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Opportunities for Businesses to Drive Sustainability in APAC

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has a diverse range of sustainability initiatives and policies. In our previous article, we focused on...

17 Jan 2022 Opinion
Opportunities for Businesses to Drive Sustainability in APAC
BiodiverCities by 2030 Report: Transforming Cities’ Relationship with Nature

BiodiverCities by 2030 Report: Transforming Cities’ Relationship with Nature

We live in an “urban era”. Cities account for 80% of global GDP and will host 75% of the world’s...

17 Jan 2022 Opinion
Access Partnership and Cloud Communications Alliance host a webinar to discuss the Cloud EU Regulatory Guidebook

Access Partnership and Cloud Communications Alliance host a webinar to discuss the Cloud EU Regulatory Guidebook

Cloud Communications Alliance hosted a webinar alongside Access Partnership’s Policy Manager, Ilaria Bencivenga. The subject of this hour-long webinar was on the...

13 Jan 2022 Opinion
Unlocking Technology for a More Sustainable World

Unlocking Technology for a More Sustainable World

Which APAC markets are bucking the sustainability trend? Recent negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November...

13 Jan 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Consultation on a Draft Decision Amending the French National Numbering Plan

Access Alert | Consultation on a Draft Decision Amending the French National Numbering Plan

The French Authority for the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP) has published a Draft Decision for Consultation, aimed...

12 Jan 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Subscriber Carbon Costs Now Included in French Telecom Charges

Access Alert | Subscriber Carbon Costs Now Included in French Telecom Charges

The impact of the deployment of electronic communications networks, mass production of terminals, operation of data centres and ever-expanding data...

7 Jan 2022 Opinion
Telesemana | E-commerce: A Tool to Boost Economic Growth, Innovation and Competition in Latin America.

Telesemana | E-commerce: A Tool to Boost Economic Growth, Innovation and Competition in Latin America.

This article was originally published by Telesemana on 27 December 2021 This past year, in the context of the COVID-19...

29 Dec 2021 Opinion
Women in Tech Policy Podcast | Episode 5: In Conversation with eBay’s Cathy Foster and Laurie Wong

Women in Tech Policy Podcast | Episode 5: In Conversation with eBay’s Cathy Foster and Laurie Wong

In this podcast, Access Partnership Manager, Isabella Perera, sits down with Laurie Wong and Cathy Foster to discuss women in...

9 Dec 2021 Opinion
Access Alert | Kenya Will Now Regulate Digital Lenders

Access Alert | Kenya Will Now Regulate Digital Lenders

On Tuesday 7th December, President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Amendment Bill 2021 into law. According...

8 Dec 2021 Opinion
Access Alert | Jordan’s Draft Law of Communications, Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship

Access Alert | Jordan’s Draft Law of Communications, Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship

Over the last two decades the government of Jordan has established a sustainable information technology ecosystem that promotes the Kingdom...

29 Nov 2021 Opinion
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | Did We Get Them Right?

Tech Policy Trends 2021 | Did We Get Them Right?

Our Tech Policy Trends report, published at the beginning of 2021, explored contemporary trends in technology policy through a series...

24 Nov 2021 Opinion
The Digital Transformation of Saudi Arabia from Spectrum Management Perspective

The Digital Transformation of Saudi Arabia from Spectrum Management Perspective

In 2016, the government of Saudi Arabia (Kingdom) revealed Vision 2030, an ambitious plan to reform all economic sectors such...

24 Nov 2021 Opinion
Balancing Fundamental Rights in Data Protection

Balancing Fundamental Rights in Data Protection

On Tuesday, 16 November, Access Partnership held a webinar on Balancing Fundamental Rights in Data Protection. At this webinar, we...

23 Nov 2021 Opinion
Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s Digital Content Platforms Regulations

Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s Digital Content Platforms Regulations

On 10 November 2021 the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission published an open consultation of its draft Digital Content...

10 Nov 2021 Opinion
AI Summit and IoT World Silicon Valley Event 2021

AI Summit and IoT World Silicon Valley Event 2021

Policy Manager and IoT expert, Ilaria Bencivenga, attended  The AI Summit and IoT World Silicon Valley 2021 on Wednesday, 3...

5 Nov 2021 Opinion
Dr. Fraser Thompson on Southeast Asia’s sustainable urbanisation challenges

Dr. Fraser Thompson on Southeast Asia’s sustainable urbanisation challenges

Dr. Fraser Thompson, Founder and Managing Director, spoke today at the ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Forum about how we can create...

6 Oct 2021 Opinion
Access Alert | South Africa Releases IMT Spectrum Auction Dates

Access Alert | South Africa Releases IMT Spectrum Auction Dates

In March 2021, the North Gauteng High Court barred telecommunications regulator, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) from auctioning...

4 Oct 2021 Opinion
UK’s 10 Year Plan to Become Global AI Superpower

UK’s 10 Year Plan to Become Global AI Superpower

The UK recently published its National AI Strategy, detailing its plan to become a leading global AI superpower within the...

30 Sep 2021 Opinion
UN General Assembly: What to Expect in Digital Policy

UN General Assembly: What to Expect in Digital Policy

‘Our Common Agenda’, published on September 10, outlines a vision for the UN over the next 25 years, addressing sustainability,...

29 Sep 2021 Opinion
Will a Change in Leadership Slow Down Japan’s Digitalisation Efforts?

Will a Change in Leadership Slow Down Japan’s Digitalisation Efforts?

Since the surprise resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga earlier this year, the ruling LDP party has been thrown...

27 Sep 2021 Opinion
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, Lays Groundwork for Domestic Reform Agenda

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, Lays Groundwork for Domestic Reform Agenda

Following Wednesday’s PMQs, Boris Johnson revealed his first major re-shuffle of his senior ministerial team. Johnson made use of this...

17 Sep 2021 Opinion