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July 2022
New White Paper Shows How the American Innovation and Choice Online Act Would Harm America’s Startup Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2022) — A new Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) white paper by Syracuse University Whitman School of...
May 2022
New Research: Online Marketplaces Help Level the Playing Field for Small Sellers
Access to Millions of Customers and Integrated Tools Help Small Sellers Compete with Large Retailers Washington, DC (May 26, 2022):...
May 2022
New Research: Small Businesses Believe Congress is Focusing on Wrong Issues
Small Business Priorities Are Inflation, COVID, and Data Security – Not Antitrust Washington, DC (May 19, 2022): As inflation rises...
April 2022
New Research Debunks Myth That “Big Tech” M&A Crushes Competition
Findings Show GAFAM Acquisitions are Not Unique and Do Not Create “Kill Zones” Washington, DC (April 5, 2022): New research...
October 2021
DCI Survey Contradicts Conventional Wisdom, Finds SMBs Use Multiple Sales Methods in Modern Retail
Oct. 25, 2021, WASHINGTON – The Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) published Super Selling, new survey research on small business retail...
September 2021
The United States Benefits From Strong, Strategic Federal Technology and Innovation Policy
WASHINGTON DC, September 23, 2021 — Today, the Data Catalyst Institute, part of Catalyst Research, published a white paper authored...
August 2021
Data Catalyst Institute Analysis of the House Judiciary Committee Tech Antitrust Legislation and Report Card on ‘Populist Antitrust’
The Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) works to support stakeholders and policymakers as they undertake the important and difficult work of enacting sound,...
July 2021
Data Catalyst Institute Analysis of NYC Council Int. 2311
The Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) works to support stakeholders and policymakers as they undertake the important and difficult work of enacting sound,...
April 2021
Digitally Advanced Small Businesses Pull Further Ahead During Pandemic
The success rate between “digitally aggressive” and “digitally skeptical” small businesses (SMBs) is widening, exposing a skills gap that could...
March 2021
European Small Businesses Benefit From a Digital Safety Net
A new report shows European small businesses (Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, or SMEs) that adopted digital technologies sooner and more aggressively...
January 2021
The Economic Impact of Software Developer Kit (SDK) Releases in the iOS and Android Ecosystems
Analysis demonstrates new SDKs have positive market effects on app creation, smartphone sales, early-stage venture investment, and tech industry hiring...
September 2020
A Digital Safety Net Helps Small Businesses Survive During COVID-19
Today, the Connected Commerce Council (3C) published a report detailing the existence and importance of the small business “Digital Safety Net.” The...
January 2020
Analysis: GDPR Data Regulation Hurts EU Economic Growth
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A report released today by the Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) reveals a negative effect to the European...
June 2019
Increased Uncertainty of Data Laws Takes a Toll on U.S. Businesses
New Report Identifies Seven Costs Incurred by U.S. Companies Due to Growing Patchwork Of Data Regulation
March 2019
Data Catalyst Institute and India-based think Tank, ICRIER, Partner on March 25th Data Regulation Conference
Following the release of India’s draft Personal Data Protection Bill, there has been extensive deliberations on the numerous aspects of...
December 2018
Data Policy Think Tank Grades Data Laws in Europe and California, and Proposed Legislation in India, Chile, and the United States
Policy thought-leaders assign scores to data privacy laws, highlighting successes and areas for improvement Washington, DC – December 19, 2018...
November 2018
Europe’s Privacy Rules Are Having Unintended Consequences
Europe may succeed in redirecting innovation from data plundering into other areas. If so, that will be a good thing....
November 2018
Who is the biggest GDPR beneficiary?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which primarily aims to protect personal data within the EU, has been in effect...
May 2018
3 Things You Should Know About Europe’s Sweeping New Data Privacy Law
The U.S. takes credit for creating the Internet, and the European Union seems determined to govern it. On Friday, a...