Comparing the Candidates' Technology and Innovation Policies

Innovation drives long-term national economic growth and has in fact been responsible for 80 percent of the growth in the U.S. economy since World War II. This places technology and innovation squarely at the center of the issue - the economy - that voters have identified as the most important in the 2008 Presidential election. ITIF's latest report, Comparing the Candidates' Innovation and Technology Policies, finds that both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have recognized the central role that science, technology, and innovation play in economic growth and have developed specific policy positions on these issues. The report presents one of the most comprehensive reviews of the two Presidential candidates' views on issues relating to technology and innovation, including: tax, R&D funding, education, trade, broadband, e-government, energy, and related policies.