Last week, Allied for Startups hosted its 8th edition of the Annual Summit! Representatives from over 23 startup associations across the globe gathered in Brussels to connect, exchange ideas, and vote on our 2023 policy priorities. After interesting reflections and deliberations, our Members voted on the AFS 2023 Mandate, which outlines our policy priorities for …
Data Latest News Startups
October 13, 2022
The Data Act: An opportunity to unleash startup potential?
The Data Act is a legislative proposal from the European Commission which aims to regulate non-personal or industrial data within the European Union. It consists of the following three main strands: data relations between industrial actors, cloud data infrastructure and international data transfers. If done correctly, it has the potential to help foster startup growth …
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October 7, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: The US executive order is a pivotal step towards transatlantic data transfers that work for startups
[Brussels, 7 October 2022, contact: [email protected]] The US executive order on transatlantic data transfers is a pivotal step towards an agreement that will facilitate data transfers on both sides of the Atlantic. Allied for Startups welcomes this approach from the US administration which will bring significant benefits for startups. Speaking about the release, Allied For …
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September 23, 2022
Time to lead on global economic policy development
By Michael McGeary, Founding Board Member, Allied for Startups As governments around the world emerge from facing down the economic and public health crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are turning towards forward-looking policy development, especially with regard to technology and its role in society. In the US, antitrust, competition and privacy are once again …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Latest News Startups
June 9, 2022
Happy 8th birthday Allied for Startups!
On the 11th of June of 2014, Melissa Blaustein, our Founder and CEO, came together with 12 national startup associations and formed Allied for Startups. Today, we have over 45 national startup associations scattered across the globe, from Canada to Malaysia to Finland. The team has also grown significantly, from a two-man show to 7 …
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May 11, 2022
Announcing AFS EU Election Priorities Consultation
Allied for Startups is announcing an open consultation with startup associations to identify our Priorities for the 2024 EU elections. Although the election priorities consultation seems far away, for policy makers ‘election mode’ will start much earlier. Actually, in some countries some Parties are already setting up lists with candidates. There is a great opportunity …
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April 28, 2022
Allied for Startups Board Discusses 5 Year Goals
The Allied for Startups team and the elected Board convened for a Retreat in Lisbon last week. We were thrilled to have (finally!) met the Board in person, after holding all of our meetings online. Here’s the highlights of what we discussed in Lisbon: Background: Our Board consists of leaders from Startup Organisations (our Members). …