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.
By McKenzie Schnell America’s first responders have the important role and responsibility of keeping Americans safe during emergencies and times of need. Last March, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) awarded a 25-year contract to AT&T to build a nationwide, broadband-enabled public safety network that would help support and deliver [...]
On May 25, 2018, the European Commission’s primary privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will go into effect. This regulation will have far-reaching implications for every small business, corporation, or individual that handles the data of EU persons. This regulation will impact you. That’s right. Unless you never, [...]
BERLIN: ACT | The App Association (ACT) and the Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) today established a CEN CENELEC Workshop to examine the licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in Europe, in particular in the field of 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT). Delegates from a wide range of companies [...]
By Matt Schwartz The House Small Business Committee recently held a hearing entitled, “Small Business Information Sharing: Combating Foreign Cyber Threats.” The hearing focused on the federal government’s engagement with the private sector on the issue of cybersecurity information sharing and heard testimony from the FBI’s Deputy Assistant Director of [...]
By Bruce Backa As an American small business owner, my ability to grow and create jobs requires’ fair and unfettered opportunities to export our products and services around the world. With 95 percent of consumers outside of the United States, innovations in cloud computing have allowed even small companies like [...]
