The US needs to copy China’s tech strategy to remain the top economy in the world — Robert D Atkinson

Summary:
Many US economists and policymakers cling to the faith that free markets are enough to effectively drive innovation and believe that any national IT strategy would be inappropriate government meddling. Most Chinese government officials are engineers who don't get hung up on such philosophical debates: they do what works.… So it's not surprising that the World Values Survey finds 78% of Chinese residents agree that "more emphasis on the development of technology" is a good thing, compared to just 49% of US residents.... Business InsiderThe US needs to copy China’s tech strategy to remain the top economy in the worldRobert D Atkinson | president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

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