About ITIF: A Champion for InnovationAs powerful waves of technological innovation drive profound change throughout the global economy and society, policymakers often lack the specialized knowledge and informed perspective necessary to evaluate and respond to fast-moving issues and circumstances. What should they do to capitalize on new opportunities, overcome challenges, and avoid potential pitfalls? The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) exists to provide answers and point the way forward.Information Technology and Innovation FoundationITIF_d4d5fca8-64ec-11df-9d4b-945c7a64ea2aFounded in 2006, ITIF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute -- a think tank -- focusing on a host of critical issues at the intersection of technological innovation and public policy.Robert D. AtkinsonITIF is led by its president and founder, Robert D. Atkinson, an internationally recognized policy scholar and widely published author whom The New Republic has named one of the "three most important thinkers about innovation," Washingtonian Magazine has called a "Tech Titan," and Government Technology Magazine has judged to be one of the 25 top "Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of Information Technology." Under Atkinson, ITIF's team of policy analysts and fellows includes authors and recognized experts in the fields of economics, tax policy, trade, telecommunications, privacy, cybersecurity, and life sciences, among many others.Center for Data InnovationITIF also is home to the highly regarded Center for Data Innovation ... which develops and promotes policy ideas to capitalize on the tremendous economic and social benefits that data-driven innovation can offer.University of PennsylvaniaOn the strength and influence of this work, the University of Pennsylvania has ranked ... ITIF as the top science and technology think tank in the United States, and number two in the world._0358dd42-9fa8-11e5-a5e2-23f4a80c73caTo formulate and promote policy solutions that accelerate innovation and boost productivity to spur growth, opportunity, and progress._0358de3c-9fa8-11e5-a5e2-23f4a80c73caInnovationPolicy AgendaSet the policy agenda on technology, innovation, and global competition issues by producing original research reports and analytical commentary._0358dec8-9fa8-11e5-a5e2-23f4a80c73ca1_0358df4a-9fa8-11e5-a5e2-23f4a80c73caPublic DebateShape public debate by hosting events, giving speeches and presentations, providing official testimony, and serving as expert issue analysts in the news media._0358dfc2-9fa8-11e5-a5e2-23f4a80c73ca2_0358e03a-9fa8-11e5-a5e2-23f4a80c73caAdviceAdvise policymakers through direct interaction in Washington, DC, and other state, national, and regional capitals around the world._0358e0bc-9fa8-11e5-a5e2-23f4a80c73ca3Policymakers_0358e134-9fa8-11e5-a5e2-23f4a80c73ca2015-12-10https://itif.org/aboutOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net