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Recap: Paris App Strategy Workshop

The App Strategy Workshop in Paris took place on 28 April. Returning to the beautiful Microsoft Conference Center, the event was jam-packed with around 230 attendees. App Annie presented a keynote, alongside 20 speakers from the likes of Deezer, AXA, Etsy, AdColony, Amazon Appstore, Flurry from Yahoo!, Branch MetricsMopria Alliance, Google and more. Check out the key takeaways from the event and learn more about Growth Hacking, UX for Engagement, Monetization and more from leading industry experts.

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Recap: Apps Alliance Paris Meetup, Mobile FinTech Apps

On 24 March, the App Alliance kicked off the 2016 Paris Meetup Series with a focus on Mobile FinTech Apps. The event included a panel with experts from FinTech companies including Nicolas Martin, CPO at Bankin’, Antoine Porte, Co-Fonder and CTO at Lydia, Hugo Bailey, Product Manager at Mangopay and Jehan de Castet, Founder and CEO, Fluo. The Parisian tech community gathered to learn more about the latest trends in the growing FinTech sector. These are some of the key points of the panel.

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Standing Under Your Code: The Seven Stages of Digital Transformation

In ancient Rome, the Empire asked its bridge builders to stand under the bridges they built as the First Legion of the Roman Army marched overhead. Bridges were too critical to fail—essential public utilities built by valued craftsman. To ensure accountability, and to demonstrate confidence and skill, bridge builders did not just stand by their work; they stood under it. 

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EU Policy Makers Meet Alliance Member Companies at Mobile World Congress

Mobile World Congress (#MWC16) took place from 22-25 February 2016 and was the perfect combination of the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry, latest digital products and conferences which gathered more than 100,000 participants.

The Alliance was there and celebrated digital innovation by organising an insightful tour of the App Planet hall for the European Internet Forum delegation (EIF), visiting Barcelona for the Congress.

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Bright Future for the Apps Alliance

Nearly four years ago Jake and I founded the Application Developers Alliance to support developers and promote their remarkable work. Since our launch, I have served as President and as a member of the Board of Directors while Jake has led the industry relations and member focused activities. We have had tremendous fun working together and on your behalf, and I am proud of the progress we have made.

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Is Catching a Ride Getting More Difficult?

Ridesharing services such as Lyft and Uber are loved by consumers around the globe for the convenience they provide in getting around town. But, these services and their competitors often face regulatory challenges and opposition from traditional car services, which slows innovation and leaves consumers with fewer choices. 

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Are We A Nation of Data Hoarders and Peepers?

Recently Apps Alliance President, Jon Potter, testified in Congress, opposing FBI and NSA requests that apps and mobile devices provide encryption “Back Doors” for them to circumvent privacy-protection technologies.  Today, the Alliance sent a letter to Congress reinforcing our support of privacy and consumer trust, and opposing a new proposal that would require all digital businesses to permanently retain consumer data in case law enforcement should ever want to review it.

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Patent Troll Fly-in Recap

From Connecticut to California, a dozen entrepreneurs from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, last week with a single goal in mind: patent reform. Armed with their own stories and experiences, they joined the Apps Alliance team for a day-long mission to urge Congress to pass comprehensive patent reform.

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Jon Potter Testifies at Data, Encryption Hearing with U.S. Congress

On April 29, 2015, Apps Alliance President Jon Potter testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Information Technology. Recently, law enforcement agencies have been pushing hard for unfettered access to encrypted products and services—a major issue for developers and businesses across the globe.

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Developing for Good: Kids Who Code

In December of 2014, a four year old girl submitted a change to the Linux kernel that was actually accepted into the code. Although it’s easy to get caught up in struggles within the app ecosystem and obstacles faced by developers, this bit of news left the Application Developers Alliance inspired to discuss and contribute to the overall positivity computer programming can bring to individual developers and families alike.

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