Event Recap: ACT Goes on the Road
This has been a busy summer for ACT | The App Association! In addition to several events in Europe and inside the Beltway, we co-hosted Innovation Nation, a tech policy forum that held a full day of events at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. App Association President Morgan Reed spoke at both events. At the Republican National Convention: Morgan set the stage for the first panel out of the gate, providing a framework for a panel including IBM [...]
Developer Community Spotlight: Q&A with Dezmond Blair
Ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), ACT | The App Association hosted “Dr. Funk’s Tech House” to gather developers, discuss new tech innovations, and enjoy some pre-conference conversations over snacks and tiki-themed refreshments. This event fostered community connections, sparked discussions on upcoming technological advancements, and created an engaging atmosphere for developers to share ideas and predictions for the keynote. A major highlight of the night was holding a raffle for an Apple Vision Pro. This giveaway underscored the significant [...]
Statement from ACT founder Mike Sax on the CJEU Ruling in the Illumina/GRAIL Appeal Case – September 3rd, 2024
Statement from Mike Sax, founder and chairperson of ACT | The App Association, on the 3 September 2024 CJEU Ruling in the Illumina/GRAIL Appeal Case: “We welcome the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Illumina/GRAIL appeal case. This decision is a win for small businesses across Europe, especially for those driving innovation and growth in rapidly evolving sectors that the app economy is transforming.” “Small businesses are the driving force of the digital [...]
Celebrate Patent Quality Week 2024 with ACT | The App Association
The U.S. patent system provides a pathway for individuals and businesses to develop groundbreaking solutions that drive critical industries forward. Small business owners, like ACT | The App Association members, are among the many technology developers who strengthen the U.S. patent system by leveraging it to bring new solutions to market. Unfortunately, this system has seen abuse from entities that enforce weak, invalid, or non-practiced patents to profit from and deplete the U.S. innovation economy. That is why we’re excited [...]
Event Recap: Cultivating Cross-Border Collaboration in Stockholm
Throughout 2024, ACT | The App Association’s team has been active worldwide, and this summer was no exception -- we embarked on a trip to Stockholm in an effort to engage with leaders in the local technology ecosystem and discuss the relationship between the startups there and the United States. During the trip, we had the opportunity to host a breakfast roundtable at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence, bringing together Swedish tech leaders for insightful discussions on fostering cross-border collaboration and [...]
Developers Keep You Safe, Now It’s Congress’s Turn
Digital threats are constantly evolving, and the safety of our personal information has never been more critical. Small business developers work tirelessly to protect personal data using platform-provided tools like encryption, user authentication, operating system-level privacy controls, and app store vetting processes. However, privacy and security shouldn’t stop there. Developers need Congress's help to keep users' information safe—not only by rejecting proposals that would weaken critical digital privacy infrastructure but also by passing a national data privacy law that includes [...]