Global Technology Leaders Launch Trusted Tech Alliance

15 tech companies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America announced the launch of the Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA). It is a group of like-minded global technology providers coming together to work across borders, and based on a shared set of principles for a trusted technology stack – from connectivity, cloud infrastructure, and semiconductors to software and AI.

These principles are designed to ensure that, regardless of a supplier’s nationality, companies in this Alliance will adhere to common commitments of transparency, security, and data protection, which build trust and pass on the benefits of technology to people across the globe.  In response to an unprecedented pace of technological change and an increasingly complex environment, countries and customers are seeking greater reliability and resilience across technology providers and the services they deliver.

At the same time, there is continued skepticism about digital technologies and their potential negative impact on individuals and societies. In this environment, companies from across the tech stack must come together to address these concerns. In defining the attributes for trusted technology and a set of operating principles to which signatories will adhere, TTA members are committing to work with governments and customers to ensure that the benefits of emerging technologies can accrue to broader public trust while driving job creation and economic growth.

The Alliance brings together leading companies committed to a shared set of clear, verifiable practices and principles that manifest how technology can be secure, reliable, and responsibly operated, regardless of where it is built or deployed. The signatories of the Trusted Tech Alliance are: Anthropic, AWS, Cassava Technologies, Cohere, Ericsson, Google Cloud, Hanwha, Jio Platforms, Microsoft, Nokia, Nscale, NTT, Rapidus, Saab, and SAP.

Participating companies have agreed to five specific principles that define what it means to develop, deploy, operate, and cooperate as a trusted global technology provider. These are: transparent corporate governance and ethical conduct; operational transparency, secure development, and independent assessment; robust supply chain and security oversight; open, cooperative, inclusive, and resilient digital ecosystem; and respect for the rule of law and data protection.

These commitments require companies to have strong corporate governance and ethical conduct, build technology securely and manage it responsibly throughout its lifecycle, and use contractually binding security and quality assurances with suppliers. They will hold their suppliers to strong global security standards and support a digital environment that is open, cooperative, and encourages innovation.