For many AI startups, the global challenges we are currently facing (COVID-19, climate change, and the energy crisis) are opportunities to use technology to improve people’s lives. This is why AFS has actively participated in the policy debate on AI since the first White Paper on the topic was published in February 2020. Advocating for …
Innovation Latest News Startups
September 21, 2022
The energy transition at the hands of startups
Rethinking the ways in which we produce and consume energy is more pressing than ever. In 2015, the Paris Agreement reached a global consensus around the necessity to adopt measures to achieve climate neutrality and mitigate climate change consequences. The same year, the UN adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which included “affordable and …
Data DTX Policy
September 1, 2022
Q4 Projects and Priorities
We’re back after a restful summer break, fully recharged and excited to jump back in on our projects ahead. Entering the last quarter of 2022, we take a look at Allied for Startups’ exciting upcoming activities. Allied for Startups Annual Summit 2022 Allied for Startups will be hosting its Annual Summit in October 2022! After …
Data DTX Policy
July 28, 2022
Pre-Summer Startup Milestones
As we round off the first half of 2022, we take a look at some of the key projects and milestones that have shaped our work at Allied for Startups for the last few months. Growth We’re expanding in every possible direction! We were born almost a decade ago and our Membership growth mirrors the …
Data Innovation Startups
July 14, 2022
Turning the Data Act into the key to a successful startup-fuelled recovery
In February 2022 the European Commission presented the Data Act. The Data Act is one of the main pillars of the European Strategy on Data, the plan that the EU has to create a single market for data that “will allow it to flow freely within the EU and across sectors for the benefit of …
DTX Healthtech Charter Startups
July 14, 2022
Webinar: Digital Health Voices in Policy – The Spanish Fitness Check
On July 12th, Allied for Startups DTx hosted a Webinar on Digital Health Voices in Policy. This event marked the launch of the Spanish Fitness Check, a deep-dive into the Spanish digital health ecosystem. Leading entrepreneurs came together to discuss the future of digital health innovation in Spain, sharing startup regulatory needs to foster better …
DSA 4 Startups Latest News Press Release
July 7, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: EU leads the way with landmark platform rules
[Brussels, 7 July 2022, contact [email protected]] We welcome landmark new horizontal legislation for the online economy, the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which were approved by the European Parliament on 5 July 2022. While different in scope and effect, both will play an important role in building a strong and …
Data Privacy Startups
June 30, 2022
Startups at the center of the privacy debate: deep dive into the EDPS Conference.
We participated in the European Data Protection Supervisor 2022 Conference!, where we reaffirmed that the privacy debate in Europe is still heated. Our question is: where are the startups? The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is the independent EU authority that ensures all European institutions and agencies respect the fundamental right to the protection of …
Artificial Intelligence Latest News Policy
June 28, 2022
Open Source: Invisible backbone of AI startups
AI rules should be proportionate and risk-based, especially for startups that are building and deploying AI that benefits EU consumers and businesses. Including general purpose AI in the AI Act risks throwing overboard the risk-based approach and casting blanket suspicion on AI startups, which are critical to a competitive AI landscape. One of the hardest …
DTX Innovation Startups
June 23, 2022
Spotlighting Digital Health Innovation: The EU Patient Digital Health Awards
Allied for Startups DTx is thrilled to partner up for the European Patient Digital Health Awards! Following last year’s successful first edition, we applaud the initiative’s mission to spotlight the most patient-focused innovations and allow startups to gain visibility for their work. With the call for applications now open, we invite all European digital health …