Member Spotlight: Wello – Healthy Habits for Kids
By 2030, the world population of obese children and adolescents is predicted to grow by 60 percent to 254 million.[1] With this global health challenge in mind, Sveatoslav Vizitiu and [...]
A Letter from ACT | The App Association: Our Commitment to Racial Justice
Just a block away from our office doors in the heart of Washington, D.C., a call for justice rings out. A call for an end to systemic racism. A call [...]
Proximity Tracing and Exposure Notifications 201 – Q&A on the U.S. Approach to COVID-19 Apps
Recently, my colleague authored a resource (the 101 version of this “course,” for the academically inclined) to answer questions about European COVID-19 proximity tracing and exposure notification applications and to [...]
Breaking Down Broadband Barriers in the COVID-19 Era
In light of the current global health crisis, more people are using the internet than before, making clear the relationship between broadband access and the app economy. During a time [...]
Protecting the Vulnerable Online: Why Encryption is Key
The end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 have seen rampant attacks on an aspect of communications technologies we often take for granted: encryption. In addition to being the [...]
Digital Solutions in a Changing World – The App Economy in Times of COVID-19
With most of the world under some level of lockdown, technological innovation continues to play a crucial role in our fight against COVID-19. Public authorities, policymakers, and medical experts rely [...]