Inside OSTP’s ‘promote’ and ‘protect’ science and tech strategy

White House leadership is approaching U.S. global competitiveness in science and technology breakthroughs through a “promote” and “protect” strategy, Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios said on Monday.

“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.

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