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WASHINGTON – The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today launched Cybersecurity Professionals First, a framework for voluntary public-private partnerships to give qualified cybersecurity professionals priority access to highly capable frontier AI models. As frontier models develop more advanced cybersecurity capabilities, government and industry need a clear, predictable process for managing phased rollouts.

The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the global trade association of the enterprise software industry, representing companies that are leaders in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, quantum, and other breakthrough technologies. We work in over 20 markets in the US, Europe, and Asia, advocating for policies that build trust in technology so that every industry sector and the public can benefit from innovation.

WASHINGTON – BSA Head of US State Government Relations David London issued the following statement after the California State Legislature’s appropriations committees advanced SB 813, AB 1405, AB 1609, and SB 947 out of suspense files: BSA supports strong, risk-based AI governance that protects people and gives companies clear, workable obligations.

BSA Urges the European Commission to Preserve Risk-Based Approach in AI Act Guidelines BRUSSELS — The Business Software Alliance (BSA) calls on the European Commission to ensure its final Guidelines on the AI Act's high-risk classification rules preserve the Act's risk-based approach, warning that several provisions in the draft guidance could expand the scope of high-risk AI systems beyond what the legislation provides.

WASHINGTON – BSA Senior Director of Policy Henry Young issued the following statement following President Trump’s signing of two new executive orders on quantum technologies and security: The Business Software Alliance welcomes President Trump’s new Executive Orders 14409 on Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks and EO 14411 on Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation which focus on upgrading government systems to post-quantum cryptography and furthering...

The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the global trade association of the enterprise software industry, representing companies that are leaders in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, quantum, and other breakthrough technologies. We work in over 20 markets in the US, Europe, and Asia, advocating for policies that build trust in technology so that every industry sector and the public can benefit from innovation.

BSA Calls on European Commission to Deliver Legal Certainty for AI-Driven Enterprise Software BRUSSELS  — The European Commission must deliver clear, enforceable rules for text and data mining (TDM) if the EU is to remain a competitive location for AI development, says the Business Software Alliance (BSA) in its response to the Commission’s evaluation of the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive.

BRUSSELS — Where a company is headquartered, how many of its R&D staff are based in Europe, or whether its software is open source are not meaningful indicators of digital sovereignty. That is BSA's pointed message to the Franco-German Digital Sovereignty Task Force, whose consultation closes today.

BSA Urges European Regulators to Keep Data Protection Impact Assessments Practical and Risk-Based BRUSSELS — The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has called on the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to ensure its new voluntary Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) template remains flexible, risk-based, and practical to implement across different organizations and processing activities.

JUN 03, 2026 | EUROPEAN UNION | EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA BSA Calls for Clearer Allocation of Responsibilities in EU AI Transparency Guidelines BRUSSELS — In its response to the European Commission's stakeholder consultationon the draft Guidelines for transparency requirements under Article 50 of the AI Act, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) emphasized the need for greater clarity regarding the respective responsibilities of AI providers and deployers.