New Delhi, February 14 A group of like-minded global firms, including Jio Platforms and Anthropic, working in the area of connectivity to cloud infrastructure and semiconductors, have formed a Trusted Tech Alliance, according to a joint statement.
The alliance was launched at the Munich Security Conference, bringing together 15 companies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America to work across borders, based on a shared set of principles for a trusted technology stack, ranging from connectivity and cloud infrastructure to semiconductors, software, and AI.
These principles are designed to ensure that, regardless of a supplier's nationality, companies within this Alliance will adhere to common commitments of transparency, security, and data protection, which builds trust and allows the benefits of technology to be shared with people around the world.
In response to the unprecedented pace of technological change and an increasingly complex environment, countries and customers are seeking greater reliability and resilience from technology providers and the services they offer. At the same time, there remains skepticism about digital technologies and their potential negative impact on individuals and societies. In this environment, it is critical that companies across the entire technology stack come together to address these concerns, the statement said.
In defining the attributes for trusted technology and a set of operating principles that signatories will adhere to, the 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.
"Trusted, secure, and transparent technology is essential to unlocking inclusive digital growth on a global scale. Jio Platforms is proud to join the Trusted Tech Alliance to advance common standards and verifiable practices across the technology stack. Through collaboration with global partners, we aim to strengthen resilience, expand digital opportunity, and build long-term confidence in next-generation connectivity, cloud, and AI systems," Kiran Thomas, CEO of Jio Platforms, said in the statement.
The Alliance brings together leading companies committed to a shared set of clear, verifiable practices and principles that demonstrate how technology can be secure, reliable, and responsibly operated, regardless of where it is built or deployed.
"As of today, 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," the statement said.
The 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 principles include "transparent corporate governance and ethical conduct, operational transparency, secure development, and independent assessment." The alliance will focus on building robust supply chain and security oversight, an open, cooperative, inclusive, and resilient digital ecosystem, respect for the rule of law, and data protection.