ACT | The App Association Recommendations Supporting APEC Efforts to Empower MSMEs in the Digital Economy
Eduardo Pedrosa Executive Director, APEC Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616 RE: ACT | The App Association Recommendations Supporting APEC Efforts to Empower MSMEs in the Digital Economy ACT | The App Association writes in support of the continued efforts by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies to strengthen and secure the digital trade environment across the region. We urge APEC leaders to prioritize support for micro, small, and medium-sized entities (MSMEs) as it works to [...]
Event Recap: The App Association Appreciates Federal Workers
On October 16, staff at ACT | The App Association showed our gratitude for federal workers and those who support them by hosting a happy hour in their honor at Hi-Lawn. Our goal was to provide food, drinks, and plenty of fun for colleagues on and off the Hill, giving them something to look forward to in an unstable time. It’s important to us to show our appreciation for the hardworking staff who take our calls all year long [...]
ACT | The App Association Statement on Newly Announced Trade Agreements with Asian Nations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACT | The App Association is encouraged to see the inclusion of digital trade priorities in new trade agreement frameworks the Administration announced with Cambodia, Japan, Korea, Malayasia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Though the terms of each have yet to be finalized, these frameworks include important commitments that will support small businesses competition and innovation across the digital economy, including refraining from imposing digital services taxes, protecting source code, restricting cross-border data flows, and prohibiting unfair treatment [...]
The Latest on AI Training and Copyright Law from the IAPP AI Governance Conference
As AI advances rapidly into every sector of the economy, the tech policy world has no shortage of major questions to tackle. But there is a question currently playing out in the courts that could completely reshape the trajectory of the AI revolution in the coming years: how is copyright law going to be applied to AI training? In particular, will AI training be considered “fair use?” The potential answers to this question won’t just impact the large companies [...]