Stephen Ezell on Cultivating a Robust Semiconductor Environment

<p>The U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) was launched during the Quad Summit in Tokyo in May 2022. The purpose of the iCET was to expand partnerships in critical and emerging technologies, including semiconductors. </p><p>As part of the iCET, the Semiconductor Industry Association and India Electronics and Semiconductor Association agreed to undertake a “readiness assessment” to identify near-term industry opportunities and facilitate the longer-term strategic development of their complementary semiconductor ecosystems. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a Washington, DC-based science and technology policy think tank, was commissioned to undertake authorship of this assessment.</p><p>In this episode, <a href="https://itif.org/person/stephen-ezell/">Stephen Ezell</a>, vice president for global innovation policy at ITIF, joins <a href="https://carnegieindia.org/experts/2102">Konark Bhandari</a> to discuss the opportunities and obstacles involved in cultivating robust semiconductor supply chains.</p><p><strong>Episode Contributors</strong></p><p><a href="https://itif.org/person/stephen-ezell/">Stephen Ezell</a> is vice president for global innovation policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and director of ITIF’s Center for Life Sciences Innovation. He also leads the Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance. His areas of expertise include science and technology policy, international competitiveness, trade, and manufacturing. Ezell is also the co-author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0161IX8GM?keywords=stephen%20ezell&qid=1458586112&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5"><i>Innovating in a Service-Driven Economy: Insights, Application, and Practice</i></a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300168993/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theinfotechin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300168993"><i>Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage</i></a>.</p><p><a href="https://carnegieindia.org/experts/2