Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced it has approved a proposal from the ICANN community for the U.S. government to relinquish its oversight role of the domain name system. This marks the final stages of the IANA transition announced in 2014. “The announcement from NTIA provided just [...]
Today, ACT | The App Association called on Senators Blunt, Murray, and Capito to make computer science education a national priority. Throughout the country, companies in the $120 billion app economy are looking to grow. In fact, there are more than a half-million unfilled software development positions across the country. Even [...]
Here at ACT | The App Association, we make a habit of watching HBO’s Silicon Valley for a weekly dose of startup hilarity. While the show is based in the Bay Area, it provides a fairly accurate portrayal of the challenges and triumphs experienced by app makers across the country. [...]
Welcome to Member Mondays! ACT | The App Association is comprised of innovative companies taking on some of the biggest challenges across all sectors of the internet economy. Here are five of our newest companies doing big things: AcesHealth Atlanta-based AcesHealth was founded in May [...]
The first week of May is one of our favorites of the year – National Small Business Week! This week always provides a great opportunity to talk about the little guys that are having a big impact. The fact that small businesses drive job growth and innovation in America shouldn’t surprise [...]