February 22, 2022
Digital Transformation Across Sectors Yields Positive Impacts
BSA’s new Digital Transformation Network to highlight positive impacts of digital transformation for business and society....
June 23, 2021
5G Open RAN Will Lead to Secure, Innovative Wireless Networks
As the US telecommunications sector continues its work to make high-speed 5G wireless networks a reality across the nation, policymakers and industry stakeholders face critical choices as they design, fund, and deploy the critical radio access networks (RAN) that will form the backbone of our...
January 13, 2021
Software’s Critical Role in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
As we turn the corner in the fight against the coronavirus, it’s worth looking at the key role that technology and technology companies will play in these efforts....
October 14, 2020
The Future of 5G Networks Is Software
As wireless carriers and network operators ramp up deployment, 5G is having its moment in the policy spotlight....
July 10, 2020
Supporting Truth and Trust in Digital Content During the Deepfake Era
Software-enabled innovations in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation tools are on the rise. These promising technologies are being implemented across industry sectors to allow content creators to produce and share their work faster than ever, allow greater insights into data for businesses and governments,...
June 11, 2020
As Software Proves Key to Virus Response, the Need to Update Government Systems Becomes Clear
Much will be written about the public health response to COVID-19, but the real lessons for government run much broader. In fact, just as the virus disrupted almost every facet of life, its effects cascaded across the public sector....
November 14, 2019
Privacy Shield: What It Is and Why You Should Care
In a new paper, Software.org: the BSA Foundation provides an overview of the US-EU Privacy Shield, a framework that ensures data is treated properly and securely under both US and EU privacy laws, enabling the cross-border data flows that provide the provide the foundation for...
August 01, 2018
Software.org Joins Partnership on AI
The Partnership on AI is a multistakeholder organization that brings together academics, researchers, civil society organizations, and companies to examine questions to better understand AI’s impacts on people and society....
March 22, 2018
Transforming the World With AI
On Tuesday, Software.org sponsored a Washington Post event called Transformers: Artificial Intelligence. The event convened researchers, technology innovators, and business leaders to explore AI policies, the future of work, and ethical and societal issues related to AI. Among the highlights: Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and...
March 20, 2018
Maximizing the Benefits of AI, From Business and Beyond
AI-based systems already are helping promote incredible economic progress around the world by making business processes faster, seamless, and more efficient. AI-based tools are enabling an unprecedented number of business applications, with algorithmic models, natural language processing, deep learning, cognitive computing, machine learning models, and...