About Association for Competitive Technology

ACT 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 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.

FirstNet is Developing An Applications Ecosystem With Public Safety

By FirstNet Director of Applications Mark Golaszweski The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) was created to equip America’s first responders with state-of-the-art communications tools, enabled by the first nationwide interoperable, wireless broadband network.  But FirstNet is doing much more than building a communications network: the organization is also working to [...]

By |2017-07-24T14:06:49-04:00July 24th, 2017|Blog, FirstNet|

Tuning into Telehealth: How TV White Spaces Can Help Mississippi Tackle the Diabetes Epidemic

There has been dramatic market shift in rural broadcasting. Since the early ‘90s, “bunny ear” attachments to television sets have been disappearing. This shift has especially impacted broadcasters due to more American eyeballs shifting towards other portals for access to quality programming. This phenomenon has led to an increased availability [...]

By |2017-08-08T11:01:24-04:00July 20th, 2017|Blog|

Member Monday: How InterKnowlogy is Leveraging Machine Learning to Save Lives

https://vimeo.com/225294434 Cutting-edge innovations in technology, specifically in machine learning and computer vision, are enabling computers to read the emotions and sentiments of an audience, identify faces in a crowd, and even detect life-threatening diseases on ultrasounds. InterKnowlogy, a custom app development company, and its partner company VSBLTY are ACT [...]

By |2017-07-17T18:59:38-04:00July 17th, 2017|Blog|

Small Businesses Rejoice: House Introduces Bill to Clarify Tax Audits and Establish More IRS Protections

By Jesse Doris American taxpayers and businesses of all sizes have an important reason to celebrate. Representatives Jason Smith (R-MO-8), Terri Sewell (D-AL-7), George Holding (R-NC-13), Judy Chu (D-CA-27), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL-26), and Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) introduced the Preserving Taxpayers’ Rights Act. This bipartisan bill not only improves important provisions [...]

By |2017-07-13T17:07:11-04:00July 13th, 2017|Blog|
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