IBM Corporation

IBM

http://www.ibm.com

II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

Companies & groups

New Orchard Road, 1
Armonk, New York 10504
UNITED STATES

(+914)499 1900

Rue Montoyer 10
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUM

(+32)27387705

Mr  Arvind Krishna

Executive Chairman

Mr  Liam Benham

Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Europe

IBM is a global technology and innovation company headquartered in Armonk, NY.IBM’s expertise is in the intersection of technology and business,providing artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based solutions that are changing the way the world works.IBM is also one of the world’s most vital corporate research organizations, with 28 consecutive years of patent leadership.

IBM in Europe:
IBM is just as much at home in Europe as anywhere else in the world. It has been investing in Europe for over 100 years with many Cloud data centres, research labs, innovation spaces, centres of excellence, etc. spread across Europe. 4 IBM Nobel Prize winners have come from Europe, whereas scientists from 50+ nationalities work in Europe on cutting-edge research.

Above all, guided by principles for trust and transparency and support for a more inclusive society, IBM is committed to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world. For more information,visit www.ibm.com.

Global

As a major investor and employer in Europe, IBM has a wide interest in public policy. Here below a non-exhaustive list of the main EU initiatives followed by IBM:
- Proposal for a Regulation on European data governance (Data Governance Act)
- Digital Europe for the period 2021-2027 COM(2018)434
- Proposal for Horizon Europe COM/2018/435 final
- Proposal for a Directive on the common system of a digital services tax on revenues resulting from the provision of certain digital services
- Proposal for a revised NIS Directive (NIS2)
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters COM/2018/225 final - 2018/0108 (COD)
- Proposal for a Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions COM(2017) 797 final
- Proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications COM(2017) 10 final
- Proposal for a Regulation on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act'')
- Proposal for a European Cybersecurity Competence Network and Centre COM(2018) 630 final
- Proposal for a Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online and its fundamental rights implications COM(2018) 640 final
- Communication on Artificial Intelligence for Europe COM(2018) 237 final
- European Cloud Computing Strategy, Communication COM(2012) 529 final
- General Data Protection Regulation (Proposal COM(2012) 11 final)
- EU Trade Strategy (WTO, Japan, China, USA, Mercosur, Australia, New Zealand, etc.)
- Eco-design Implementing Measure for Servers, Storage and Networking Equipment (Iot9)
- Communication on Digitising Industry and Internet of Things
- Communication on “Shaping Europe’s Digital Future” (2020)

IBM: https://www.ibm.com/blogs/policy/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IBM-in-Europe-2017_Brochure_pdf-FINAL.pdf

• A European Health Data Space
• Evaluation of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
• Digital Services Act: deepening the Internal Market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services
• Requirements for Artificial Intelligence
• European Strategy for data

• Standardisation Strategy
• Data Act (including the review of the Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of databases)
• Implementing act on a list of High-Value Datasets
• Requirements for Artificial Intelligence
• Intellectual Property Action Plan
• Legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces

100%: 5   50%: 2   25%: 3

10

6.8

Beyond the employees included above, additional IBM experts have been involved in activities falling within the scope of the Register for an amount of time representing less than 5% of their total working hours.

• Banking and financial services
• Borders and Security
• Budget
• Business and Industry
• Climate Action
• Competition
• Digital economy and society
• Economy, finance and the euro
• Education and training
• Employment and Social Affairs
• Energy
• Environment
• Institutional affairs
• International co-operation and development
• Justice and Fundamental Rights
• Regional Policy
• Research and innovation
• Single market
• Taxation
• Trade

American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
BUSINESSEUROPE (Advisory and Support Group)
Transatlantic Policy Network
Business Software Alliance (BSA)
European Services Forum (ESF)
Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI)
Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC)
European Internet Forum
Open Forum Europe
European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS)
The European House - Ambrosetti Group
Charter of Trust
European Trade Association representing the medical imaging, radiotherapy, health ICT and electromedical industries (COCIR)

01/2020  -  12/2020

1,750,000 € - 1,999,999 €

2. Estimated costs
IBM has declared the financial support it provides to all networks, trade associations, coalitions and think-tanks that assist IBM in representing itself to the European Institutions - whether or not these organizations have themselves registered as part of the Transparency Register.
With respect to direct representation costs IBM has identified the individuals who have a responsibility to represent IBM to the European Institutions and the percentage of the time they spend in direct representation of IBM's interests.

3. Amount and source of funding
Following the guidelines published by the European Commission, the financial information provided concerning Grants & Procurement is extracted from the 'European Financial Transparency Register' - http://ec.europa.eu/budget/fts/index_en.htm - for the year 2019 (most recent available information).

Due to the size and complexity of IBM operations across Europe and multiple touch points with the EU institutions, IBM has not compared these figures with what is included in any of its otherwise publicly available financial information.