At the US International Trade Commission today, I testified on the need to include strong digital trade provisions among the early achievements in a US-Japan trade agreement before the US Trade Representative (USTR). The hearing examined US industry priorities to help inform the objectives for the upcoming trade negotiations. As the first and third largest … Read More >>
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Congress and the Administration Are Right: A Modernized NAFTA Must Address Digital Trade
Yesterday, BSA | The Software Alliance testified at a hearing convened by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to shape the US negotiating objectives for a modernized North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The hearing comes amid concrete signs that the Administration – as well as Canada and Mexico – recognize that there … Read More >>
BSA’s 2017 Fly-In Highlights Data Issues, Workforce Development, and Trade
On Wednesday, board members and executives from BSA’s member companies met with Members of Congress and the Administration to talk about policy priorities of importance to the software industry and our digital economy. The BSA delegation included representatives from Adobe, ANSYS, Apple, Autodesk, Bentley, CA Technologies, Datastax, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Splunk, Symantec, Trend Micro, Workday, … Read More >>
Why Data Needs to Move Across Borders and Why You Should Care
Cross-border data flows are essential to the global economy. This is a point that BSA always emphasizes. But what exactly are “cross-border data flows” and how do they affect you? “Cross-border data flows” refers to the movement or transfer of information between servers across country borders. Data needs to be able move freely so that … Read More >>
Building on Today’s Achievements, the EU Can Harness Software’s Full Potential
This article originally ran on EurActiv on November 22, 2016. We live with the benefits of software every day; so much so, in fact, it easy to underestimate its contribution. Software contributes almost one trillion Euros to the EU’s GDP (including indirect and induced effects); if the software industry’s total contribution in Europe were a … Read More >>