Digital Policy
SIIA applies research-based advocacy to drive digital policy in the United States, EU, and key foreign jurisdictions to promote a healthy innovation ecosystem, advance data governance standards and frameworks, and address consumer welfare and DEI concerns.
POLICY PRIORITIES
Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Tech
SIIA supports legislative, regulatory, and policy measures to foster responsible development and use of AI, including impact assessments, and risk-based, technology-neutral data governance frameworks.
Advocating for solutions to algorithmic bias and other DEI concerns
SIIA promotes members’ innovative, socially-positive uses of AI technologies, including privacy-enhancing technologies, content provenance technologies, and robust public-private partnerships.
Competition
SIIA advocates for policies that foster a healthy, pro-innovation digital ecosystem, a competitive marketplace, innovation, consumer welfare, and national security.
Cybersecurity
SIIA supports federal breach response legislation and further efforts to strengthen public-private efforts around digital safety and critical digital infrastructure.
Content Policy
SIIA promotes advanced technology solutions and public-private efforts to combat deep fakes, disinformation, and attacks on informational integrity. SIIA also advocates around Section 230 and content moderation reform to support a healthy and open digital ecosystem.
Recent Actions
SIIA Joins Associations in Commenting on DFARS Rule for Foreign Obligations Disclosure
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), along with several leading industry associations, submitted comments to the Department of Defense (DoD) …
SIIA Statement on DOE Brief on “Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Postsecondary Education: Building Capacity for the Road Ahead”
The following statement can be attributed to Sara Kloek, Vice President, Education and Children’s Policy, the Software & Information …
SIIA Applauds Executive Order on AI Infrastructure
The following statement can be attributed to Paul Lekas, Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, the Software & …
SIIA Applauds Final Report of the Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence
The following statement can be attributed to Paul Lekas, Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, the Software & …
SIIA Comments on Government Use of Commercially Available Information in AI
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding executive agencies’ …
SIIA Applauds Final Report of the Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence
The following statement can be attributed to Paul Lekas, Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, the Software & …
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