The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which enters into force today, represents a significant achievement by all three countries in establishing strong, balanced rules for the 21st century North American economy. BSA | The Software Alliance applauds the work of Canadian, Mexican, and US negotiators in designing new rules to secure the digital economy – facilitating … Read More >>
Category: Global Markets
Software Policy Priorities Promote Trust
Software is integral to the US economy. BSA companies invest heavily in R&D, create intellectual property, and offer products and services to businesses of all sizes across the entire economy. The software industry supports 14.4 million jobs, adds $1.6 trillion to the US GDP annually, and invested $82.7 billion in research and development in 2018. … Read More >>
BSA’s 2019 Fly-In Renews the Push for Federal Privacy Legislation
Last week, BSA’s Board of Directors came to Washington, DC and met with Members of Congress to talk about policy priorities of importance to the software industry. These issues not only affect software companies, but also every industry across America that relies on software to succeed. BSA’s delegation included representatives from Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Box, … Read More >>
An Advanced Digital Trade Agenda for a Changing Digital Economy
BSA’s 2019 digital trade agenda outlines policy priorities critical to powering digital trade in a changing global economy. Smart, forward-looking digital trade rules, including the ability to transfer data across borders, are critical to economic growth and innovation across all sectors. The 2019 agenda broadly addresses trade barriers, privacy and security, and innovation – focusing … Read More >>
BSA’s Special 301 Submission Highlights the Need for Improved Digital Trade and Innovation Policies in 11 Trading Partners
On February 7, 2019, BSA | The Software Alliance submitted comments to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to inform the agency’s annual Special 301 review – highlighting countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) and fair and equitable market access to US companies that rely on IPR. … Read More >>