The U.S. Department of Justice recently restored its 2015 Business Review Letter supporting key clarifications on standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing issues made by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The App Association welcomes the DOJ Antitrust Division’s decision to restore the 2015 Business Review Letter in support of IEEE-SA’s efforts to clarify [...]
Here at ACT | App Association, we care about the app economy – because our members drive it and the larger ecosystem of developer services, funding, and workforce development it created. Alongside the rise of the smartphone and other smart technologies that rely on apps, the app ecosystem grew exponentially [...]
For years now, ACT | The App Association has urged Congress to adopt a set of requirements that establishes net neutrality principles in statute. The debate came back to a head in 2017 as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) undid its classification of internet services as Title II, thus removing [...]
Every startup begins with the identification of a problem, followed by ideas to solve it. For the Belgian app maker SyndoHealth, this problem is helping patients with chronic diseases cope with their illnesses. Their solution is mobile technologies and wearables. In the European Union (EU), common chronic illnesses account for [...]
ACT | The App Association recognizes the gap in representation in the tech community, and we want to change that. Our Amplify series lifts the voices of those in the tech community who are working to close those gaps in representation. We’re highlighting the problem solvers, elevating those who are [...]
