Contributing Author & Director, US Innovators Policy Council
Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2016) – The following statement from the Application Developers Alliance President and CEO Jake Ward was released in response to Apple’s rejection of Spotify’s newest mobile application.
Read MoreA historic event took place on 24 June: Brexit. In the UK referendum, 52% of the electorate voted to leave the European Union (EU). This is an unprecedented situation in history – no country has ever left the EU before.
The Apps Alliance team in London reached out to find out how our members, partners and the tech community will be affected and what will be the impact on the app industry as a whole.
Read MoreThe Dev Download keeps you up-to-date with the latest tech policy news. The Download is published each Wednesday, ensuring you and your team are informed on what policymakers are talking about.
Read MoreThe technology industry is growing faster than any other and having a positive and far-reaching influence on the world. The products and services software developers are creating and the data that powers them are making our lives healthier, safer, and more prosperous. Unfortunately, that same innovation and excitement is too often met with trepidation — or even confusion — in the halls of Congress.
Read MoreThe Dev Download keeps you up-to-date with the latest tech policy news. The Download is published each Wednesday, ensuring you and your team are informed on what policymakers are talking about.
Read MoreThe Dev Download is a weekly compilation of news clips relevant to software developers. The weekly report includes articles dated from the preceding Thursday to Wednesday, and covers a variety of tech industry topics.
Read MoreOnline platforms have become a hot policy topic for many governments and regulators around the world of late, including the European Commission (EC). In fact, the EC recently concluded a months-long assessment of the effects platforms have on consumers, businesses and the economy as a whole. Its findings are welcome news for developers utilising existing online platforms, building their own, or developing innovative tools and services for local and global platforms.
Read MoreThe Dev Download is a weekly compilation of news clips relevant to software developers. The weekly report includes articles dated from the preceding Thursday to Wednesday, and covers a variety of tech industry topics.
Read MoreAs the expression goes, it’s important that the left hand knows what the right hand is doing. Optimal outcomes depend on multiple entities working in tandem. For developers, that means collaborating with industry experts to integrate cutting edge technologies into an existing marketplace. For example, developers work hand-in-hand with the media to change the way news is delivered, with retailers to change the way people shop, and with artists and agents to change the way people listen to music and watch movies. Developers are literally transforming the world around us.
Read More“If you get, give. If you learn, teach” (Maya Angelou).
That is exactly what the Los Angeles App Strategy Workshop on May 26 was all about: local entrepreneurs, app developers, and mobile app experts gathering to learn and share with each other on how to turn a mobile app into a profitable business. This blog post explores key insights from the workshop.
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The Dev Download is a weekly compilation of news clips relevant to software developers. The weekly report includes articles dated from the preceding Thursday to Wednesday, and covers a variety of tech industry topics.
Read MoreFor some time now, thinkers, corporate executives and other influentials have made it a point to compare data to oil. The thought process, presumably, in this analogy is that the revolution data is driving is akin to the one Texas tea kicked off in the latter half of the 19th-century. There is no denying data’s transformative powers, but comparing it to oil is selling it short. A more appropriate comparison would be to the sun. The sun is, after all, the most important source of energy for life on Earth.
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