Opinion
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...
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) communications – How safe is safe?
Digital transformation (DX) is the hottest topic in any industry of the world, and artificial intelligence (AI) is said to...
The Reality of Single Pilot Operations (SiPO) for Commercial Air Transport
In tandem with the technological advancement in avionics from the 1950s through to the 1980s, crew size in commercial aircraft...
Access Alert | Singapore’s GovWallet Strengthens Public Sector Disbursements
Singapore’s Government Technology Agency (GovTech) has launched a government e-money wallet, GovWallet, which allows the country’s public sector to disburse...
E-commerce in Iraq: Exploring Untapped Markets in the Middle East
Despite the economic and political turbulence of the last two years, the Iraqi entrepreneurial scene has not slowed down. In...
How the War in Ukraine Will Shape the Future of the Internet
In a since-deleted article published on February 26 by the prominent state-owned domestic news agency RIA Novosti entitled “The Recreation...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of OTT Platforms
Governments across the world are committed to achieving emissions reduction targets by 2030. Technology companies have presented themselves as part...
Access Partnership & IBRAC Host Webinar on Digital Transformation and Competition Regulation: The Latin American Perspective
On March 16, Access Partnership, a global public policy firm, together with the Brazilian Institute of Studies on Competition, Consumer...
Access Alert | African Union and European Union Focus on Digital Development
The first African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Digital for Development (D4D) Hub Multi-stakeholder Forum was held last week, and themed “Digital...
Access Alert | The Philippines Fully Liberalises Key Economic Sectors, Including Telecoms
After huge efforts that spanned decades and multiple Congresses, the Philippines became the latest country in the APAC region to...
Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s Executive Regulation of Personal Data Protection Law
On 10 March, the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) published the Draft of the Executive Regulation of Personal Data...
Access Alert | CEPT Suspends Membership of Russian Federation and Belarus
Following the request of various members, the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) has suspended the memberships of...
Access Alert | Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication Releases Draft Circular proposing Security Requirements for their Information System
Following Data Classification Levels, Vietnam has released draft circular for comments, proposing security requirements for different levels of data, per...
Access Alert | President Yoon’s Digital Korea: Continuity, Changes and Challenges
The neck-and-neck presidential election race was ended by Yoon Seok-youl of the People Power Party, the major conservative party of...