Far-sighted public policies are critical to the continued success and expansion of America’s high-tech economy. To that end, BSA has put forward a Technology Policy Agenda based on the building blocks of IT competitiveness. Also below are links to BSA’s work in emerging markets.
BSA advocates policies that inspire creativity and innovation through modern, comprehensive, and enforceable intellectual property policies, including copyright, patent and trademark laws.
In this section:
• Patents
• Copyright & Trademark
• Software Policy
• Training & Enforcement
• Public Awareness
• Deterring Online Piracy of Content
BSA calls for policies that foster a vibrant online marketplace where citizens and businesses can use information tools with confidence and trust, by making certain that laws effectively prohibit and punish fraud, theft and other crime over the Internet.
In this section:
• BSA Global Cybersecurity Framework
• Consumer Privacy
• Data Breach
• Federal Agencies’ Cyber Security
• Software Assurance
• Critical Infrastructure
• Cyber Crime
• Cyber R&D
BSA calls for policies to promote investment in next-generation technologies to spur economic growth and innovation.
In this section:
• Tax Reform
• Research & Development (R&D)
• Health IT
• Broadband & Telecommunication
• E-Government
• Green IT
• Technology Neutrality
• Cloud Computing
BSA supports policies that improve export opportunities for American companies by eliminating trade barriers and discouraging the adoption of discriminatory public procurement practices, with a special focus on rapidly growing emerging economies.
In this section:
• Fair & Free Trade
• Government Procurement
• Anti-Piracy
• Export Controls
BSA works for policies to produce and retain the best and brightest workers.
In this section:
• Education
• Immigration Reform
BSA works with members and partners to address critical policy issues in Top and Emerging Markets.
In this section:
• Brazil
• China
• European Union (EU)
• India
• Russia
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