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Business Roundtable CEOs have put forward a cross-cutting policy agenda to secure U.S. leadership in innovation, maintain a robust U.S. economy and increase living standards for all Americans through 2020 and beyond.

Innovation Nation: An American Innovation Agenda for 2020

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Leadership in innovation is one of the most important factors for the future of the United States. Through innovation, we can continue to achieve sustainable, long-term economic growth that increases prosperity and leads to a higher standard of living for all Americans. While America remains the global leader in innovation, there are legitimate concerns that we are losing ground as other countries acquire market access and pour massive resources into research and development, advanced infrastructure and education. ﻿As America’s public policy priorities, demographics and economy continue to evolve, it is more important than ever to establish a national innovation agenda championed by leaders of our government, business community, academic institutions and civil society. ﻿That’s why Business Roundtable has developed a national innovation policy agenda. Drawing from ideas discussed during our CEO Innovation Summit last December, “Innovation Nation: An American Innovation Agenda for 2020” is a cross-cutting agenda comprised of policy recommendations to secure U.S. leadership in innovation and position American workers for success in a future economy.

An American Innovation Agenda for 2020

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<h4>Our agenda is guided by the following principles: </h4><ul><li>Invest in people. The U.S. needs to build a diverse, modern and world-class workforce for innovation across all sectors of the economy.</li><li>Make strategic, long-term investments in science and technology. The U.S. needs to strengthen foundational research, make strategic investments in science and technology, and deploy enabling infrastructure to sustain dominance in underlying technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced robotics, aerospace and advanced medicine.</li><li>Remove roadblocks to innovation. The U.S. needs to create a regulatory environment that encourages and enables innovation.</li><li>Position America to compete and thrive worldwide. The U.S. must understand the scope of other countries’ efforts and respond to their actions while promoting market access for American innovations as well as rules to protect those innovations and investments.</li><li>Pursue inclusive innovation.&nbsp;Innovation activity in the U.S. needs to be pursued inclusively and its benefits shared broadly across diverse groups and communities throughout society.</li></ul>