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BRUSSELS (26 September 2016) – Today, Eva Paunova MEP and the Application Developers Alliance, the trade association representing thousands of app developers and publishers worldwide, hosted the Tech Policy Roundtable “Competition and Innovation in the App Ecosystem”.
Read MoreThe European Commission is on the verge of releasing its Proposed Directive for new EU copyright rules. However, reaction to the leaked Proposed Directive have been not too enthusiastic. For many Commentators the Copyright reforms are severely lacking and are no where near what the European Commission promised.
Read MoreOn Tuesday 12 July, the EU and U.S. signed the long-awaited Privacy Shield Agreement. The agreement provides a clear set of rules for the U.S. companies and intelligence agencies with regard to the handling of EU citizens’ personal data.
Read MoreThe Alliance organised its fourth Tech Policy Roundtable on ‘EU Decision Making: Digital Tools for Citizens Engagement‘ that took place in the European Parliament. The Roundtable was co-hosted by S&D MEPs, Catherine Stihler and Victor Negrescu. The event allowed the 50+ guests to discuss the importance of civic tech and the obstacles facing the sector.
Read MoreThe DG CONNECT Privacy team is currently reviewing the e-Privacy Directive, and the public consultation closes in just one month (5th July). In order to find out more on the Directive, the Consultation and next steps, we had a conversation with Rosa Barcelo, Head of Unit Digital Privacy and Data Protection at European Commission, who is responsible for this file.
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On 25th May, the European Commission published seven new Digital Single Market Documents, including proposals and communications. For a deeper insight into the DSM Strategy and the EU App ecosystem, we sat down with Paul Timmers from DG CONNECT, who kindly agreed share his expertise and views.
Read MoreThe Alliance got a chance to sit down with Linda Corugedo-Steneberg, Principal Adviser at DG Content and Technologies, to discuss the DSM and the new EU – U.S. Privacy Shield agreement. It was great to hear her views and knowledge on the issues, and we’re happy we to had the chance to touch base with her now that EU and U.S. have negotiated Safe Harbor’s successor, the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
Read MoreThe EU Directive on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply focusses on rights and obligations related to the integration of digital content, a broader definition of digital content, remedies and termination of contracts. In an effort to discuss the rules and implications further, the European Parliament’s Liberal (ALDE) group organised a hearing on the topic. Catriona Meehan represented the Alliance in the first panel, where she voiced the concerns of app developers and digital startups.
Read MoreDevOps is one of the most innovative trends adopted by digital companies to transform software and app development processes. DevOps was the main focus of the Conference Delivery of Things Wold 2016, held in Berlin on 25 and 26 April 2016 and chaired by Catriona Meehan, Director of EU Policy at the Apps Alliance.
Read MoreDevOps is one of the most innovative trends adopted by digital companies to transform software and app development processes. Born of the need to improve IT service delivery agility, the…
Read More“Google and its Android ecosystem have been and continue to be good for mobile app developers and publishers. Android is the foundation by which small businesses reach customers, hardware manufacturers build extraordinary low-cost products, and users know that their devices and apps will work as intended. Android is the best, most egalitarian driver of the mobile device and applications market.
Read MoreGeneral Data Protection Regulation, ePrivacy Directive, Safe Harbour … What’s going on with data protection in Europe today?
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