Memos to the President

Episode 5: Future Tech Transition with David Lin and Abigail Kukura

Episode Summary

Our fifth episode of Memos to the President features SCSP Senior Director for Future Tech Platforms, David Lin, and Director Abigail Kukura, offering their insights on winning the race for the technology stack of the future.

Episode Notes

Given the critical nature of this decade to solidify American economic prosperity, social well-being, and global leadership, the United States should orient itself around three main objectives to dominate the technology stack of the future:

  1. Achieve and Maintain Leadership in Foundational Technologies. The United States must achieve and maintain a clear lead in the foundational technologies that will underpin the future economy and military power. This includes artificial intelligence (AI), advanced compute and microelectronics, advanced networks, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and next-generation energy. Leadership in these technologies will be critical to fostering the next-generation of innovations that will shape the geopolitical competition for the years to come.
  2. Build a Resilient and Secure Technology Stack. The United States needs to foster an innovation ecosystem that both facilitates new discoveries and secures our inventions from external shocks and adversarial exploitation.
  3. Mobilize the Nation for a Technological Transformation. The United States must foster a society-wide effort to drive technological progress, similar to the national mobilization seen during the Space Race of the mid-twentieth century. This requires a renewed focus on people and talent, cutting bureaucratic red tape, and returning to a risk-taking innovation culture that will enable America to out maneuver and outpace China.

Read the Full Memo here: https://www.scsp.ai/reports/memostothepresident/future-tech/