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Listen to monthly episodes of Tech Swamp for global tech policy and business headlines, tidbits of tech history, and topical policy deep-dives on legislation and regulation in the U.S., EU, UK, and around the globe!
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Chelsea Thomas, executive director of ACT | The App Association, will join us for a digital trade and competition update. We’ll discuss some of the DMA-related actions in the EU and highlight how digital trade issues in the United States could impact small business entrepreneurs everywhere.
We’re being joined by Priya Nair, IP counsel and IP fellowship coordinator at the Innovators Network Foundation, for a global SEP-isode! We’re talking through the recent EU SEP Regulation vote and some recent standard-essential patent happenings in the United States and UK.
Have you ever wished you could use your health savings account (HSA) or flexible savings account (FSA) to purchase a wearable device? The WEAR IT Act could make that a reality. Join your regular hosts alongside policy experts Graham Dufault and Taylor Downs for an in-depth discussion of the WEAR IT Act, what it could do for better patient outcomes, and how our small business members could benefit if WEAR IT goes from bill to law. But that's not all. We're excited to welcome Aimé Mukendi Jr. from Metric Mate, a trailblazing member company in the wellness device sector, to talk through the ways their solution-oriented platform is leading to healthier and happier users.
For our first episode of 2024, we’re breaking down the top tech policy points of interest from 2023 to see what policymakers around the globe are prioritizing in the new year.
With the risk of privacy breaches increasing daily, researchers continue to find that the dangers of such compromises disproportionately burden disenfranchised communities. In order to protect the most at-risk populations, lawmakers around the globe must tackle consumer protection issues one by one, especially the widespread efforts directed at privacy, content moderation, and online safety. During this discussion, we’re going to take a look into how developers are harnessing existing digital protections, like encryption, to build secure products and how various pieces of legislation in the EU, UK, U.S., and around the globe can help or hinder the future safety of the app economy.
We’re being joined by Priya Nair, IP Counsel and IP Fellowship Coordinator at the Innovators Network Foundation, for another SEP-isode! We’re talking through the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s horizontal guidelines, our member involvement, and how our feedback was incorporated into the final guidance.
We’re featuring our exclusive fireside chat with accessibility experts Betsy Furler, CEO of member company For All Abilities, and Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at ACT | The App Association, for an interactive discussion exploring accessibility tech and how looming legislation can help or hinder these innovations.
We’re being joined by data privacy expert Paula Bruening for a “what’s what” when it comes to the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Paula is the founder and principal at Casentino Strategies, where she helps small and medium-sized companies comply with data privacy rules and regulations, like GDPR, CCPA, and now the DPF. From background to implementation, we’re talking all things EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework with Paula.
We're hitting you with a special episode of Tech Swamp: The Deep End! We're hopping in our legislative time machine with Caleb Willamson, state public policy counsel, and Taylor Downs, Federal Policy Manager, for a look back at what states were up to during their respective legislative sessions, followed by a future look into what Congress hopes to tackle this fall. From privacy and AI to TikTok, we're talking all things federal, state, and local tech policy.
In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re joined by Graham Dufault, general counsel at ACT | The App Association, to talk us through our responsible and thoughtful policy approach to regulating artificial intelligence around the globe. We’re, of course, covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy and business headlines, and our random identifiers.
In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re talking all things patents and intellectual property (IP). First, we’ll be diving into the importance of strong IP laws for our small business members in the EU, UK, and United States, followed by some highlights from our recent webinar with the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO). We’re, of course, covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy and business headlines, and our random identifiers.
In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re being joined by Andrew Savitz, founder and CEO of member company Canned Spinach, to discuss AI, how they’re using it in their day-to-day, and fill us in on what the future can look like with tools like ChatGPT. We’re of course covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy and business headlines, and our random identifiers.
In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re being joined by Betsy Furler, founder and CEO of member company For All Abilities, to discuss her business, accessibility tech, and some of the exciting topics here at SXSW in the accessibility and inclusion space. We’re of course covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy and business headlines, and our random identifiers.
In this episode, we’re being joined by Chris Sims, founder and CEO of member company CAVU, to talk about the amazing work they’re doing around the intersection of diversity, equity, & inclusion, computer science education, and workforce development. We’ll be talking through some of the diversity and equity gaps that organizations like CAVU are filling, how technical frameworks like SCRUM help build inclusive, “people-first” products, and what leaders around the globe can do to empower the next generation of innovators.
Listen to the first episode of 2023 as we discuss the global policy landscape for the coming year. We’ll be talking through rules and regulations related to privacy, competition, connected health, and more in the EU, UK, and U.S. We’ll also be discussing the potential intended and unintended consequences of these regulations and what this means for small businesses and enterprises across the world.
For our final episode of 2022, we’re being joined by Graham Dufault, Original Friend of the Pod and General Counsel here at ACT, for a 2023 global policy lookahead. We’ll be talking through potential regulations, upcoming global policy themes, and the impact they could have on small-to-medium size businesses on a global scale. Stephen Tulip, our UK Membership & Engagement Manager, joins us as well to keep us in the loop on all things UK.
In this episode, we’re being joined by Carnegie Mellon University’s Dr. Lorrie Cranor for a deep dive into one of the trendiest and most innovative privacy tools being rolled out by platforms: privacy nutrition labels. We’ll be talking through the gaps these labels are filling, how developers and consumers feel about these labels, and what they mean for the future of standardized privacy notices. We’ll also be covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy headlines, and of course, our random identifiers.
This episode, in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re featuring representatives from App Association member companies CAVU and Quokka. Cyber expert Nikos Kiourtis, co-head of research and development at Quokka, is providing practical strategies and resources to mitigate risk from the small business perspective, and fellow member Chris Sims, CEO of CAVU, is providing context and insights about the way SCRUM and best cyber practices go hand-in-hand. Their cyber and SCRUM tips and pointers led to an amazing fireside chat, hosted in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where they explored the biggest threats facing small businesses, what measures should be taken to mitigate vulnerability, and how technical frameworks like SCRUM can help put people at the center of cybersecurity.
This month we’re hitting you with a legislative privacy update, just as Congress is within striking distance on passing a federal privacy law. We’re talking through what our members are hoping for when it comes to a bill and how the 4 P’s of privacy help address the needs of small business innovators in a federal bill. BUT before we get into that, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.
In our newest episode, we take a deep dive into the European Commission’s newly proposed Cyber Resilience Act, which introduces common cybersecurity rules for manufacturers and vendors of digital products and services. These rules are meant to protect consumers from insecure products and address market needs as our society becomes more connected. During our policy discussion, we explained more of what’s in the Cyber Resilience Act, what it means for businesses and consumers, and what the next steps in the legislative process will look like. Of course, we also cover the top tech headlines in Brussels, tech history, and our random identifiers.
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