The 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 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 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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For 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.
Read MoreOn 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 EU’s antitrust regulator, DG Competition, is in charge of establishing and implementing a coherent competition policy across the EU. As the world’s second largest economy, it is by no means surprising that DG COMP is one of the most sophisticated antitrust enforcers in the world. Amongst several investigations into bigger companies, Commissioner for Competition Margreth Vestager opened a formal investigation into Google’s mobile operating system, Android.
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.
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