The European Commission’s 2025 Work Programme: A Mixed Bag for SMEs

  The European Commission has just released its 2025 Work Programme, outlining key initiatives to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and drive regulatory simplification. For independent app developers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), these changes could ease regulatory burdens, but some proposals raise concerns. ACT | The App Association strongly supports [...]

By |2025-02-26T11:11:05-05:00February 26th, 2025|Blog, European Union, Policy, Tech Regulation|

AfroTech 2024: Bridging Technology and Health Equity Policy

  At AfroTech 2024, the Black Legislative Leaders Network (BLLN) convened a groundbreaking policy roundtable to explore how technology can help close systemic health disparities in underserved communities. With support from Linda Wilson, Fund II Foundation, Qualtrics, and Texas Southern University, the discussion reinforced AfroTech’s evolution into not just a [...]

By |2025-02-24T11:36:36-05:00February 24th, 2025|Blog, Events, Trends|

ACT | The App Association Urges the Council to Uphold the Proposed SEP Regulation

  Yesterday, ACT | The App Association submitted a letter to the Council of the European Union, urging Member States to uphold their role in the legislative process by engaging in discussions on the Proposed Regulation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). The European Commission’s recent request to withdraw the regulation, [...]

By |2025-02-21T09:54:49-05:00February 21st, 2025|Blog, European Union, FRAND, IoT, Policy, Tech Regulation|
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