15 companies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America have announced the launch of the Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA), a group of likeminded 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 it is critical that companies from across the tech stack 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.

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.

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:

  • 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
  • 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.

The TTA will continue to grow its community of global providers dedicated to advancing a trusted, interoperable, and open technology stack and shaping shared approaches that support national and international efforts to strengthen sovereignty, resilience, and competitiveness.

Commenting on the announcement, Berje Ekholm, president and chief executive officer (CEO), Ericsson, said, “No single company or a country can build a secure and trusted digital stack alone. Rather, trust and security can only be achieved together. That is why, together with like-minded industry peers, we have launched the Trusted Tech Alliance – an initiative committed to verifiable trust practices across the digital stack.”