“Essentially, what we have to do as a country is pursue a two part strategy, one of promote and one of protect,” he said, speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California.
Kratsios spotlit several policy items that are integral to the Trump administration’s push for U.S.-led tech dominance. To ensure the U.S. is leading in both the creation and adoption of critical technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum information sciences, nuclear energy and biotechnology, OSTP intends to use a “whole-of-government” approach.
“First and foremost, the president wants us to win on these key, critical and emerging technologies,” he said.
In order to do so, the government is poised to promote the U.S. research and development landscape through continued federal funding to help accelerate scientific and fundamental breakthroughs in emerging tech areas.
“The U.S. government spends about $150 [billion] to $170 billion a year on R&D,” he said. “We need to direct that and prioritize those dollars into the areas that are most important for [the] national security mission.”
Deregulation is also foundational policy. Kratsios said that removing regulations that act as “barriers to innovation” will help foster progress in the technology stack within the U.S.
For the final element of OSTP’s “promote” effort, Kratsios said the widespread adoption of these tech solutions will both catalyze domestic efficiency and set an example internationally.
“We as a country need to be having our great industry at companies, academic institutions and everyday Americans using this technology,” he said. “But also, even more imp ..
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