September 6, 2012
Are some scholars right? Are America’s best economic days behind us?
Data
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Data-Driven Innovation Project explores the rapid advancements happening in the digital economy as well as the inventive use of data for good. The promise of bigger and better data is a future of greater opportunity and growth. The Foundation is conducting research activities and a series of events around the country in order to highlight this potential.
We encourage you to read the blog posts and research reports here to gain a full understanding of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's work on data-driven innovation.
Be sure to read our in-depth report, The Future of Data-Driven Innovation.
July 19, 2012
Fiscal reality and market fundamentals in the States
June 25, 2012
Infrastructure is the basic foundation upon which economic development and growth is created and sustained.
June 22, 2012
Talented human capital is one of the most critical factors related to the growth and success of companies and the prosperity of communities and states.
June 21, 2012
A reasonable tax code and a sensible, predictable regulatory environment can encourage investment and business expansion by enabling entrepreneurs and managers to look forward with confidence and to plan for the future.
June 19, 2012
Innovation is the key to driving growth and prosperity. Economists estimate that up to 50% of U.S. annual GDP growth can be attributed to increases in innovation.
June 19, 2012
Boosting exports by America’s businesses is an essential element of a meaningful agenda for creating jobs in the next decade and beyond. Exports are expected to be increasingly important to the nation’s businesses in the years ahead because up to 85% of the world’s economic growth in the next five years is projected to take place outside the United States.
June 14, 2012
The 2012 Jobs Summit was a smashing success, click through to read a brief summary and check out news highlights.
Enterprising States 2012
Since the financial panic of 2008, “the new normal” has become the phrase of choice to depict the future of the American economy as one of muted growth and high unemployment, claiming that we have reached both technological and economic plateaus. To be sure, the relative weakness of the current recovery – arguably the weakest in contemporary history – does support the “new normal” thesis.
Jobs Summit 2012
The Summit will bring together governors and thought leaders from across the country to discuss the state of our nation’s job market, outline policies that are needed to generate jobs and accelerate economic growth, and highlight what policies are working in each participating governor’s state.