Our Policy Priorities
Our policy priorities reflect the opportunities and challenges today’s small business app developers and IoT innovators face in the app ecosystem such as access to broadband, workforce development, and economic growth. We also contribute our thought leadership to broader issues affecting our members and consumers like data privacy, digital healthcare, and accessibility.
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Startups and SMEs Are Essential to the Digital Economy
Association for Competitive Technology Applications to Intervene in Digital Markets Act Cases Granted BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – In granting the Association for Competitive Technology’s [...]
Why a DMA-Style Framework is the Wrong Answer for American Competition Policy
Panelists at the Hill briefing "The Case For and Against an American Digital Markets Act" on April 23, 2026 On April 23, [...]
Navigating the New Space Regulatory Frontier
The space industry is entering a new era. Satellite broadband, low-Earth orbit constellations, remote sensing, direct-to-device connectivity, and emerging in-space services are moving [...]
Developed EU + UK Tour: Going Behind the Rules Shaping Funding
Decisions made in Brussels, London, and other capitals around the globe increasingly shape whether startups can raise funds, access markets, and scale worldwide. [...]
The EU’s Revised TTBER and Technology Transfer Guidelines: A Step Forward, but SMEs Still Need More
On 16 April 2026, the European Commission adopted its revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and Technology Transfer Guidelines (Guidelines). For ACT’s [...]
Health and Tech Startups Join Forces in Vancouver
ACT and CABHI jointly sponsoring the largest gathering of developers and innovators in North America VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – At Web Summit Vancouver [...]
Building for Tomorrow, Today
This week we're starting a return to our official name, Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), and moving away from the unofficial moniker [...]
