October 28, 2025
ACT | The App Association Recommendations Supporting the Development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Economy Framework at the 47th Annual ASEAN Summit
Dr. Kao Kim Hourn Secretary-General Association of Southeast Asian Nations 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 Indonesia RE: ACT | The App Association Recommendations Supporting the Development [...]
How Rising H-1B Costs Sideline Startups
While the public conversation around H-1B visas often focuses on larger players in tech, startups and small tech companies rely on the program, too. Data from [...]
New Analyses Warn of Heavy Cost to Consumers and Small Businesses with Proposed Regulation of Online Marketplaces
In the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, aggressive anti-competition policies to regulate online marketplaces will crush small businesses and cost consumers. Two recent research reports expose [...]
ACT | The App Association Disappointed by Commission Announcement that 28th Regime Will Be Directive, Not Regulation
BRUSSELS - The European Commission’s 2026 Work Programme, published today, reveals that the awaited proposal for a ‘28th regime’ as an optional EU-wide company form for [...]
Latest Actions by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Squires Weaken the Certainty in the U.S. IP System that Small Businesses Need
WASHINGTON - ACT | The App Association expresses serious concern regarding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) recently released Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on [...]
Addressing Digital Trade Barriers Across the Asia-Pacific Region
This year has seen major shifts in U.S. trade policy, and those issues have risen to the top of the agenda for many. Within that bigger [...]