Mint, August 13, 2018. The article is an interview feature with BSA President and CEO, Victoria A. Espinel from her visit to India to meet government officials on policy issues. The Q&A format article focuses on India’s ranking in 2018 BSA Cloud Computing Scorecard and Victoria’s view on the future of the software industry. As part of the conversation, Victoria highlighted India’s position and the importance of privacy laws and broadband infrastructure for cloud adoption. The article also includes BSA’s views on open source software versus licensed software. Read more

Dataquest Online, August 7, 2018. The article is an interview feature about the 2018 BSA Global Cloud Computing Scorecard with BSA Country Manager Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy that focuses on BSA’s views on the importance of adoption of cloud-friendly policies, and how IT readiness and better broadband deployment policies support cloud adoption in India. Read more

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. Read more

ET Telecom, July 7, 2018. An op-ed by BSA Country Manager Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy on 2018 BSA Cloud Computing Scorecard and how India still has a long way to go to make the most of cloud computing, which is needed to fully realize the Digital India vision. Read more