Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

| June 16, 2026 Canada says it wants an innovation economy. The research budget tells a different story. The federal government has spent the past several years talking about productivity, domestic technology firms, AI, biomanufacturing, and quantum technologies as national economic priorities. Prime Minister Carney has tied his economic message to closing Canada’s productivity gap and building firms that can compete in strategic sectors.

By Joseph V. Coniglio and Robert H. Bork, Jr. | June 16, 2026 Podcasts HomeFollow the PodcastWatch on YouTube Joseph V. Coniglio hosts Robert H. Bork Jr., president of the Antitrust Education Project, to discuss his book The New Paradox: Antitrust and the Threat of Conservative Socialism. They cover what’s happening now in antitrust policy, Trump-era antitrust continuity, and why antitrust is the wrong tool for speech issues.

On September 30, 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued its Final Recommendation to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade that the Assimilated Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (Assimilated TTBER) be replaced with a new UK block exemption with respect to technology transfer agreements that may otherwise be prohibited under Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 (TTBEO).[1] The Assimilated TTBER incorporated the European Union’s (EU) Technology Transfer...

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 07:30 PM to 8:15 PM EST Webinar Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, would prohibit children under 16 from holding social media accounts unless platforms meet safety standards established by a new regulator. The proposal has quickly become one of Canada's most debated technology policy issues, raising important questions about how governments can best protect young people online. Australia offers a valuable case study.

WASHINGTON—In response to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s announcement of a social media ban for users under 16, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose: The UK ban would cut everyone under 16 off from all social media, including platforms that already provide robust safety tools, parental controls, and age-appropriate design.

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| June 15, 2026 Source: La Hulpe, “A Trade War Between the EU and China Seems Inevitable,” The Economist, June 11, 2026. Commentary: Chinese firms have long benefited from domestic industrial policy to bolster exports and lower prices. These policies, such as extensive subsidies, tax incentives, forced technology transfer, and currency manipulation, among others, have enabled Chinese firms to sell products far below market price.

KEY TAKEAWAYS The aerospace sector represents a critical dual-use industry providing needed capabilities to support national power, both in defense and commercial applications. The industry generates over $300 billion in impact, produces an over $80 billion trade surplus, and posts the strongest location quotient (1.52) of any U.S. advanced industry. The PRC’s COMAC seeks to eliminate commercial aircraft imports and take large shares of the international market.

Thursday, June 18, 2026, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST Webinar The Senate Judiciary Committee has reintroduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), a bill that would impose sweeping new restrictions on leading U.S. technology companies. While supporters claim the legislation would boost competition, it would make it harder for companies to improve products, integrate services, and deliver the features consumers value. What has changed in the latest version of the bill?

Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 02:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST Webinar Governments around the world are expanding their regulation of online content, raising questions about how foreign speech rules affect Americans and U.S.-based platforms. Laws such as the European Union’s Digital Services Act and the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act have prompted debate over how the United States should respond when foreign governments seek to regulate speech that would be protected under the First Amendment.