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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
WHO Members Finalise Draft Proposal for Pandemic Agreement
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
Access Alert: Global Business Leaders Unite in Cape Town for B20 Launch

Access Alert: Global Business Leaders Unite in Cape Town for B20 Launch

This year’s B20 cycle began with vigour this week, with its launch event taking place in Cape Town, South Africa...

27 Feb 2025 Opinion
Multi-Orbit Connectivity: Beyond The Hype

Multi-Orbit Connectivity: Beyond The Hype

When it comes to satellite communications, innovation is the key to solving the need for higher levels of data transmission...

26 Feb 2025 Opinion
Tech and the G20: Risk, Reward, and Africa’s Digital Future

Tech and the G20: Risk, Reward, and Africa’s Digital Future

This is the first in a series of opinion pieces leading up to the G20 Summit in November, where we...

26 Feb 2025 Opinion
UK’s Encryption Order to Apple: A Threat to Privacy?

UK’s Encryption Order to Apple: A Threat to Privacy?

On 21 February, Apple stopped offering its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) Advanced Data Protection (ADP) service for users in the UK....

26 Feb 2025 Opinion
Securing US Semiconductor Leadership

Securing US Semiconductor Leadership

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

20 Feb 2025 Opinion
Access Alert: Mexico Unveils Draft Competition Bill

Access Alert: Mexico Unveils Draft Competition Bill

On 18 February, the Deputy Majority Leader in the Chamber of Deputies, Alfonso Ramírez Cuellar (from the Morena party), introduced...

20 Feb 2025 Opinion