As global policymakers continue to debate the future of digital competition policy, one trend has become increasingly clear: an appetite for regulatory frameworks modeled after the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is no longer confined to EU Member States. Jurisdictions around the world are now considering similar ex-ante [...]
Artificial intelligence boom or bust? Across the AI ecosystem, the biggest risk isn’t what AI might do someday; it’s what happens when policymakers ignore how startups and small tech businesses are using AI to compete, scale, and deliver real value. At CES 2026, ACT | The App Association partnered [...]
ACT | The App Association had the privilege of sponsoring one of Korea’s largest startup conferences, COMEUP, the global startup festival in Seoul, hosted by the Korean Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups (MSS) and jointly organized by the Korea Startup Promotion Agency, Korea Startup Forum, Korea [...]
ACTivists for Change: Members join forces in a letter to the White House, urging balanced, startup-friendly reforms While national conversations about the H-1B program often focus on large companies, our members live a different reality. These teams are lean, product-driven, and often hire for highly specialized roles where [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week at COMEUP 25, Korea Startup Forum (KSF) and ACT | The App Association (ACT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding expanding their partnership and the ties that bind together the global startup and small tech community. “This partnership with ACT represents a meaningful opportunity for [...]