What’s proposed? The European Commission has proposed a new Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) to regulate the development and use of AI systems in the European Union. The proposed legislation outlines a risk-based approach to AI, with four levels of risk categorisation: unacceptable risk AI, high-risk AI, limited risk AI, and minimal risk AI. If …
Events LATAM Latest News Startups
April 27, 2023
Driving the startup ecosystem in LATAM
On April 19-26, the AFS LATAM office organised a series of panels and discussions to create a collaborative environment for the policies our startup ecosystem needs to thrive. Digital Economy, Cybersecurity, and the Startup Ecosystem On April 19 The AFS LATAM office hosted a roundtable for our LATAM member Associations on the Digital Economy, Cybersecurity, …
DTX Healthtech Charter
April 25, 2023
Why HealthTech Startups Engage in Public-Private Partnerships
Bridging the gap to address today’s most pressing healthcare challenges will require interdisciplinary public-private partnerships (PPP). PPPs have gained widespread acceptance as a strategy to achieve global health objectives. Cooperation between digital health innovators, healthcare providers, public institutions and patient groups is key to ensuring the development of a digital healthcare system in which startups …
Data Latest News Open Letter Uncategorized
April 25, 2023
The Data Act should be as clear and simple as a Startup Pitch
Startup communities have come together and sent a Data Act open letter to policy makers. The letter is co-signed by 13 startup associations and includes 3 key asks from policy makers to ensure the file fulfills its promise of stimulating a competitive data market, opening opportunities for data-driven innovation and making data more accessible for …
Data Latest News Policy
April 13, 2023
Towards a New EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Data is the essential raw material for startups to thrive in the global economy. Adequacy agreements between different jurisdictions are essential to startup ecosystems as they facilitate startups’ legal compliance, provide legal certainty and enable cross-border data transfers. The EU and the US can boost the economy on both sides of the Atlantic, providing new …
Uncategorized
April 6, 2023
‘A world where the term burnout is just a dusty old term’ – Digiburn
On the occasion of World Health Day, we spoke to Digiburn, a startup working on personal digital burnout therapy. Key catalysts in the revolutionisation of digital mental health care have been startups. The availability of these digital solutions on a mobile phone or laptop contributes to the democratisation of healthcare and a step closer to …
Latest News Net Neutrality
April 5, 2023
How does introducing Network Fees endanger Startup Ecosystems?
The European Commission has announced its intent to make large online platforms contribute to the cost of telecom networks in the form of a levy. While well-intentioned, these levies could have lasting negative repercussions for startups, the global digital economy, and the internet as we know it today. Allied for Startups and its Members are …
LATAM Latest News Startups
March 31, 2023
Setting the scene for innovation in LATAM
This month, our Allied for Startups office for Latin America got involved in a series of dialogues and high-level conversations involving different topics of interest regarding innovation in Mexico and Latin America. Open Technology for Innovation opportunities AFS joined Cómo la Tecnología Abierta Promueve la Oportunidad Económica y la Innovación, a round table event organized …
Events
March 28, 2023
AI and Data Acts: catalyst or constraint for European startups?
March 28, 2023 Brussels Allied for Startups came together with startup associations from across Europe and co-organised an event at the European Parliament to discuss two essential topics for startups and entrepreneurs: the AI Act and the Data Act. The event was an interactive discussion among entrepreneurs, startup organisations and policy makers from the European …
DTX Healthtech Charter
March 27, 2023
Startups in Telemedicine #TheHealthTechCharter
Telemedicine solutions, such as online consultations or telemonitoring, enable medical care to be provided remotely. The availability of these digital solutions on a mobile phone, watch, or laptop contributes to the democratisation of healthcare and is a step closer to making universal access to care a reality. The demand for telemedicine services reached an unprecedented …