Contributing Author & Director, US Innovators Policy Council
Software development is exploding. As the world economy transforms to more digital modes of operation, the skill and competence to build custom applications is becoming table stakes in this innovation-centric world. At the same time, the volume, complexity, and importance of custom software has continued to escalate, placing an ever greater burden on software developers to get things right.
Read MoreThe Internet of Things is becoming the focus of many discussions in the European Institutions. Policy makers are responding by developing several initiatives focussing on different aspects. Following the outcomes of the 2013 public consultation, the European Commission designed a full range of actions aiming to fully deploy IoT within the Digital Agenda.
Read MoreAs a follow up to the mHealth Green Paper consultation, the European Commission set up several industry-led Working Groups, focussing on privacy and security, and quality and reliability of mobile health apps. Specifically, the WGs aim at drafting Codes of Conduct regulating different aspects of the well-being and lifestyle apps ecosystem.
Read MoreThe producers of APPNATION and the Chief Digital Officer Global Forum launched the inaugural Internet of Things (IoT) Influencers Summit in July at Levi’s Stadium in Silicon Valley. As a champion for innovation in the IoT space, the Apps Alliance was honored to support the conference by hosting three sessions: Leveraging Data to Monetize Wearables and Drive Consumer Engagement; Connected Cars—Gaining Traction with Engaged Consumers; and IoT Developer Workshop—Connected Cars.
Read MoreThe Application Developers Alliance recently held our third London meetup, kicking off at Wework Devonshire Square to discuss user experience and creating apps that customers love to use.
Read MoreTip O’Neill, the venerable Speaker of the House of Representatives for much of the 80s, used to remind legislators that decision making in Congress is really about those issues most important to their constituents back home. That is to say, once you leave the Congressional bubble and get “outside the beltway,” the issues that matter most to everyday Americans might vary greatly district to district or state to state, and may not be the sexy, headline-grabbing topics we are accustomed to seeing in the media. In short, politics are really about those bread and butter issues that help to put dinner on the table, create jobs, and grow our neighborhoods.
Read MoreTwo years ago it was revealed that the National Security Agency had for some time been engaging in untargeted, bulk data collection of Americans’ communications. Since that time, consumers, developers, and Congress have all become more attuned to the idea of Internet privacy and data collection. Congress, in response, convened hearings to explore the idea of both consumer privacy and national security. On April 29, 2015, the House Information Technology Subcommittee held an important hearing examining end-to-end encryption technologies and their effects on developers, consumers and law enforcement.
Read MoreTwo years ago it was revealed that National Security Agency had for some time been engaging in untargeted, bulk data collection of Americans’ communications. Since that time, consumers, developers, and Congress have all become more attuned to the idea of Internet privacy and data collection. Congress, in response, convened hearings to explore the idea of both consumer privacy and national security. On April 29, 2015, the House Information Technology Subcommittee held an important hearing examining end-to-end encryption technologies and their effects on developers, consumers and law enforcement.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (July 31, 2015) – When a patent assertion entity sued a small tech company, it likely anticipated an easy settlement and payoff—instead, with pro bono assistance from Dentons US LLP, the case was dismissed.
Read MoreOn July 8th, FBI Director James Comey and U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the government’s growing difficulty in obtaining electronic data. Both Comey and Yates told the Committee that even with a court order or warrant, law enforcement is unable to unlock encrypted data, effectively leaving them “in the dark” when pursuing criminals. Neither west so far as to offer a solution to this problem, but as part of their testimony both suggested that requiring developers to build “backdoors” into their software, thereby giving law enforcement agencies access, would make their jobs easier.
Read MoreThe Apps Alliance was excited to return to Boston to host another App Strategy Workshop. With more than 120 people in attendance, industry experts and startup founders alike engaged the audience with insight on entrepreneurship, app store optimization, and more.
Read MoreThe proliferation of wearable technology has begun, and things are about to get interesting. This was definitely the vibe Apps Alliance felt at Wearable World Congress 2015 this year in San Francisco. Running the gamut from eHealth and med-tech, to drums you can play with your pants, there was a wide variety of wearable devices on display. The sense of possibility and creativity in the room was palpable.
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