ACT emphasises the need for an EU Patent
Jonathan Zuck highlights today in Science Business that while recent progress has been encouraging, the MEPs’ decision not to vote on the single European Patent leaves innovative businesses without the historic breakthrough they so desperately need. The EU patent is a critical step towards a more innovation-friendly business environment that realises the European Union’s true potential.Without a deal we will not realise that potential. European innovative businesses will continue to be burdened with unnecessary costs and unpredictability, undermining their ability [...]
Huffington Post: Silicon America: 5 Startup Economies Keeping it Real and Bringing it Back
Huffington Post, Silicon America: 5 Startup Economies Keeping it Real and Bringing it Back Despite its ridiculously frigid and long-term winters, those "salt of the earth" Minnesotans are not effing around for one minute when it comes to getting their gigantic, Nordic-ancestral hands into the startup pot. What was once known as "Mall Capital of the World" (Ah-hem, Mall of America fans unite) is now a testing ground for the convergence of tech and retail. Minnesota-born-and-raised Ahmed Siddiqui has an [...]
Testimony of Morgan Reed, Hearing on Where the Jobs Are
The submitted testimony of Morgan reed before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade at the hearing on “Where the Jobs Are: Moving the Economy with Mobile Apps" [pl_button type="info" link="http://actonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/HEC-CMT-Morgan-Reed-Testimony-July-20-copy.pdf" target="blank"]Read Full Testimony[/pl_button]
ACT App Study Shows Small Business Rules the Industry; Exports to China Strong
ACT, the trade association representing the app industry, today released a new study showing that 87% of the top app companies are small businesses, and that American developers are making serious inroads into the Chinese market. The study conducted by ACT also found that app companies are finding success throughout the United States. Although California continues to be a popular home for developers, 58% of the top app makers reside outside the state. The remaining distribution of app makers is [...]
FPF Data Demonstrates Successes in Self-Regulation
Today the Future Privacy Forum published the results of its app privacy study. We are encouraged by FPF's findings which show the self-regulatory efforts of the app industry are producing measurable improvement in consumer privacy transparency. ACT has spoken with thousands of developers through boot camps, developer conferences and workshops. We are gratified to see that our work is having an impact. Still, we have much more work to do. We look forward to continuing our work within the NTIA [...]
Testimony of Morgan Reed, Hearing on New Technologies and Innovations in the Mobile and Online Space
The submitted testimony of Morgan Reed before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet at the hearing on “new Technologies and Innovations in the Mobile and Online Space, and the Implications for Public Policy. [pl_button type="info" link="http://actonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/HEC-CMT-Reed-Written-Testimony-copy.pdf" target="blank"]Read Full Testimony[/pl_button]