BSA in den Medien

moneycontrol.com, August 1, 2018. The article begins with a BSA quote, welcoming India’s move to make a comprehensive data protection regime along with a quote on how data localisation requirement is contrary to the goals of promoting a Digital India. Weiterlesen

Reuters, August 1, 2018. BSA's Senior Policy Director Tommy Ross explains why software companies have concerns that recent legislation could force companies to choose between selling to the US and foreign markets. Weiterlesen

The Edge Malaysia, July 30, 2018. The article highlights BSA’s call on Malaysia to liberalize heavily regulated sectors, such as health and financial, to boost the adoption rate of cloud computing in businesses. Jared Ragland, Senior Director, Policy — APAC, said governments should be developing regulations that, on the one hand, set a platform for trust so that consumers and enterprises have the confidence to utilize the technology but, on the other hand, create an enabling environment for technological innovations within the industry. Weiterlesen

The Economic Times , July 28, 2018. The article started out with exploring the notion that India’s Justice Srikrishna committee’s proposed Data Protection Bill could have positive implications and growth potential for larger companies such as Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Google since they have established servers in India and have been aggressively expanding operations. The industry has criticised the move. BSA Country Manager Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy said data localisation requirements were contrary to the goals of promoting a Digital India, as global data transfers were critical to cloud computing and data analytics. Weiterlesen