Center for Technology Innovation

About the Center for Technology Innovation

Founded in 2010 and led by Director Darrell West, the Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) at Brookings focuses on delivering research that impacts public debate and policymaking in the arena of U.S. and global technology innovation. At CTI, our research centers on identifying and analyzing key developments to increase innovation; developing and publicizing best practices to relevant stakeholders; briefing policymakers about actions needed to improve innovation; and enhancing the public and media’s understanding of technology innovation. 

Our scholarship specifically centers on these various technology policy areas:

Digital Infrastructure

  • Broadband investment and adoption
  • Cloud computing

The Mobile Economy

  • Impact on entrepreneurship and economic development
  • Mobile communications
  • M-health and m-learning

E-Governance

  • Public sector innovation
  • Technology and government efficiency

Digital Media and Entertainment

  • Telecommunications
  • News aggregation
  • Social and new media

Policy Regulation

  • Policy architecture
  • Government and business
  • Regulatory approaches

Cybersecurity, Privacy and the Law

  • Legal and constitutional issues
  • Digital law
  • Online privacy and security

Digital Medicine

  • Health information technology
  • Remote patient monitoring

Virtual Education

  • Distance learning
  • Electronic textbooks
  • Personalized education

For CTI media requests, please contact Christine Jacobs.