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Foreign Investment in Trump’s America: Key Recommendations and Insights

Since President Trump’s 2 April ‘Liberation Day’ announcement on global tariffs and subsequent 90-day pause the following week, America’s trading...

6 May 2025 General
Foreign Investment in Trump’s America: Key Recommendations and Insights
Ensuring Safety in Space Transportation: Challenges and Innovations

Ensuring Safety in Space Transportation: Challenges and Innovations

Growing questions about spaceflight safety In June 2024, US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams embarked on a routine mission...

2 May 2025 General
Access Alert: BRICS Takes Stance on Global AI Governance Frameworks

Access Alert: BRICS Takes Stance on Global AI Governance Frameworks

On 28-29 April 2025, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations from BRICS member countries met in Rio de...

1 May 2025 General
Access Alert: Mexico’s Competition Reforms Contrast with Telecommunications Bill

Access Alert: Mexico’s Competition Reforms Contrast with Telecommunications Bill

On 24 April, President Sheinbaum sent her bill to reform the Federal Economic Competition Law to the Senate. The bill...

29 Apr 2025 General
Access Alert: The New Telecom Reform a Turning Point for Mexico’s Digital Future

Access Alert: The New Telecom Reform a Turning Point for Mexico’s Digital Future

President Claudia Sheinbaum has taken another step by presenting an ambitious reform to the Telecommunications Law in México. By doing...

24 Apr 2025 Opinion
100 Days In: Navigating Trump’s Emerging Tech Agenda

100 Days In: Navigating Trump’s Emerging Tech Agenda

This opinion piece is part of Access Partnership’s  ‘A Digital Manifesto’  initiative, which recommends a framework to develop US global leadership on...

23 Apr 2025 General
WHO Members Finalise Draft Proposal for Pandemic Agreement

WHO Members Finalise Draft Proposal for Pandemic Agreement

Members of the World Health Organization finalised the draft proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement in Geneva on Wednesday. The...

17 Apr 2025 Opinion
Digital Transformation: Modernising Government IT Systems

Digital Transformation: Modernising Government IT Systems

This opinion piece is part of Access Partnership’s  ‘A Digital Manifesto’  initiative, which recommends a framework to develop US global leadership on...

15 Apr 2025 General
Strengthening AI Skills Development under the AI Action Plan

Strengthening AI Skills Development under the AI Action Plan

This opinion piece is part of Access Partnership’s  ‘A Digital Manifesto’  initiative, which recommends a framework to develop US global leadership on...

3 Apr 2025 Opinion
Securing the Internet: A Conversation with Chris Locke, Internet Society Foundation

Securing the Internet: A Conversation with Chris Locke, Internet Society Foundation

Join Lim May-Ann, Director of Multilateral Relations, Data Policy, and Partnerships at Access Partnership, and special guest Chris Locke, EVP...

31 Mar 2025 Opinion
Securing America’s Innovation Future: Modernising IP for AI and Emerging Technologies

Securing America’s Innovation Future: Modernising IP for AI and Emerging Technologies

This opinion piece is part of Access Partnership’s  ‘A Digital Manifesto’  initiative, which recommends a framework to develop US global leadership on...

28 Mar 2025 General
Bridging the Privacy Gap: Recommendations for a Comprehensive Federal Data Protection Law

Bridging the Privacy Gap: Recommendations for a Comprehensive Federal Data Protection Law

This opinion piece is part of Access Partnership’s  ‘A Digital Manifesto’  initiative, which recommends a framework to develop US global leadership on...

21 Mar 2025 General
Bridging the Digital Divide: A Blueprint for Modernising US Broadband Infrastructure

Bridging the Digital Divide: A Blueprint for Modernising US Broadband Infrastructure

This opinion piece is part of Access Partnership’s  ‘A Digital Manifesto’  initiative, which recommends a framework to develop US global leadership on...

14 Mar 2025 General
Access Alert: Access Partnership’s Highlights from APEC’s SOM1

Access Alert: Access Partnership’s Highlights from APEC’s SOM1

Over the past couple of weeks, Access Partnership has been in South Korea attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) first...

13 Mar 2025 General
Navigating Trump’s Trade Policy 2.0: from Tariffs to Non-Tariff Barriers

Navigating Trump’s Trade Policy 2.0: from Tariffs to Non-Tariff Barriers

Maintaining his firm commitment to tariffs as a central policy tool to address ‘unfair and unbalanced trade’, President Trump’s second-term...

13 Mar 2025 Opinion
Bridging the Gender Gap: Advancing Women’s Leadership in AI Policymaking

Bridging the Gender Gap: Advancing Women’s Leadership in AI Policymaking

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), the policies we craft today will shape the future for generations...

7 Mar 2025 General
Access Alert: The Impact of 25% US Tariffs on Mexico’s Telecom Industry 

Access Alert: The Impact of 25% US Tariffs on Mexico’s Telecom Industry 

President Trump recently declared that the proposed 25% tariff would be imposed on goods from Mexico and Canada starting this...

7 Mar 2025 General
Europe’s Quest for Space Resilience and Sovereignty

Europe’s Quest for Space Resilience and Sovereignty

European Space Autonomy: Progress and Challenges In March 2024, the European Union entered into a EUR 180 million security deal...

7 Mar 2025 Opinion
Securing the US’ Critical Minerals Supply Chain: Three Steps to Resilience

Securing the US’ Critical Minerals Supply Chain: Three Steps to Resilience

This opinion piece is part of Access Partnership’s  ‘A Digital Manifesto’  initiative, which recommends a framework to develop US global leadership on...

6 Mar 2025 Opinion
Navigating the Digital Frontier: America’s Evolving Cybersecurity Strategy

Navigating the Digital Frontier: America’s Evolving Cybersecurity Strategy

This opinion piece is part of Access Partnership’s  ‘A Digital Manifesto’  initiative, which recommends a framework to develop US global leadership on...

3 Mar 2025 Opinion
Evolving Scams, Evolving Regulations: The Balance Between KYC and Consumer Education

Evolving Scams, Evolving Regulations: The Balance Between KYC and Consumer Education

The alarming increase of fraudulent calls and scam text messages have propelled regulatory authorities worldwide to tighten Know Your Customer...

3 Mar 2025 Opinion