Friday, October 28, 2016

Government Assessment of Innovation Shouldn’t Differ for Tech Companies

Location

United States
Author(s): 
Bryant Walker Smith
Publication Date: 
October 24, 2016
Publication Type: 
Other Writing

At the outset, it's not clear to me what Silicon Valley is and isn't — or why that matters. Companies like Google are often contrasted with companies like General Motors, and yet, according to an automotive industry group, automakers spend over $100 billion every year on research and development worldwide. R&D is a form of tech innovation. Energy companies, pharmaceutical firms and financial institutions are also technological powerhouses. Innovation is central to telecommunications, defense and health care.



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This article by Bryant Walker Smith originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on October 24, 2016 at 10:00AM

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