Opinion
Metaverse – Back to First Principles
The purpose of the Metaverse is to create an immersive space for interactions which were previously either only physical or...
Log4j and the Need for Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting
In late 2021, a major cyber vulnerability was detected in Apache Log4j, a logging function of Java that is present...
Tech Policy Trends 2022 | Post-COP26: Enforcing Accountability Through Standards
This year’s COP26 didn’t result in the meaningful achievements that many climate experts were hoping for. Countries are not on...
Tech Policy Trends 2022 | End of GDPR in the UK
In the wake of Brexit, the UK has undertaken the challenge of overhauling its data privacy rules, moving away from...
Tech Policy Trends 2022 | AI Regulation: Is this GDPR Again or will the world ignore Europe this time?
The past decade has witnessed the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its infiltration into all aspects of the world...
Tech Policy Trends 2022 | Digital Trade: Asia Leading the World
New and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and 5G, are opening doors to cross-border trade at a faster...
Access Alert | What’s the latest in the privacy space in APAC?
It has been four years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, and discourse on privacy has significantly evolved since...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...