For users, it’s easy to think of an app store as a big box retailer. You browse the shelves, find the app you want, and make your purchase. Unfortunately, policymakers are beginning to look at app stores this way too. This is a problem because developers know that apps [...]
European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), already facing a high number of regulatory obstacles in recent years, now face further uncertainties connected to evolving approaches to trade. Yes, these conflicts have also created opportunities, but EU policymakers are now seeking to ease the burden of existing regulations, reconsidering existing [...]
Introduction As Europe continues to shape the future of artificial intelligence, the EU is expected to publish the final draft of the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice (Code) in May. While the EU AI Act introduces binding legal obligations for both high-risk and general-purpose AI systems, it also [...]
This March, members of ACT | The App Association travelled to Brussels for the first-ever Global App Economy Conference: European Union, and it couldn’t have come at a more pivotal moment. Sixteen of our EU small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) members from 12 countries met face-to-face with policymakers at the [...]