Opinion
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | Covid-19 and Tech Policy: Driving Digital Transformation
Few of us need reminding of the far-reaching effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has touched almost all areas of...
Access Alert: Polish Prime Minister Takes Stance on Social Media and Freedom of Speech
The Polish Prime Minister has joined the global discussion on freedom of speech and digital platform regulations in a social...
Access Alert: President Trump Signs Executive Order Effectively Banning Eight Chinese Apps
On 5 January 2021, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order effectively banning the use of eight major Chinese apps...
Guiding the Evolution of Smart Cities
AfCFTA, Tech, and Africa 2063
In the midst of a rather frightening global context, on 1 January 2021 there was a lot more to talk...
Access Alert: UK Competition Watchdog Proposes New Regulatory Regime for Tech Sector
On 8 December, the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) presented its proposal to the UK government for a new regulatory regime...
Next Generation of OTT Regulations – Will Your Service be Regulated?
DLA Piper and Access Partnership recently hosted a webinar on the next generation of Over-the-Top (OTT) regulations. A panel of...
Access Alert: President Trump Signs Executive Order to Promote the Use of Trustworthy AI in Government
On Thursday, December 3rd, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in...
Tech Policy Trends 2020: Did We Get Them Right?
IoT Tech Expo Europe 2020: Challenges and Opportunities in the IoT Landscape
The first day of the IoT Tech Expo Europe 2020, Tuesday 24 November, hosted the panel “It’s a Smart World...
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...
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...