What is net neutrality? Net neutrality principle refers to the way that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) manage the data or traffic carried on their networks when data is requested by broadband subscribers (known as end-users under EU law) from providers of content, applications or services (CAPs), as well as when traffic is exchanged between end-users. …
Data Latest News Press Release
December 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: The European Commission’s draft adequacy decision on EU-US data transfers is a crucial step towards startup-friendly transatlantic data transfers
[Brussels, 13 December 2022, contact: [email protected]] The European Commission’s draft adequacy decision on EU-US personal data transfers is a crucial step towards an agreement that will facilitate personal data transfers between the EU and the US. Allied for Startups welcomes this approach from the European Commission which will bring significant benefits for startups. Allied For …
Innovation Latest News Policy
December 13, 2022
The cybersecurity reform is an opportunity for innovation
By Alejandra Plaschinski, Director for LATAM at Allied for Startups Cybersecurity legislation has been under discussion in the Mexican Congress in recent months. This debate comes at a key moment to position Mexico as a leader in the digital ecosystem for Latin America. The reform gives congress the possibility to attract capital investment while boosting …
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December 9, 2022
Member spotlight: 2023 Danish Entrepreneurs’ ambitions!
Danish Entrepreneurs (Dansk Iværksætter Forening) inaugurates Allied for Startups’ Member’ Corner – a series of blogposts to showcase our thriving community of startup associations across borders and their valuable work to enhance the startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship. Danish Entrepreneurs is a non-profit membership association born in 1985 to support the Danish startup ecosystem. Since its …
Data Latest News Policy
December 7, 2022
Cloud Switching in the Data Act: Why does it matter for startups?
In this third piece of the Data Act series, we discuss the way in which the Data Act regulates switching between cloud service providers and how this can affect startups. The Data Act aims to facilitate switching between cloud services by removing commercial, technical, contractual, and organisational obstacles. This is regulated in Chapter VI (Articles …
Artificial Intelligence Latest News Policy
December 2, 2022
AI Act & startups: General Purpose AI in a nutshell
The discussions on the European Commission‘s proposal on Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) are advancing in the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. We are closely following, among others, the different approaches for the regulation of general purpose AI systems, which will directly impact startups. The latter were not initially in the scope of …
DTX Latest News Startups
December 1, 2022
World AIDS Day: Moonshot Startup Solutions
In honour of World AIDS Day, celebrated annually on December 1st, we unite in the fight against HIV to show support for people living with HIV, and to remember those who have passed from an AIDS-related illness. Honouring World AIDS Day spotlights that HIV is still present and that there is an urgent need to …
Data Latest News Policy
November 17, 2022
B2B mandatory data sharing in the Data Act. Friend or foe?
We continue our series on the Data Act, this time we will deep-dive into Business-to-Business (B2B) data sharing, one of the key aspects regulated by the Data Act and a crucial one for startups. One of the key goals of the regulation is to make non-personal/industrial data more widely shared between businesses, which is mainly …
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November 9, 2022
Is Spain ready to be the first EU Startup Nation?
The Spanish Parliament has approved the first Spanish Startup Law after sixteen months in the pipeline. This is exciting news for the Spanish and European startup ecosystems, so much so that it has been baptised in Spain by some as “la deseada” (the wished for). This piece of legislation constitutes a conscious effort on the …
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November 9, 2022
2022 in review — AFS Annual Report
Allied for Startups has published its 2022 Report! In this release, we highlight our most relevant activities: from the opening of an office in LATAM to AFS’ solid commitment to sustainability. Discover everything we have done throughout this year to put startups at the top of the policy agenda! Download the 2022 Annual Report