Building for Tomorrow, Today

This week we're starting a return to our official name, Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), and moving away from the unofficial moniker “the App Association” that we’ve used as shorthand to describe our membership and our work. The world is experiencing a transformative surge in technological innovation from [...]

ACTivists for Change: Small Tech’s 2026 Policy Priorities

  Right now, policymakers around the world are setting their 2026 agendas on the same core questions: how to protect consumers online, how to govern AI responsibly without stifling innovation, how to strengthen privacy and security, and how to drive economic growth. From Brussels to London to Washington, across the [...]

Founders Bring the SME POV to Brussels @GAEC: EU 2026

  ACT’s Annual Global App Economy Conferences (GAECs) bring our startup and small tech members together for three days of founder-to-founder networking and direct engagement with policymakers. GAECs are the culmination of what we do at ACT, bringing our three pillars together in one event that fosters community, provides resources [...]

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