As France enters a new political cycle, strengthening the country’s digital transformation and deepening its role as a European powerhouse in a globalized world should be among the top priorities of the incoming government. Leia mais

BSA | The Software Alliance, the leading advocate for the global software industry, welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the consultation note “A renewed trade policy for a stronger Europe.” Leia mais

BSA | The Software Alliance (BSA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback in response to the Inception Impact Assessment on a Legislative framework for the governance of common European Data Spaces. BSA is the leading advocate for the global software industry. Our members are at the forefront of software enabled innovation that is fueling global economic growth by helping enterprises in every sector of the economy operate more efficiently. As global leaders in the development of data driven products and services, BSA members have unique insights into how European Data Spaces could encourage the uptake of AI tools, data analytics and how they could further help the EU to become a leading role model for a society empowered by data to make better decisions in business and the public sector. Leia mais

The undersigned associations represent thousands of U.S. companies of all sizes and from a broad range of industry sectors. Despite the many differences in the products and services we create and in the customers we serve, we are united by the need to transfer data across international borders. We are writing in relation to yesterday’s Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) decision striking down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a vital legal mechanism used to transfer data between the U.S. and the EU, upon which small and medium sized businesses rely heavily. Leia mais