JAN 18, 2023 | US
BSA Calls for First National Agenda for Digital Transformation
WASHINGTON – Victoria Espinel, President and CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance, on Wednesday wrote House and Senate leaders in both parties calling on lawmakers to advance the first National Agenda for Digital Transformation this Congress.
A concerted national focus on policies to advance digital transformation will help ensure US leadership in developing tech policy, Espinel wrote to Speaker McCarthy, Leader Schumer, Leader Jeffries, and Leader McConnell.
“American industry needs US leadership on digital transformation and, specifically, for Congress to establish strong and clear national laws on technology policy. For too long, the United States has allowed others to set the policy trajectory governing technology and digital tools used throughout the economy. This new Congress must ensure that the United States plays an active leadership role in shaping technology policy by advancing a comprehensive digital transformation agenda.”
A copy of the full letter can be found here.
The letter offers the enterprise software industry’s solutions-oriented agenda for action this Congress, which is contained within BSA’s broader 2023 Policy Agenda launched on Wednesday. The letter also comes as President Biden recently called for action on several tech issues, including the type of robust, national privacy law that BSA supports.
The letter notes as well that the previous Congress offered strong evidence for bipartisan support on action of top tech priorities, including passage of the CHIPS Act, and bipartisan action to advance federal privacy legislation in the House.
BSA Vice President of US Government Relations Craig Albright is available for interviews regarding BSA’s 2023 legislative agenda. Please contact [email protected] to arrange an interview.
For more information, please visit BSA.org.
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The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the global trade association of the enterprise software industry, representing companies that are leaders in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and other cutting-edge technologies. We work in over 20 markets in the US, Europe, and Asia, advocating for policies that build trust in technology so that every industry sector and the public can benefit from innovation. BSA also supports its members and their customers by raising awareness of the risks of unlicensed software use and the benefits of software asset management, driving license compliance and software adoption around the world through sound IT procurement.