Digital transformation – through software, cloud computing, and connected devices – is significantly changing how companies in every sector operate. Read More >>
Digital transformation – through software, cloud computing, and connected devices – is significantly changing how companies in every sector operate.
Digital transformation means “tech” policy issues are issues for every company, big or small, in every economic sector, across the globe.
Today, BSA launched the Digital Transformation Network (DTN), bringing together a group of leaders across industries to keep pace with the quickly changing tech regulatory environment. As part of our launch, BSA released a new primer, “Digital Transformation: A Look at Where We Are and the Promise of What’s to Come.”
We’re excited to launch this initiative with an incredible group of charter subscribers. Abbott, American Express, Amgen, AT&T, Citi, ExxonMobil, General Motors, IKEA, Lumen, Mastercard, Medtronic, Panasonic, RELX, United Airlines, Verizon, and Visa have all joined the Digital Transformation Network and we look forward to announcing additional companies in the coming months. This wide range of companies demonstrates a crucial point: across sectors, there is a pressing need for insight into global policy debates on issues including privacy, artificial intelligence, cyber and data governance, and for more connections with other companies undergoing digital transformation.
Our new report on the current state of digital transformation illustrates the need for more insight and more connection. Most enterprise organizations now have company-wide digital transformation strategies, according to recent research from the International Data Corporation (IDC). And the scale of these changes will create change in almost every industry:
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- In retail, AR and VR offerings will create a more engaging and interactive environment, and new tools will create seamless online experiences tailored to specific customers.
- In healthcare, digital solutions will create patient-centric and value-based outcomes that improve care and reduce costs.
- In manufacturing, software will reduce downtime and material waste, improve worker efficiency, and allow for collaboration across widespread organizations.
- In the smart cities of the future, physical infrastructure will mix with cutting-edge digital technologies to ensure safer communities and improve citizens’ quality of life.
As governments around the world seek to regulate the digital environment, policy intelligence will become increasingly important to companies navigating their digital transformations. To learn more about joining the Digital Transformation Network, visit www.dxnetwork.org.
Tags: cloud computing data economy emerging technologies global markets
Victoria Espinel is a global leader advancing the future of technology innovation.
As CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance, Victoria has grown the organization’s worldwide presence in over 30 countries, distinguishing BSA as the leader for enterprise software companies on issues including artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, and digital trade. She launched the Digital Transformation Network and the Global Data Alliance, flagship BSA initiatives to further BSA’s collaboration with 15+ industry sectors globally. Victoria founded Software.org, the enterprise software industry’s nonprofit partner that educates policymakers and the public about the impact of software and careers within the industry.
Victoria serves on President Biden’s National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (Chair of the International Working Group), served as a member of the President’s USTR Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN), and chaired the Future of Software and Society Group at the World Economic Forum. She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Victoria has testified on multiple occasions before the US Congress, European Parliament, and Japanese Diet. Victoria speaks frequently to groups about AI, cybersecurity, and STEM education, including Latinas in Tech, Girls Rule the Law, the Congressional Staff Hispanic Association, Women’s Congressional Staff Associations, Girls Who Code, EqualAI, CSIS, and numerous academic institutions. She has been featured in a wide range of media outlets, including New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Forbes, C-SPAN, BBC, Bloomberg Business, The New Yorker, and NPR.
Prior to BSA, Victoria was confirmed by the US Senate to serve as the first White House “IP Czar,” establishing a new office in the White House and advising President Obama on intellectual property. She also served in the Bush Administration as the first chief US trade negotiator for intellectual property and innovation, a role in which she created the office of Intellectual Property and Innovation at USTR and led negotiations with over 70 countries.
Victoria launched Girls Who Code’s Washington, DC summer program and serves on the Board of Directors for ChIPs, a nonprofit organization advancing women in technology law and policy.
She holds an LLM from the London School of Economics, a JD from Georgetown University Law School, and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. She is a native of Washington, DC, and the proud proprietor of Jewel of the South, a restaurant in New Orleans.
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