Opinion
Access Alert | US Commerce Department Solicits First Round of Innovation Fund (5G & Open RAN) Applications
On April 12th, the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency within the Department of Commerce, issued its...
Access Alert | EDPB Empowers Watchdog Status with ChatGPT Task Force
On 13 April, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) – Europe’s leading policy making body on data protection – launched...
Access Partnership Attends the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit 2023
Last week, Erik Jacobs attended the two-day IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023 in Washington, DC. The event convened experts to...
Access Alert | Space Agency Budgets: Aiming for the Stars
News about space investment is now mushrooming in both specialised and non-specialised media about the space industry. Recently, the US...
Independent Thinkers on Digital | Is Government Intervention in Digital Justified?
Ex-Minister’s Insights Reveal Eye-Opening Truths Questions about the level of government intervention in digital had cropped up in multiple earlier...
Access Alert | Biden Administration Seeks Public Comments on AI Accountability Policies
On 11 April, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency of the US Department of Commerce, issued a...
Access Alert | Spanish Space Agency is Up and Running
In May 2021, plans for the establishment of the Spanish Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Española (AEE)) were announced. In March...
Should the metaverse be built on a centralised or decentralised platform?
The Battle for Freedom and Control in the Future of Virtual Reality On 6 April, Access Partnership hosted a webinar...
Will Generative AI Revolutionise or Destroy Creative Industries?
Examining the Impact of AI-Generated Content on Creative Industries and Society Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a type of AI...
Access Alert | New foreign satellite system registry launched in Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recognised the importance that the space and satellite sector has for its country and...
Access Alert | LATAM countries continue to promote connectivity
This week, three LATAM markets – Costa Rica, Peru, and Uruguay – have had relevant policy and market developments that...
AI Newsletter
Access Partnership is thrilled to announce the launch of our AI Policy Lab and our AI Newsletter. The newsletter will...
The Release of GPT-4, Turing Tests, and the Uncanny Valley: Artificial Intelligence at an Inflexion Point
AI Policy Lab The press. On 14 Mar 2023, OpenAI, the company that gave the world ChatGPT, made a low-key...
Global Policy Review Podcast | Bridging Realities through Policy and Innovation with Luis Bravo Martins
“What we are doing right now, will affect generations to come.” In the latest episode of Access Partnership’s Global Policy...
Independent Thinkers on Digital | The High Cost of Regulatory Hubris
Reflections on Telecom Regulation and its Relevance to Current Challenges. Steve Unger is completing a book on the history of...
UK-US Opportunities in Semiconductor Geopolitics
Insights from Industry Leaders on the Future of the UK Semiconductor Industry On Tuesday 21 March, leading representatives from British...
Access Alert | Bank Indonesia Announces Plans to Introduce a Domestic Credit Card System
Bank Indonesia (BI) has announced plans to introduce a domestic credit card system to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign...
Access Alert | US National Spectrum Strategy: Comments requested
On 15 March, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) put forth a request for comments on...
Access Alert | Looming Media and Digital Platforms Inquiry in South Africa
On 17 March 2023, the Competition Commission in South Africa published a draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for a market...
Access Alert | IPCC releases 2023 Report on Climate Change
On 20 March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report, which is likely to be...
Access Alert | New Judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Lawful Interception Obligations
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment on 16 March 2023 regarding the legal framework...