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Over the course of the last year, COVID-19 highlighted the indispensable nature of software. For many Americans it unlocked and expanded the ability to work, learn, and connect remotely in the midst of lockdowns and social-distancing measures. But the pandemic has also further highlighted gaps in digital access and the opportunities it provides. As the US government works to respond to and recover from the pandemic, BSA and our member companies are eager to work with Congress and the Administration to modernize laws and policies in order to spread the benefits of technology and support job growth.
BSA’s new policy agenda outlines nine concrete, bipartisan proposals that policymakers can implement to ensure that all Americans can access the opportunities that software and digital services provide. Our agenda goes beyond responding to COVID-19 and includes suggestions to strengthen data privacy, cybersecurity, digital trade, trustworthy AI development, and more.
We are looking forward to working with the new Congress and Administration on policies that will promote equity, expand opportunity, and bolster recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. To read the full 2021 US Policy Agenda, click here.
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Craig Albright serves as BSA’s Senior Vice President for US Government Relations. In this role, he leads BSA’s team that drives engagement with Congress, the Administration, and all US states. He’s responsible for developing and implementing advocacy strategy to deliver results on issues across BSA’s policy agenda.
Prior to joining BSA, Albright spent four years as the World Bank Group's Special Representative for the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, managing relations with government officials, private sector executives, think tank academics, civil society leaders and others. Before that, Albright spent more than 12 years in the US government. He served in the White House as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Legislative Affairs and Deputy Assistant to Vice President Dick Cheney for Legislative Affairs. In Congress, his positions included Legislative Director and Chief of Staff for former Congressman Joe Knollenberg of Michigan and Chief of Staff for Congresswoman Kay Granger of Texas.
Albright has been identified as one of the Top 100 association lobbyists by The Hill news organization and one of Washington’s Most Influential People by Washingtonian magazine. He is a native of the Detroit area and holds a BA in Economics from Michigan State University.
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