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A Digital Manifesto: Making the First Hundred Days Count

Lead, Strengthen, and Prepare for the Future The new US Administration should make US global leadership on digital policy a...

23 Jan 2025 Opinion
A Digital Manifesto: Making the First Hundred Days Count
Access Alert: Trump Announces $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Project

Access Alert: Trump Announces $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Project

Today, President Trump announced a $500 billion private sector investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The announcement marks a pivotal...

22 Jan 2025 Opinion
Access Alert: Trump’s First Executive Orders

Access Alert: Trump’s First Executive Orders

Following his inauguration yesterday, President Trump has quickly moved to sign a series of executive orders, marking a decisive shift...

21 Jan 2025 Opinion
Viable Online Age Verification Technologies and the Implementation of Age-Restricted Social Media Legislation

Viable Online Age Verification Technologies and the Implementation of Age-Restricted Social Media Legislation

Australia’s Parliament amended its Online Safety regulations[1] and on 10 Dec 2024 banned children under 16 from using social media...

21 Jan 2025 Opinion
Understanding How AI Impacts Jobs and Skills in ASEAN

Understanding How AI Impacts Jobs and Skills in ASEAN

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GAI) is accelerating the change in the skills needed for...

17 Jan 2025 Opinion
Digitalisation Driving Trade Amid Constraints

Digitalisation Driving Trade Amid Constraints

In a world increasingly anxious about restricted global trade, digitalisation stands out as a quiet driver. Digitalisation is not just...

15 Jan 2025 Opinion
Access Alert: US Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules

Access Alert: US Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules

On 2 January, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net...

6 Jan 2025 Opinion
Transforming Trade: The E-commerce Revolution in Vietnam

Transforming Trade: The E-commerce Revolution in Vietnam

The growing demand for products ordered via e-commerce globally, coupled with regional developments in ASEAN such as the Regional Comprehensive...

3 Jan 2025 Opinion
AI for All in Thailand: Building an AI-ready economy with Google

AI for All in Thailand: Building an AI-ready economy with Google

อ่านบทความนี้เป็นภาษาไทย A doctor in Bangkok analyzes medical images with AI, leading to a faster, more accurate diagnosis for her patient....

19 Dec 2024 AI Policy Lab
The Role of Earth Observation in Combating Desertification in Middle Eastern Countries

The Role of Earth Observation in Combating Desertification in Middle Eastern Countries

This month’s UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh marked a pivotal moment in combating global land degradation and drought, with outcomes including...

13 Dec 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Enhancing Efficiency in India’s Logistics Through AI and Digital Integration

Access Alert: Enhancing Efficiency in India’s Logistics Through AI and Digital Integration

A recent panel discussion at the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2024 on 20 November 2024 focused on the transformative role of...

29 Nov 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: How Will Deepfake Regulations in APAC Impact Your Business?

Access Alert: How Will Deepfake Regulations in APAC Impact Your Business?

The rise of deepfakes – AI-generated content that manipulates audio, video, or images to create realistic but false representations –...

29 Nov 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: UK Government Announces £3.5M Funding Opportunity for Satellite Connectivity Projects

Access Alert: UK Government Announces £3.5M Funding Opportunity for Satellite Connectivity Projects

Introduction The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has launched a funding call of up to £3.5 million aimed at advancing satellite...

28 Nov 2024 Opinion
What’s next for AI global governance?

What’s next for AI global governance?

The recent AI Policy Lab webinar, AI Global Governance: Harmonisation or Fragmentation?, hosted by Ali Azeem, Access Partnership’s Global Head...

26 Nov 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: What the abolition of Mexico’s telecoms and competition regulators means and what to do next

Access Alert: What the abolition of Mexico’s telecoms and competition regulators means and what to do next

Mexico’s Congress has approved the constitutional reform for the elimination of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) and the Federal...

25 Nov 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: New agency for digital transformation and telecommunications in Mexico

Access Alert: New agency for digital transformation and telecommunications in Mexico

The Mexican Congress has approved the creation of the Agency of Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, which will have the level...

19 Nov 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: The wider impact of Australia’s social media ban for under-16s

Access Alert: The wider impact of Australia’s social media ban for under-16s

Australia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a national plan to ban children under sixteen from most forms of social...

18 Nov 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: What Trump’s 2024 victory means for tech and trade

Access Alert: What Trump’s 2024 victory means for tech and trade

The election of Donald Trump as the 47th US President portends change in US technology and digital policy. Artificial Intelligence...

8 Nov 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: The intensifying battle between Musk and Ambani over India’s satellite broadband spectrum

Access Alert: The intensifying battle between Musk and Ambani over India’s satellite broadband spectrum

Space industry players should take note of the escalating competition in India’s satellite broadband market, as Elon Musk’s Starlink and...

25 Oct 2024 Opinion
2024 data reveals the urgent need for a village approach to child online safety

2024 data reveals the urgent need for a village approach to child online safety

Children are facing unprecedented online risks. Recent data shows that one in eight children globally (approximately 302 million) have fallen...

21 Oct 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Mexico’s telecommunications and competition authorities set to be dissolved

Access Alert: Mexico’s telecommunications and competition authorities set to be dissolved

Overview On 13 October, Deputy Ricardo Monreal, leader of the ruling Morena party, announced that reforms to eliminate the Federal...

15 Oct 2024 Opinion