In this episode, we’re going back in time to look at the origins of the app economy and analyse how the two largest app stores evolved, innovated, and interacted with each other over time. We’re also being joined by friend of the pod Mike Sax, app developer and founder of the App Association, to discuss the evolution of the app economy and how online marketplaces can empower the developers of today. We’ll also talk about the inventor of the modern computer in Tech History Month and cover the latest headlines in Brussels.

This month we’re bringing in our public policy team for a solid AppCon’21 prep session on all things telehealth and pandemic response. We’ll be chatting with senior director for public policy Graham Dufault and public policy coordinator Madeline Zick for the latest on the WEAR IT Act, the future of telemedicine, and the latest from our Connected Health Initiative.

In this episode, we are sitting down with Aurélien Portuese, director of antitrust and innovation policy at ITIF to discuss competition in the digital age. We’ll discuss the new European regulation - the Digital Markets Act - which targets large gatekeeping digital platforms, and how its impact could be felt by all companies in the ecosystem. We’ll also cover Women’s History Month and the latest headlines in Brussels.

This month we’re celebrating Black History Month! We’ll be discussing our efforts to celebrate Black history and entrepreneurship this month and throughout the year, as well as the additional initiatives of industry and association friends of the ACT | The App Association. We’ll also be talking through our new spin on AppCon’21 and what to expect moving forward.

In this episode, we are discussing standard-essential patents – otherwise abbreviated as SEPs – and how rules and regulations around those patents impact our members’ businesses. We’re diving into some of the most recent and relevant policy developments going on in the SEP space with our EU SEP-spert, Alexander Prenter. We’ll cover the outcome of the European Commission’s Expert Group on SEPs, a recent referral of an SEP licensing dispute to the European Court of Justice, and the UK Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the Unwired Planet vs. Huawei Case.

This month we’re talking all things new in DC, on and off the Hill, in 2021 with senior director of public policy, Graham Dufault, to talk through the priorities of the new Congress and Biden Administration. We’ll also be discussing the cabinet nomination process and what to expect moving forward. But, before we get into that, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

The start of a new year is always an exciting moment to look at what’s ahead. In this first episode for 2021, we’re discussing upcoming tech policy in the EU with our founder and chairperson, Mike Sax. We’re focusing on big tech and competition, online illegal content, common chargers as well as data governance and data flows in Europe. But first, we're reviewing tech history on today’s telecoms technologies current dependence on infrastructure of the past, as well as Brussels Bytes with all the latest headlines.

This month we’re hitting you with a 2021 forecast for our friends on Capitol Hill. We’re sitting down with friend of the pod and executive director, Chelsea Thomas to talk through the general legislative priorities of the 117th Congress, our own policy priorities, and how those policy proposals will shake out with final races that need to be called as well as the incoming Biden Administration. We’ll be talking everything from privacy and security to COVID-19 and everything in between. But before we get into that we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

In this episode, we are sitting down with Graham Dufault, our senior director for public policy in the United States, and our European Union team to talk about the differences and similarities on either side of the Atlantic when it comes to regulating technology. We’ll also discuss what underpins the policymaking in both regions, as well as the story behind the .eu domain name in ’Tech History’ and the latest headlines in Brussels.

This month we’re talking connected health tools and the life-saving Telehealth Modernization Act with senior director for public policy, Graham Dufault. But before we get into that we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.