Opinion
Digital Latam
Welcome to the second edition of Digital Latam, our executive insight into what is moving technology markets in Latin America....
EBS 2020: Digitalisation Key to Economic Recovery
In the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created economic uncertainty in the European Union, as well as highlighting...
Europe and China: A Common Antitrust Goal?
On 10 November 2020, one day shy of the huge Singles’ Day sale in Asia, we saw antitrust updates emerging...
Business Times: PDPA Amendments Could Spur Innovation in Singapore
The widely anticipated amendments of the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act were passed on Nov 2, 2020. The Singapore government,...
Introducing Saudi Arabia’s National Strategy for Data and AI
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a growing digital and technological powerhouse. According to the European Centre of Digital Competitiveness...
Access Alert: White House Releases National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies
On Thursday 15 October, President Trump released the “National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies”, which aims to maintain American...
How Spectrum Can Help Us Modernize Our Grids and Fight Climate Change
Accustomed to our electric lamps, we often forget that for a large portion of human history the only way to...
Digital Latam: The Reality and Cost of Spectrum Rights
At the beginning of this year, I was reflecting with a friend about the absence of a National Digital Strategy...
Access Alert: US Department of Commerce Publishes White Paper in Response to Schrems II
On September 28, in response to the Schrems II ruling, the US Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, & Office...
Sustainability Tracker: Harmonising Sustainability Policy as a Path to Fair Tech
2020 may yet be aptly named if policymakers find vision enough to read the signs through ever-thickening smoke: climate change...
Access Alert: Trump Justice Department Proposes Reforms to “Section 230” Online Liability Protections
On Wednesday 23 September U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), in response to the President’s May 2020 Executive Order on Preventing...
Corporate Compliance Insights: Navigating Business Uncertainty in a New Hong Kong
Since the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) came into effect on 30 June 2020, authorities have wasted no time...
Access Alert: U.S. Publishes Restricted Transactions with TikTok and WeChat
Early on Friday 18 September, the U.S. Department of Commerce published two actions restricting transactions with the Chinese owned apps...
Consultation on Spanish Telecommunications Law: A Major Regulatory Development for Instant Messaging and VoIP Services
A preliminary draft of the new Spanish telecommunication law subjects Internet-based communication providers, of services such as instant messaging and...
Global Tech into 2021: International Advisory Board Predictions
On 29 July, the Access Partnership Advisory Board met to discuss key vectors that will shape policy for the technology...
Digital Latam: Who Wants to Talk About Passive Infrastructure?
There has been an ongoing discussion (and rightly so) about the importance of connectivity and digital services during this pandemic....
Digital Latam: Net Neutrality – A Strategic Tool For Society
Access Alert: President Trump’s WeChat Ban Impact on Business Operations
TikTok Ban Gets More Press On 6 August 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transactions related...
Q&A with Martha Suarez: We Need to Continue Connecting People
Digital Latam: Smart Cities – The Long Latin American Road
