 30 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations in broadband adoption. But it is much less apparent why the United States is behind. Indeed, relatively little work has been done to understand why some nations are ahead, and why some, like the United States, are lagging. By examining OECD nations through statistical analysis and in-depth case studies of nine nations, including the United States, this report attempts to do just that.

This presentation given by Dr. Mike Short, R&D VP of Telefonica-O2 Europe during eHealth 2008 Conference, targets relevant issues about how wireless connectivity will transform the lives of patients and care providers in the coming years.