Opinion
Access Alert | CITC Launches the Emerging Technologies Regulatory Sandbox
In line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has launched the Emerging Technologies Regulatory...
Access Alert | Chile seeks to create its first Data Protection Agency
On 5 May, Chile’s Constitutional Convention – the body charged with drafting the country’s new constitution – adopted a provision to create...
Moving towards widespread adoption of Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining traction and attention in Asia-Pacific (APAC), as evident from increased sightings of the Tesla Models...
Access Alert | Dubai’s virtual asset regulator enters the Metaverse
On 3 May, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive...
Access Alert | Disney+ enters the South African market
Disney+, the streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, will launch in South Africa on 18 May 2022. Disney is...
The importance of creating an interoperable Metaverse
In our previous post Metaverse: Back to First Principles, Crispian Wong explored South Korea’s pioneering ‘Metaverse strategy’ and identified three...
Access Alert | ITU and UN Tech Envoy Announce Digital Connectivity Targets
On 19 April, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology announced...
Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s Draft Regulations on Net Neutrality
Saudi Arabia’s technology and telecommunications regulator, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), has launched a public consultation to provide...
Access Alert | UN Human Rights Council Adopt Resolution on Disinformation
At the beginning of the month, the UN Human Rights Council adopted resolution 76/227 on “Countering disinformation for the promotion...
Understanding the Economic Impacts of Digital Transformation | Examples from Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific’s digital economy has grown significantly in recent years and is well-positioned for further growth thanks to factors including...
Journey Through the Installation of a Gateway Earth Station
For many of us, the nearest we get to a satellite earth station is when the Sky installer bolts a...
Access Alert | Singapore first in the world to establish Cybersecurity Licensing Scheme for Service Providers
In a move widely telegraphed and consulted with the industry, the Singapore Cybersecurity Agency (CSA) has established a licensing scheme...
Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s Updated IoT Regulations
The Saudi telecom regulator, the Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC), has launched a public consultation to provide interested parties...
Access Alert | President of Mexico Deems Proposals for IFT and COFECE Commissioners Invalid
The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), questioned the validity of six proposed lists for new Commissioners of Mexico’s Federal...
The AI factor: Policymaking lessons from the United States’ approach to Artificial Intelligence
How policymakers’ plans and priorities are shifting in the digital age As the armed conflict in Ukraine escalates, the use...
Launch Event: The Role of Satellite Communications in Disaster Management
On Thursday, 7 April, Access Partnership held a webinar on The Role of Satellite Communications in Disaster Management. At this webinar,...
Access Alert | Introducing Dubai’s Law No.9 of 2022 on Regulating the Provision of Digital Services
In late March, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued Law No....
CEPT has Suspended Russia and Belarus: but What Does this Really Mean?
This article was amended on 19 April 2022. On 17 March 2022, the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administration...
Access Alert | Defining the Future of Cryptocurrency in Brazil
As recognition of the market capitalisation and popularity of cryptocurrencies in Brazil, where at least 3 million people are registered...
The UK Spring Statement 2022: Implications for the Tech Sector
On 23 March 2022, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the United Kingdom’s 2022 Spring Statement. Sunak set...
Strategy for revival of the Japanese Semiconductor Industry
In 1988, Japan’s global market share in the semiconductor industry was larger than that of the US’s and in fact...