As 2022 comes to an end, we take a look at what an incredible year this has been for startups worldwide. At Allied for Startups we can proudly say goodbye to a year of growth and meaningful policy results that reaffirm our mission as a global startup organisation. The Policy Corner We have seen the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Latest News Policy Startup Nations Standard
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 …
Latest News Policy Startups
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 …
Artificial Intelligence Digital Single Market Policy
September 22, 2022
How may the AI Liability Directive impact startups.
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 …
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 …