Opinion
Access Alert: National Data and Cloud Policy South Africa
The South African government has released a draft Data and Cloud Policy for public comment. The policy was drafted by the Department of Communications...
Three Trends Shaping the 2020s: International Advisory Board Predictions
On 6 April, the Access Partnership Advisory Board met to discuss three of the most important policy issues businesses and...
Access Alert: AI in Brazil
As part of the Brazilian government’s effort to accelerate the country’s global strength in AI development, the Ministry of Science,...
The Dawn of Automation in Drones
For years, drones were an exclusive form of technology available to governments and defence agencies alone. Today, however, commercial and...
Public Funding Opportunity: Argentina Secures USD 80 Million World Bank Loan to Improve Public Digital Services
The loan, approved by the World Bank on March 30, will finance the Digital Inclusion and Innovation in Public Services...
Preparing for Industry 4.0 in Cambodia
Reaping the Benefits of Industry 4.0 in Cambodia: Discussing productivity benefits and the importance of skills development On Thursday, April...
Access Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on API Copyrights and Trump’s Use of Twitter
On Monday April 5th, the United States Supreme Court decided two cases with important long-term implications for tech companies. The...
Creators in the Digital Economy: Policy Initiatives to Support Recovery
State of the Sector Creative and cultural industries have been among the worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as restrictions...
Decarbonising Public Transport in Hong Kong – Final report
The attached report is the Final report of the Environmental Interest Group (EIG) of the Inter-Modal Transport Data-Sharing Programme. It...
Digital skills for the future webinar: Discussing the economic value of digital skills in Indonesia
On Thursday, March 18, Genevieve Lim, Engagement Manager at AlphaBeta, shared key findings from a new report launched with Google,...
Webinar Takeaways | Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: What Must Be Done to Drive the Future of Mobility?
Held on 10 March 2021, our “Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: What Must Be Done to Drive the Future of Mobility?”...
Access Alert: Australian Government Invites Input for its Digital Strategy
The Australian government is inviting input from interested stakeholders on the development of a strategy to ensure Australia is a...
Access Alert: European Commission Presents Europe’s Digital Decade
This week, the European Commission proposed a European digital plan to reach the EU’s digital aspirations by 2030. The Europe’s Digital Decade revolves around four points: (i) creating digitally...
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia’s New Digital Government Authority
On March 10th, Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet headed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al...
Forum Europe’s DSA Conference: Ins and Outs of the Commission’s Proposals
On 4 March, several distinguished speakers from the public and private sector, as well as academia, gathered for ForumEurope’s Second...
Access Alert: IADB to Launch Pan-American FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
In April 2021, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) is set to announce a proposal that would create the first-ever Fintech...
How Vehicular Communications Will Revolutionise Mobility
Imagine a beautiful world where the car stopping at a red light in front of you immediately starts moving when...
Health-Tech: The Road to Universal Health Coverage in Africa
Two years ago, in 2019, Rwanda, who had effectively been increasing healthcare access in the country for almost two decades,...
Introducing the Digital Cooperation Organization: Towards a Common Digital Market in the Middle East?
In November 2020, senior government officials from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Pakistan announced the launch of the Digital...
Access Alert: Oman Opens Public Consultation on Data Centres and Cloud Computing
Over the past few years, the Sultanate of Oman has proactively launched several digital transformation initiatives in a bid to...
Times Techies Webinar: Discussing the future of tech skills in India
On Wednesday, March 3, the Times of India hosted its weekly edition of the Times Techies Webinar on the “Top...