Opinion
Access Alert: Biden’s 100 Days Address Looks to Build Back Better Agenda
On 28 April 2021, President Joe Biden marked the eve of his first 100 days in office with his first...
Access Alert: German Parliament Toughens Up 5G Security Rules
Germany’s Bundestag Approves IT Security Law 2.0 On 23 April, the Bundestag adopted the final version of its IT Security...
Access Partnership and ISOC Event Highlights: Wi-Fi 6 Opportunities for Mexico
On Thursday 22nd April, Access Partnership and The Internet Society (ISOC) co-hosted the event “Wi-Fi 6: Prospects and Opportunities for...
Europe’s Bid to Regulate AI Worldwide
On 21 April, the European Commission presented its proposal for a European regulatory approach to artificial intelligence, adopting a risk-based...
Guest Article: Tech Monitor’s Amy Borrett Highlights How Data Trust Gap Endangers Successful Digital Transformation
The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of data-driven digital transformation, but it has also exacerbated a trust gap with...
Access Alert: National Data and Cloud Policy South Africa
The South African government has released a draft Data and Cloud Policy for public comment. The policy was drafted by the Department of Communications...
Three Trends Shaping the 2020s: International Advisory Board Predictions
On 6 April, the Access Partnership Advisory Board met to discuss three of the most important policy issues businesses and...
Access Alert: AI in Brazil
As part of the Brazilian government’s effort to accelerate the country’s global strength in AI development, the Ministry of Science,...
The Dawn of Automation in Drones
For years, drones were an exclusive form of technology available to governments and defence agencies alone. Today, however, commercial and...
Public Funding Opportunity: Argentina Secures USD 80 Million World Bank Loan to Improve Public Digital Services
The loan, approved by the World Bank on March 30, will finance the Digital Inclusion and Innovation in Public Services...
Access Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on API Copyrights and Trump’s Use of Twitter
On Monday April 5th, the United States Supreme Court decided two cases with important long-term implications for tech companies. The...
Creators in the Digital Economy: Policy Initiatives to Support Recovery
State of the Sector Creative and cultural industries have been among the worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as restrictions...
Digital Latam
We open the March 2021 edition of Digital Latam by welcoming Mr. Allan Ruiz, former COMTELCA SG and Costa Rica’s...
Webinar Takeaways | Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: What Must Be Done to Drive the Future of Mobility?
Held on 10 March 2021, our “Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: What Must Be Done to Drive the Future of Mobility?”...
Access Alert: Australian Government Invites Input for its Digital Strategy
The Australian government is inviting input from interested stakeholders on the development of a strategy to ensure Australia is a...
Access Alert: European Commission Presents Europe’s Digital Decade
This week, the European Commission proposed a European digital plan to reach the EU’s digital aspirations by 2030. The Europe’s Digital Decade revolves around four points: (i) creating digitally...
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia’s New Digital Government Authority
On March 10th, Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet headed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al...
Forum Europe’s DSA Conference: Ins and Outs of the Commission’s Proposals
On 4 March, several distinguished speakers from the public and private sector, as well as academia, gathered for ForumEurope’s Second...
Access Alert: IADB to Launch Pan-American FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
In April 2021, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) is set to announce a proposal that would create the first-ever Fintech...
How Vehicular Communications Will Revolutionise Mobility
Imagine a beautiful world where the car stopping at a red light in front of you immediately starts moving when...
Health-Tech: The Road to Universal Health Coverage in Africa
Two years ago, in 2019, Rwanda, who had effectively been increasing healthcare access in the country for almost two decades,...