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Industry Reports & Surveys >> Competitiveness Series

New! The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement
South Korea is the sixth largest market for U.S. high-tech goods.  Passing the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement will improve market access and enhance intellectual property protection for American high-tech products and services.
May
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New! Telework in the Information Age
Telework, also known as telecommuting, is the practice of allowing, encouraging, and even requiring that employees work remotely part- or full-time, usually from their home, facilitated by collaborative information and communication technologies.
April 2008
The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
The U.S.-Colombian Free Trade Agreement promises new opportunities and expanded markets for U.S. high-tech exporters, manufacturers, services providers, and their employees. Colombia is the fourth fastest growing market for tech products.
March 2008
eHealth 201: Designing the Virtual Hospital
Telemedicine – the use of technology to provide healthcare remotely – is already showing tremendous potential to lower costs and enhance the reliability, convenience, and delivery of healthcare.
November 2007
Mid-year Tech Employment Update
The U.S. high-tech industry added 118,500 jobs in the first half of 2007,
slightly less than the 143,000 tech jobs added in the first half of 2006 All four high-tech sectors are adding jobs, including technology manufacturing.
September 200
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The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement
South Korea is one of the world’s largest markets for high-tech goods from the United States.  Passing the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement will improve access and increase intellectual property protection for American high-tech products and services.
June 2007
Opening Trade with Central and South America
(OVERALL REPORT)

U.S. high-tech trade with Central and South America is strong, as data in this report illustrate.  To expand this trade, the United States should continue to pursue all bilateral and multilateral means to open markets to U.S. goods and services in this strategically vital region.

SUPPLEMENTAL COUNTRY REPORTS
Free Trade Colombia   Free Trade Panama   Free Trade Peru

June 2007
 

China and the United States – The Links Grow Stronger
China is an undeniably important economic partner for the United States in terms of trade and investment across many sectors, particularly in the production and sale of high-technology goods.
May 2007
China's 15 Year Science and Technology Plan
China's 15 Year Plan intends to move the country beyond its current reliance on foreign technology to spawn "indigenous innovation."  We outline how they intend to do it and what obstacles could stand in their way.
April 2007
eHealth 101: Electronic Medical Records
Electronic medical records (EMRs) offer a tremendous opportunity to reduce healthcare costs, improve quality of care, and save lives.
December 2006
Mid-year Tech Employment Update
The U.S. high-tech industry added 140,000 jobs in the first half of 2006, nearly double the growth of the same period in 2005.  Tech manufacturing employment is rising for the second year in a row and communications services is adding jobs for the first time since 2000.
September 2006
The Case for Preserving Network Neutrality
This
report makes the case for promoting innovation and competition by upholding the principles of network neutrality that have governed the Internet since its inception.
September 2006
Strengthen the R&D Tax Credit and Make It Permanent
This report highlights how critical industry funded R&D has been to the United States.  But the lack of a consistent R&D tax credit makes foreign incentives for R&D much more attractive.
August 2006
Attracting the Best and Brightest to the United States
Though recent public debate has focused on unskilled, illegal immigration, an entirely different but essential category is often neglected: the high-skilled, legal immigration that spurs American innovation and creates thousands of high-paying jobs.
June 2006
Free Trade Colombia
The Colombian Free Trade Agreement promises new opportunities and expanded markets for U.S. high-tech exporters, manufacturers, services providers, and their employees. Colombia is a small but strong and growing market for tech products.
March 2006
Free Trade Peru
The Peruvian Free Trade Agreement promises new opportunities and expanded markets for U.S. high-tech exporters, manufacturers, services providers, and their employees. Peru is a small but strong and growing market for tech products.
March 2006
RFID: Security, Privacy, and Good Public Policy
This second report of a 2-part series on RFID discusses how authentication and encryption technologies protect RFID-enabled devices from illicit and malicious use in both supply chain management and Secure IDs/Smart Cards.
February 200
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RFID 101: Benefits of the Next Big Little Thing
This report details how RFID technology works
and discusses its current and potential benefits for the United States.  It serves as a primer for our follow up report, which will address the privacy and security concerns associated with RFID.
December 2005
Like It or Not, China and the U.S. Are Intricately Linked
China is an enormously important economic partner for the United States in terms of both trade and investment, particularly in the high-tech sector.  This report presents statistics quantifying this interdependence.
November 2005
Mid-year Tech Employment Update
As of June 2005 the high-tech industry added 190,000 jobs in the United States over an 18 month time span, and tech manufacturing employment rose for the first time since 2000.
September 2005

 

 

The U.S. Patent System:  Why It Has To Be Fixed
Lengthy application processes, costly litigation, and the gaming of the patent system are helping to stifle, not promote, innovation.  Reforms are needed to help the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office redress these problems.
August 2005
CAFTA-DR:  The Misunderstood Trade Agreement, More At Stake Than Most Realize
The free trade agreement between the United States and its Central American and Dominican neighbors holds great significance for the U.S. high-tech industry and for American competitiveness.
June 2005

We are delighted to bring you our ongoing AeA Competitiveness Series.  The AeA research team produces these reports on the most timely and relevant issues to the high-tech industry and to U.S. competitiveness in a global economy.  We combine rigorous data with careful analysis to provide industry leaders and policymakers the information they need to assess the issue.

AeA launched this Series in the wake of the tremendous response we received to our comprehensive reports on offshore outsourcing and U.S. competitiveness:

We Are Still Losing the Competitive Advantage: Now is the Time to Act
The natural sequel to AeA's groundbreaking report of two years ago, this new and expanded report offers updated data, analysis, and recommendations that reinforce the urgent need to act to maintain American competitiveness in a global economy.
March 2007

Losing the Competitive Advantage? The Challenge for Science and Technology in the United States

Losing the Competitive Advantage?: The Challenge for Science and Technology in the United States
This report is considered by many business leaders and policy makers to be the definitive statement on U.S. competitiveness.  It explores the challenges the United States currently faces and in many ways is ignoring at its peril.
February 2005

Offshore Outsourcing

Offshore Outsourcing in an Increasingly Competitive and Rapidly Changing World: A High-Tech Perspective
This report examines the factors surrounding offshore outsourcing and concludes that this is really a symptom of a much larger issue: that of U.S. competitiveness in a global marketplace.

March 2004

The writers of these publications can be reached for questions or comments:

Matthew Kazmierczak
Vice President, Research and Industry Analysis
202.682.4438
matthew_kazmierczak@aeanet.org

Josh James
Senior Manager, Research and Industry Analysis
202.682.4422
josh_james@aeanet.org
 

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