Funding the Future: How U.S. Federal, State, and Local Governments Support ICT Innovation

December 07, 2015 | State of the Market Report

Federal, state, and local governments pour billions into information and communication technologies (ICT). Some $40 billion of federal money addresses research needs into digital medicine, energy, and “pure” ICT research. State and local governments add at least $15 billion more, along with untold soft support like tax breaks. Electric vehicles and autonomous driving systems highlight how nations, states, and cities are using ICT investments to reach environmental and economic goals.

Coverage Area

  • Digital Transformation

Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Landscape
    In the United States, government organizations at every level pour billions into information and communication technologies. But without coordination, the spend is anything but smart.
  • Analysis
    Governments around the world promote ICT to fix troubles like high energy imports, pollution, and creating manufacturing jobs. They should structure funding like the technology itself.
  • Outlook
  • Endnotes
Related companies General Electric (GE), Samsung, Volkswagen, Google, SEMATECH, AT&T, Panasonic, Verizon, Foxconn, Daimler, Apple, BYD Company Limited, Atieva, Nest, Uber, Hybrid Kinetic Group, Lyft, Tesla

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