“State of the App Economy” Report Outlines Growth, Dynamism of the App Ecosystem
Today, ACT | The App Association released its fifth edition “State of the App Economy” report, which provides a snapshot of the trends driving and defining the dynamic app ecosystem. Mobile apps are a component of nearly every enterprise and consumer-facing industry and have impacted every sector of the American economy, in every congressional district. “The app economy is part of a $143 billion ecosystem that has fundamentally changed the way we live and work,” said App Association President Morgan [...]
To Innovate, We Must Repatriate
Tax reform holds huge promise for small biz app developers Repatriation drives downstream investments and opportunities for tech firms For small businesses, access to capital is crucial, and members of ACT | The App Association understand this all too well. Small businesses in the app economy participate in an integrated and collaborative market, in which they rely on the technologies, platforms, and investments of much larger firms to operate. With an estimated $2 trillion held by American companies overseas[1], tax [...]
Member Mondays: App Economy Conference 2017
For this edition of Member Mondays, we’re highlighting the App Association’s Annual App Economy Conference happening later this month in D.C. Nearly every year of ACT | The App Association’s existence (circa the late ‘90s), we have hosted a group of our member companies in Washington, D.C., for our App Economy Conference (AppCon – formerly known as the Fly-In). Every year, our group has grown, and this year we are proud to announce our biggest yet - with more than [...]
Strong Data Encryption is More Important Than Ever
ACT | The App Association has long been a leading voice in the fight to ensure that our members and other digital economy innovators are permitted to utilize strong technical encryption to protect consumers and their data. We strongly encourage policymakers around the globe to think carefully as they deliberate potential policy changes, especially those prompted by tragic events, to consider the broader implications of targeted decisions. The recent terror attack in London, and the European Commission’s (EC’s) subsequent requests [...]
Don’t Let Europe Turn its Back on Open Standards by Legalizing Patent Trolling
Europe has long been a leader in the development and deployment of both open standards as well as the technologies these standards drive. Everyone agrees that open standards play a critical role in interoperability, innovation, and competition. Open standards enabled me to build an ICT consulting firm in Alicante, Spain that now has a global footprint. I am dismayed by the fact Europe’s leaders appear ready to turn their backs on a cornerstone of European innovation. Behind closed doors, a [...]
Robocalls & App Developers
UPDATES: On April 28, 2017, the App Association, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), CTIA and USTelecom have completed and filed the Industry Robocall Strike Force report. This report can be accessed at: https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10428413802365/Ex%20Parte-Strike-Force-Report-2017-04-28-FINAL.pdf. On April 27, 2017, the App Association held a webinar to educate app developers and the public at large on what the app community about what robocalls are and the technical issues faced in mitigating them, relevant laws, and the role of developers in eliminating unwanted [...]