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The Renewing American Innovation Project explores how the U.S. can rise to the geopolitical and socio-economic challenges of the twenty-first century. 

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Sujai Shivakumar

Sujai Shivakumar

Director and Senior Fellow, Renewing American Innovation Project
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Alexander Kersten

Deputy Director and Fellow, Renewing American Innovation Project

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To Get More Women and Minority Inventors, We Need Data

The United States needs to create an environment in which all potential U.S. inventors are equipped for success, regardless of gender, race, or economic background. To do that, we need better information on who is doing the inventing in America.

Commentary by Andrei Iancu and Michelle K. Lee — June 22, 2022

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Renewing U.S. Leadership in Standards

The United States must renew its leadership of a rules-based global standards system—one that is founded on a market-driven process that rewards technological excellence in the development of new technologies.

Commentary by Walter G. Copan and Kirti Gupta — June 13, 2022

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Semiconductors and National Defense: What Are the Stakes?

The erosion of U.S. capabilities in microelectronics is a direct threat to the United States’ ability to defend itself and its allies. Ensuring U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology is the preeminent national security concern of the modern era.

Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar and Charles Wessner — June 8, 2022

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Untapped Innovation?

Building a more inclusive innovation economy demands greater attention to communities of color, women, and those in untapped regions. Renewing American innovation means making opportunity as universal as the talent that seeks it.

Report by Alexander Kersten and Gabrielle Athanasia — May 25, 2022

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Event Recap: Innovation and IP's Role in Combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic

On April 27th, the Renewing American Innovation Project cohosted an event with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation on the role of innovation and IP protections in facilitating an unprecedentedly rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blog Post by Gregory Arcuri — May 24, 2022

The Pillars Necessary for a Strong Domestic Semiconductor Industry

U.S. leadership in semiconductor design and production is of strategic importance and is essential for competitiveness; however, the domestic semiconductor industry currently confronts a range of challenges that need to be addressed moving forward.

Report by Sujai Shivakumar , Charles Wessner , and Thomas Howell — May 20, 2022

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