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.
Thomas Edison famously said, “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” No group better embodies that statement than our members. At ACT | The App Association, our members invest so heavily in their intellectual property (IP) because it represents the lifeblood of their products and our [...]
2.5 quintillion bytes of data are shared on the internet every day. Do you ever wonder how your data gets from Point A to Point B so quickly and efficiently? ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed explains how a network works, and why network management is so essential. https://youtu.be/2YDdGy6UcJg
ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed issued the following statement in support of the inclusion of H.R. 4943/ S. 2383, the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Access to Data (CLOUD) Act, in the omnibus spending bill. "We applaud leadership in Congress for including the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data [...]
At a recent hearing at the House Oversight Subcommittee on Information Technology, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) asked a panel of technologists to estimate when they believed artificial intelligence (AI) would pass the Turing Test. The Turing Test measures if a machine exhibits intelligent behavior indistinguishable from a human. The witnesses [...]
By Matt Schwartz In December, we outlined the emergence of Smart Cities – cities that harness technological innovations like internet of things (IoT) devices and data analytics to improve essential infrastructure in growing urban centers. The technological foundation of Smart Cities aims to improve public safety, better allocate resources, and [...]
