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 [...]
Today, ACT | The App Association released its fifth edition “State of the App Economy” report, which provides a snapshot of the trends driving and defining the dynamic app ecosystem. Mobile apps are a component of nearly every enterprise and consumer-facing industry and have impacted every sector of the American [...]
Tax reform holds huge promise for small biz app developers Repatriation drives downstream investments and opportunities for tech firms For small businesses, access to capital is crucial, and members of ACT | The App Association understand this all too well. Small businesses in the app economy participate in an integrated [...]
3.14 marks a special date that ACT | The App Association celebrates every year. It's Pi Day, which coincides with the mathematical constant that has served as the basis for math and technology as we know it today. It also offers offers an opportunity to highlight the critical importance of [...]