Opinion
Access Alert | Colombia’s Petro Targets Digital Platforms Through Tax Reform
A day after assuming office, Gustavo Petro, the first left-wing president in Colombia’s history, unveiled a tax proposal to raise...
Digital Labelling: The Future of Smarter Food Labelling in Asia
Digital labelling has been increasingly prevalent in Asia, with an 83% increase in the use of QR codes observed between...
Women in Tech Podcast | Roe v Wade: Should women be worried about their data? with Melanie Garson
In this episode, Access Partnership’s Senior Policy Manager, Melissa Govender, interviews Melanie Garson. Melanie has a wealth of experience working...
Access Alert | Biden Administration Releases New National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan
On July 28, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued the National Orbital Debris Implementation...
Access Alert | Argentina to Update Personal Data Protection Law
On 1 August, Argentina’s Access to the Public Information Agency (AAIP) launched a consultation process to modify the country’s personal...
Access Alert | UN Negotiations Underway to Regulate Cybercrime, the Private Sector Need to Participate Now
Earlier this year, Member States started negotiations for a legally binding text on cybercrimes, the world’s first of this nature....
Understanding climate-smart, regenerative, and nature-based solutions for agriculture in Southeast Asia
On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, Grow Asia and Padang & Co hosted the second webinar of their Digital Learning series...
Accelerating Digital Transformation Policy in Japan, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Asia-Pacific
Overview On 21 July 2022, Access Partnership held a webinar on accelerating digital transformation policy in Japan, UK, Singapore, and...
Access Alert | Access Partnership joins collective call against decision to bar organisations from UN cybersecurity negotiations
Ahead of this week’s meeting of the UN’s Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on cybersecurity, more than 30 non-governmental entities have...
Access Alert | UK CAA Consultation on Environmental Effects of First UK space Launch from Cornwall
Spaceport Cornwall is the UK’s Horizontal Launch solution, utilizing facilities at Cornwall Airport Newquay and Goonhilly Earth Station. Virgin Orbit...
Does the Metaverse Provide an Opportunity for Meta to Redefine its Stance on Data Privacy?
In our previous article entitled “The importance of creating an interoperable Metaverse,” Lydia Dettling discussed how much data Metaverse platforms...
Metaverse Policy Lab and France Meta Association host Metaverse Dialogue: A Metaverse Constitution?
Yesterday, the second session of the Metaverse Dialogue webinar series took place and focused on the role of regulations, risks...
Access Alert: Taiwan Releases Digital Intermediary Services Act
On 29 June 2022, the National Communications Commission (NCC) of Taiwan released a draft of the Digital Intermediary Services Act...
MSMEs Go Global: Reaching customers across borders with e-commerce
Asia Pacific’s e-commerce export opportunity E-commerce has been described as the “great equalizer”. In the past, it was commonly acknowledged...
Access Alert | World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 Consultation
The European Commission is seeking feedback regarding a common EU position to be negotiated by Member States on behalf of the EU...
Facilitating conversations on plastic waste issues in the region – UN Ocean Conference 2022
The 2022 UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, is an international conference aimed at exploring...
Sustainability Conversations | Why we should price environmental externalities
In past editions of Access Partnership’s Sustainability Conversations series[1], we have provided an overview of the nature-positive economy and latest...
Access Alert | Ally-shoring: A Strategy to Expand U.S-Mexico Tech Ties
On 13 April, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen mentioned in a speech that the United States should favor friend-shoring supply...
Enabling the Digitalisation of SMEs
How FinTech can Unleash Digital Opportunities Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in all economies, accounting for...
Access Partnership at the World Telecommunications Development Conference in Kigali
One step closer towards meaningful global connectivity? Access Partnership participated at the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) World Telecommunications Development Conference...
Access Alert | Introducing Iraq’s Cloud Computing Policy
On 20 June 2022, the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) published its Draft Cloud Computing Policy. The Policy aims...