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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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Global: BSA Policy Solutions for Building Responsible AI

APR 09, 2024 | GLOBAL

BSA’s Policy Solutions for Building Responsible AI is a comprehensive set of recommendations for policymakers worldwide to address the most artificial intelligence (AI) policy issues and advance the adoption of responsible AI across the economy.

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2024 BSA US Policy Agenda

FEB 01, 2024 | GLOBAL

BSA’s 2024 agenda promotes digital transformation, the process by which organizations harness the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and enterprise software to add new value to their businesses, employees, customers, and communities.

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Controllers and Processors: A Longstanding Distinction in Privacy

OCT 17, 2023 | 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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BSA’s 2024 Global Cyber Agenda: Industry’s Priorities to Build a More Secure Future

OCT 13, 2023 | GLOBAL

BSA’s 2024 Global Cyber Agenda represents the enterprise technology sector’s cybersecurity priorities. It urges policies to build on a successful foundation of public-private partnerships, risk-based approaches, and internationally recognized standards and best practices. It recommends leveraging artificial intelligence to improve secure software development and improve cybersecurity risk management.

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Impact Assessments: A Key Part of AI Accountability

AUG 01, 2023 | GLOBAL

Impact assessments are an increasingly important tool to promote AI accountability. This new BSA two-pager explains how it can work in high-risk AI use cases to manage risk.

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BSA Debuts AI Policy Solutions

APR 10, 2024 | GLOBAL

WASHINGTON – BSA | The Software Alliance debuted a new series of policy recommendations to help US leaders craft workable rules that harness the benefits of responsible AI. Read more

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Industry Group BSA Rolls Out AI Recs

APR 10, 2024 | US

Politico Pro Morning Tech, April 10, 2024. BSA | The Software Alliance introduces a list of policy recommendations to help governments around the world pursue regulations on AI. Read more

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BSA: APRA Invigorates Privacy Debate in US Congress

APR 07, 2024 | US

WASHINGTON – BSA | The Software Alliance Senior Vice President of US Government Relations Craig Albright issued the following statement regarding the pending introduction of the American Privacy Rights Act. Read more

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