The App Association is a global trade association for small and medium-sized technology companies. Our members are entrepreneurs, innovators, and independent developers within the global app ecosystem that engage with verticals across every industry. We work with and for our members to promote a policy environment that rewards and inspires innovation while providing resources that help them raise capital, create jobs, and continue to build incredible technology.
How you can license content from others while protecting their IP For most creators, intellectual property (IP) is the lifeblood to their innovation, helping to define the key characteristics of a product while setting it apart from the pack. The apps we use every day are not just the product [...]
A long, long time ago in a chamber not far away, congressional leaders enacted a law that would impact the fate of our most treasured communications for decades to come. Today, we seek the help of the Senate to reform these outdated laws – they are our only hope. In [...]
Women are important contributors to our tech ecosystem. Our 2018 State of the App Economy report found that the $950 billion app economy employs more than 4.7 million American developers, software engineers, information security analysts, and teachers across the nation. This dynamic economy will add more than 440,000 new computing [...]
American businesses are driving the $950 billion app economy, according to a new report by ACT | The App Association. The 2018 State of the App Economy report explores the all-encompassing app ecosystem that results from software’s integration into new business and consumer platforms. Today, apps serve as the driving [...]
Washington, D.C - This week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the Senate Judiciary and House Energy and Finance Committees on his platform's recent data privacy scandal. Ahead of the hearings, ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed issued the following statement cautioning against policies that may impose exhaustive [...]
