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Supporting Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Business and Startup Growth and Job Creation by Making the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions Permanent

The global Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise community has come together to urge World Trade Organization (WTO) members to make the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions permanent during the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13), which is taking place 26 to 29 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi.We welcome any [...]

By Karen Groppe|2024-03-04T12:46:42-05:00February 6th, 2024|Blog, Trade, Uncategorized|

Developers Write Software, Parents Parent—Government Should Do Neither

Last week, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hosted a listening session as part of its ongoing work on child safety online. This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee hosts a hearing on Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis. In both discussions, policymakers were urged to make [...]

By Graham Dufault|2024-01-31T10:42:39-05:00January 31st, 2024|Blog, Competition, Privacy|

For EU Developers, App Store DMA Compliance Plan Presents Choices

Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association, statement on Apple’s App Store DMA compliance plans: “Following the passage of the DMA, we have been waiting to see what the compliance plans would mean for our members. Our global members with EU clients and customers got some of their [...]

By Karen Groppe|2024-01-31T09:51:46-05:00January 31st, 2024|European Union, Statement|

AI Will Always Need You: Workforce Ethics

By Caitlin Irr|2024-01-29T11:19:53-05:00January 31st, 2024|App Economy, Artificial Intelligence/AI, Blog, Global, Tech Regulation, Trends, Workforce Development|

The European Green Deal hinges on the new SEP regulation

Startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to Europe's green transition, creating internet of things (IoT) devices like smart sensors and carbon footprint trackers to enhance energy efficiency. These businesses need fair licensing of standard technologies to thrive. As the European Parliament deliberates on the proposed EU Regulation [...]

By Mike Sax|2024-01-30T16:19:18-05:00January 30th, 2024|Blog, European Union, FRAND, Innovation and IP, IoT, Open Standards, Patents, Sustainability|