Our Policy Priorities
Our policy priorities reflect the opportunities and challenges today’s small business app developers and IoT innovators face in the app ecosystem such as access to broadband, workforce development, and economic growth. We also contribute our thought leadership to broader issues affecting our members and consumers like data privacy, digital healthcare, and accessibility.
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What Fitbit’s IPO means for the wearable market
Fitbit made a healthy public debut on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday – bringing its valuation to a whopping $4.1 billion. What began as a target [...]
How wearables and apps make a fantastic Father’s Day
Father’s Day is this Sunday, and while some may have already picked up a gift and planned a day for your dad, the rest [...]
ACT | The App Association named to 2015 OTA Honor Roll
Today, ACT | The App Association was named to the Online Trust Alliance's 2015 Honor Roll. In acceptance of the award, App Association President [...]
More than just steps
In my introductory post for We Wear It, I said that part of our goal for the 99 days is to help people learn [...]
Slacker Tracker No More
What’s the great part about ACT | The App Association’s We Wear It? Even if you lose (a challenge) you still WIN! This challenge is about [...]
Developers see opportunity in WWDC announcements
This week I'm in San Francisco at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), where Apple unveils new products and services set to drive the mobile [...]
We Wear It: Welcome to June 1
Welcome to June 1, the first day of ACT | The App Association’s 99-Day Wearables Try-on-athon! What’s that? It’s 99 days of our team [...]
An Inside Look at the DMCA
Last week, the U.S. Copyright Office held the final hearings to decide whether there should be exemptions from the no-circumvention or no-hacking to access [...]
