Surveying history, one struggles to find good examples of advanced, developed economies slowing down development of any technology with a nebulous definition, obvious wide-ranging short to medium term economic benefits, and rich penetration into multiple industry sectors, due to reasons of speculative perceived long-term risks.
The government restrictions on cryptography is surely the nearest example within IT.
The government also restricts basic “intellectual development” activities, such as “copying stuff” and “inventing stuff”.
Neither of those examples presents a resounding success story. Restrictions on cryptography proved infeasible, and were abandoned; copyright prohibits duplication of others’ work only when it’s for profit, and is only sporadically effective even at that.
There’s also there monopolies and mergers commission. The government doesn’t foster the development of big and powerful agents that might someday compete with it.
The government restrictions on cryptography is surely the nearest example within IT.
The government also restricts basic “intellectual development” activities, such as “copying stuff” and “inventing stuff”.
Neither of those examples presents a resounding success story. Restrictions on cryptography proved infeasible, and were abandoned; copyright prohibits duplication of others’ work only when it’s for profit, and is only sporadically effective even at that.
There’s also there monopolies and mergers commission. The government doesn’t foster the development of big and powerful agents that might someday compete with it.