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ACT| The App Association Comment on App Store Announcement from Competition Markets Authority, Apple, and Google

LONDON - ACT | The App Association (ACT) welcomes Apple and Google’s recently announced commitments around the App Store and Google Play in the UK following the Competition Markets Authority’s (CMA) ‘strategic market status’ ruling last October. Commenting on the changes Stephen Tulip, UK Country Manager for ACT, said: ‘The commitments from Apple and Google are good news for small British app developers and a sensible solution to the CMA’s concerns. ‘ACT and our members have long called for [...]

Open Letter to World Trade Organization Members: Supporting Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Business and Startup Growth and Job Creation by Making the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions Associated Work Programme on Electronic Commerce Permanent

ACT | The App Association Statement on Financing and Scaling Report

LONDON - Commenting on the Government’s response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report on Financing and Scaling UK Science and Technology, ACT | The App Association (ACT) UK Country Manager Stephen Tulip said: ‘It is encouraging to see the Government engaging positively with the recommendations in the report, but activity does not necessarily equal achievement. It remains to be seen how effective these Government initiatives are at supporting startups and small businesses like ACT’s members. [...]

ACT | The App Association’s Letter to the House Judiciary Committee regarding its hearing “Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation: Part II”

A Scroll Down Membership Lane: January 2026’s Member Mondays

ACT | The App Association’s members drive the innovation that powers our digital world. Each month, through our Member Monday series, we showcase these trailblazing small businesses and their cutting-edge achievements. As the world enters 2026 with new health goals, we’re spotlighting startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized tech enterprises (SMEs) building connected health solutions to help reach those goals. Across the European Union, United Kingdom, and United States, our members are navigating policy shifts that directly affect how [...]

ACTivists for Change: Small Tech’s 2026 Policy Priorities

Right now, policymakers around the world are setting their 2026 agendas on the same core questions: how to protect consumers online, how to govern AI responsibly without stifling innovation, how to strengthen privacy and security, and how to drive economic growth. From Brussels to London to Washington, across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, and through booming tech hubs in Latin America (LATAM), Africa, and the Middle East, the policy goals often align, even when compliance requirements do not. [...]