Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center Announces Call for Policy Study Proposals to Strengthen U.S. Tech Leadership

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The new Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center (TCIP.org) at the University of California, Berkeley, invites scholars and researchers to investigate, evaluate, and re-envision advanced technology ecosystems that will strengthen U.S. technology leadership and expand economic prosperity and national security.

TCIP Center Founder Mark Liu, UC Berkeley alumnus (Ph.D.’83 EE) and former executive chairman at TSMC, launched the Center last month at the UC Berkeley campus to “define a new strategy for emerging and fundamental technology leadership in the U.S.”

The Center’s first Call for Policy Study Proposals seeks to examine the pipeline from R&D and production through scaled-up manufacturing, examining critical considerations including supply chains, public and industrial policies, regulatory environments, global market access, and workforce development.

“We will need more than the CHIPS & Science Act alone to build a truly robust and comprehensive technology ecosystem,” says TCIP Center Faculty Director S. Shankar Sastry of UC Berkeley, engineering professor and former dean of Berkeley Engineering. “We hope TCIP Center studies will produce actionable recommendations to scale innovation for commercial success and societal prosperity in the United States.”

Policy studies commissioned under this solicitation will:

• Analyze the disconnect between U.S. innovation and scale-up production and recommend policies to bridge the gap.
• Assess the role of taxation, trade, workforce development, education, standards setting, and regulatory frameworks, among other industrial policy tools, in strengthening U.S. competitiveness.
• Study the effectiveness of current U.S. industrial policies to provide insights on approaches that work.
• Evaluate the impact of geopolitical dependencies on supply chains and propose strategies to build resilience without sacrificing economic efficiency.
• Investigate the challenges of manufacturing at scale in the U.S., identifying impediments and policy-based solutions.
• Provide policy recommendations grounded in the tools of U.S. policymaking and based on historical lessons, case studies, and economic analysis.

This call for proposals is open now, with a submission deadline of April 30, 2025. Researchers are encouraged to learn more about the TCIP Center and how to submit proposals for consideration at https://tcip.org/call-for-proposals.

The Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center (TCIP Center), founded in February 2025 at the University of California, Berkeley, by industry leader and former TSMC Executive Chairman Mark Liu, aims to develop a new vision for advanced technology development and production in the U.S. through academic research, industrial capabilities, and regulatory policy study and recommendations. For more information, see TCIP.org and follow @TCIPcenter on social media.