Opinion
Access Alert: COFECE, IFT and INAI Should be Untouchable
Newly-appointed Mexican Secretary of the Economy Tatiana Clouthier convened with leaders of the MORENA ruling party on 29 January. During...
Access Alert: Brazilian Data Protection Authority’s Regulatory Agenda Released
On 28 January 2021, Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published its Regulatory Agenda for the 2021-2022 biennium. The regulatory...
EURACTIV Virtual Conference: EU and China Towards Shared Climate Ambitions
On 28 January 2020, EURACTIV hosted the virtual conference “Carbon-neutrality: How can the EU and China co-operate to lead global...
The Digital Services Act: The Future of Content Regulation
On 13 January, MEP Alex Agius Saliba was joined by industry representatives from Zoom and Vodafone to share thoughts on...
Global Tech in 2021: International Advisory Board Predictions
On 17 December, the Access Partnership Advisory Board met to discuss macro currents that will shape policy for the technology...
Access Alert: CITC White Paper on Cloud Computing
Organizations and governments in the Middle East are no longer aiming to lead on a regional level only – they...
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | OpenRAN Goes Mainstream
Geopolitics is poised to provide a boost to the quiet quest of opening telecom interfaces to the mainstream in 2021....
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | E-Commerce Takes a Leap into the Future
The impact of Covid-19 on the development of e-commerce cannot be overstated. In a context of social distancing and confinement,...
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | “Telecoms is Just Software”: Regulators Wake Up to the Virtualisation of Telecoms
The virtualisation of networks is disrupting the telecommunications industry. Physical hardware used in traditional telecommunications networks is being replaced by...
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | Frictionless Data: Escaping the Gravity of Regulation
If the big trend since the Snowden NSA data collection controversy has been the regulation of data, 2021 may see...
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | DSA and Section 230: Shifting Intermediary Liability Regime
Following over two decades of uninterrupted and loosely regulated growth, tech companies are now under an increasingly powerful microscope in...
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | Global Antitrust Takes Centre Stage
2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, and large tech companies have not been exempted, especially in terms of...
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | US Embraces Multilateralism as China Doubles Down on Tech Ambitions Regime
In March 2021, China will formally unveil its 2021-2025 Five-Year Plan. Based on details revealed in 2020, the plan is...
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | Social Justice Commitments Will Be Tested for Sincerity
2020 saw the tech sector make grand symbolic gestures on social justice issues. As the changeover in US administration turns...
Tech Policy Trends 2021 | 2021: The Super Year for Sustainability and Climate Policy
In the midst of lockdowns and economic collapse, 2020 was the year in which some of the world’s largest countries,...
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...