Our Latest Positions on Policy.
Los Angeles, Calif. (September 4, 2012) – Variety and the Application Developers Alliance are teaming up to present this year’s Entertainment Apps Conference on November 29 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles. Following the daylong conference will be the first annual Entertainment Apps Awards, celebrating the most influential apps in the world of entertainment and the teams behind them.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (August 30, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance announced that X.commerece, Inc., an eBay, Inc. company, CMP.LY, ConferenceEdge, and Spinnakr have joined the Alliance as corporate partners. Evidon has joined as an Associate Member.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (August 23, 2012) – Today, Application Developers Alliance President Jon Potter released the following statement regarding the FBI’s shutdown of websites offering pirated apps:
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (August 15, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance launched its first industry working groups. These first two groups, Business and Revenue and Emerging Technologies and Research, are comprised of Alliance members and tasked with shaping Alliance programs and services to support the application developer community. Each working group will provide core expertise and guidance to the Alliance through policy recommendations, white papers, commissioned research, and best practices.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (August 14, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance launched its first industry working groups. These first two groups, Business and Revenue and Emerging Technologies and Research, are comprised of Alliance members and tasked with shaping Alliance programs and services to support the application developer community. Each working group will provide core expertise and guidance to the Alliance through policy recommendations, white papers, commissioned research, and best practices.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (August 1, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consult app industry stakeholders as the agency develops a regulatory framework for mobile medical applications. In a letter sent to Commissioner Margaret Hamburg and to Director Jeffrey Shuren, of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, the Alliance asked FDA to “convene app developers, mobile app publishers, external stakeholders, and experts” without delay, as Congress encouraged in the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, signed by President Obama on July 9, 2012.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (July 19, 2012) – The Application Developers Alliance is pleased to welcome YP as a corporate partner. Mike Fordyce, YP’s Senior Vice President of Business Development and Alternate Channels, will serve on the Alliance Board of Directors.
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Washington, D.C. (July 16, 2012) – The Application Developers Alliance is pleased to welcome Applico CEO Alex Moazed to its Board of Directors. Applico joins many app development industry leaders on the Alliance Board.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (July 12, 2012) – Today the Application Developers Alliance welcomed Flurry, Twilio, ooomf, and meemo as corporate partners. In joining the Alliance, the companies unite with 8,000 individual developers and nearly 90 companies.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (June 26, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance applauded Congress directing three federal agencies to ensure that government regulation of medical mobile apps “promotes innovation, protects patient safety, and avoids regulatory duplication.” The Alliance also urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to convene quickly a Congressionally authorized working group of external stakeholders. That working group should ensure that the three agencies – including the National Coordinator on Health IT and the Federal Communications Commission – have access to app developer expertise when developing their strategic plan.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (June 21, 2012) – Today the Application Developers Alliance, the primary association representing software developers, announced that it has added Mojiva, PlayUp, Corky Portwine, Social Driver, and 140 Ventures to its nearly 80 corporate partners. As members of the Alliance, the companies also unite with the nearly 7,000 individual developers who are shaping the industry.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (June 15, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance, the leading association representing nearly 7,000 developers and more than 70 companies, released the following statement in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA’s) announcement of stakeholder talks on mobile app privacy:
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