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Every sector of our economy relies on software to succeed. Members of BSA | The Software Alliance provide cutting-edge cloud services, data analytics, manufacturing tools, cybersecurity solutions, and other digital capabilities to businesses of all sizes to generate new industries and new jobs. Modernized laws and policies in these priority issue areas will improve lives and support continued economic and job growth.

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Cross-Border Data

Global Data Alliance: Cross-Border Data Policy Index

JUL 19, 2023 | GLOBAL

The Global Data Alliance's Cross-Border Data Policy Index offers a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the relative openness or restrictiveness of cross-border data policies across nearly 100 economies. Global economies are classified into four levels.

Trade

BSA’s Global Sustainability Principles

DEC 06, 2022 | GLOBAL

BSA and its members have worked to develop Global Sustainability Principles that outline how the enterprise software industry is working on sustainability and climate resilience.

Cybersecurity

Enhancing Cyber Policy, Advancing Digital Transformation: BSA’s 2023 Global Cyber Agenda

OCT 25, 2022 | GLOBAL

BSA’s 2023 Global Cyber Agenda builds on our work to improve software security, manage cybersecurity risk for emerging technologies, harmonize laws and policies within and between governments, support investment in modern IT infrastructure and cybersecurity, and develop the cyber workforce of the future.

Privacy

Controllers and Processors: A Longstanding Distinction in Privacy

OCT 12, 2022 | GLOBAL

This document explains the history of the controller/processor distinction and demonstrates how widely that distinction has been adopted in global privacy laws.

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Cybersecurity Cross-Border Data

Global: Principles for Government Cloud Security Laws and Policies

JUN 28, 2022 | GLOBAL

BSA urges governments to support cloud security laws and policies that make concrete cybersecurity improvement based on five principles.

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BSA Statement on the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023

SEP 21, 2023 | US

WASHINGTON – After the introduction of the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023 by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Craig Albright, Vice President, US Government Relations at BSA | The Software Alliance issued the following statement. Read more

AI

BSA: Multi-Cloud Legislation Enhances Govt Services

SEP 21, 2023 | US

WASHINGTON – Victoria Espinel, CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance, issued the following statement praising the introduction of the Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act of 2023. Read more

Procurement

BSA Welcomes Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act

SEP 12, 2023 | US

WASHINGTON – BSA | The Software Alliance applauds the enactment of consumer privacy legislation in Delaware, marking the 13th state with comprehensive consumer privacy protections. Matthew Lenz, Senior Director of State Advocacy at BSA | The Software Alliance, released the following statement on yesterday’s enactment of HB 154. Read more

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