The App Association is the leading industry voice on the app economy to policymakers and the global business community. Our team of experts advocate on your behalf and ensure that policymakers hear and understand your concerns, thus shaping government decisions that affect your company. Sharing your perspective on how possible regulations will impact your business is crucial in our efforts to educate government officials about how they can foster the app economy, as well as explain the unintended consequences of government action for SMEs. We regularly publish our analysis of legislation, regulation, economic research, and other relevant topics to the app economy and write letters and petitions to lawmakers and meet them in-person.
App association members and experts also regularly testify in hearings in the EU and the United States. Our thought leadership in these areas has led regulators to adjust their policy proposals to address the concerns of our members. Through our member education programs, we can increase your knowledge of regulation, policy developments, and best practices that may influence how you design your products or grow your business. Our tools and best practices are meant to make compliance easier for you, which helps to increase your current and potential customers’ confidence in your company and products.
We have identified the following key issues areas app developers in the European Union must be aware of today:
- Competition and regulatory balance
- Privacy, lawful access, and encryption
- Intellectual property
- Copyrights and trademarks
- Patents
- Standard-essential patents (SEPs)
- Artificial intelligence
- Digital/connected health