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IMT-2030 Starts Today… (And Don’t Call It 6G)

While it may be 10+ years away, standards bodies such as the ITU-T and ETSI are already looking beyond IMT-2020…
8 May 2019 Opinion
The value of Digital Trade to ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand

The value of Digital Trade to ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand

AlphaBeta thanks the New Zealand and Australian governments for hosting AlphaBeta Director Dr. Fraser Thompson at the negotiations for the...

30 Apr 2019 Opinion

Brexit Brief: Beneath the Surface

As Westminster collects itself following months of political turmoil, the unexpected European elections could provide policy-makers with the public’s verdict…
25 Apr 2019 Opinion

Countdown to EU Elections: What Will EU Elections Mean for Digital Companies?

The European Parliament is currently in its last few days of business as usual — when MEPs leave the Strasbourg…
12 Apr 2019 Opinion

Brexit Brief: Cooling Off Period

Last night, EU leaders agreed on delaying Brexit up to 31 October following the prime minister’s request for an extension…
11 Apr 2019 Opinion

OECD Calls for Principled Policies in the Digital Age: Tax High Among Priorities

The OECD’s two-year effort to create and study ideas for digital policies that also encourage inclusion culminated in a Paris…
5 Apr 2019 Events

Brexit Brief: Rocking the Boat

After two weeks of debate and numerous votes, there is still no solution to break the Brexit stalemate. Now No.…
3 Apr 2019 Opinion

SXSW: Publicity for Privacy

Twenty years of events at SXSW have focused on the  next “big idea” — unicorn startups, hit products, new music…
1 Apr 2019 Events

Building Trust Through Dialogue: Takeaways from Forum Europe’s Data Protection and Privacy Conference

Since news of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal broke one year ago, privacy and data protection have drawn increased attention…
1 Apr 2019 Opinion

Regulating the IoT Ecosystem: Who are the Targeted Players?

The Internet of things (IoT) is the interconnection of physical devices — including ones taking input from humans — through…
28 Mar 2019 Opinion

Brexit Brief: Out on a Limb

Last night, the EU formally agreed to a Brexit delay until 22 May if MPs agree on a deal next…
22 Mar 2019 Opinion

Brexit Brief: Brussels, We Have a Problem

The UK looks set to delay Brexit after a string of votes in the Commons seemed to kill Theresa May’s…
15 Mar 2019 Opinion

EU Copyright Directive: To Be or Not to Be?

The EU’s proposed Copyright Directive has one last hurdle to clear before it comes into law: the European Parliament’s plenary…
14 Mar 2019 Opinion

Mobile Edge Computing: Where Did I Leave My Cloud?

Many new technologies require high levels of connectivity and new applications are increasingly dependent on the immediate transmission of data.…
13 Mar 2019 Opinion
Managing Singapore’s Packaging Waste

Managing Singapore’s Packaging Waste

As the National Environmental Agency’s (NEA) appointed consultant for Singapore’s Mandatory Packaging Waste Reporting framework, AlphaBeta was proud to have...

12 Mar 2019 Opinion

MWC19: Tech Meets Trust

MWC Barcelona (formerly Mobile World Congress) has pushed itself beyond a mobile phone trade show, with this year’s ‘Intelligent Connectivity’…
6 Mar 2019 Events

Trends to Watch 2019: The Thriving AI Ecosystem

2018 was undoubtedly the year of artificial intelligence (AI). It dominated the tech sector, from literature and conferences to national…
20 Feb 2019 Opinion

Introducing the e-Evidence Proposal

Crime is a cross-border and now highly digitalised phenomenon, but law enforcement agencies around the EU have long complained that…
20 Feb 2019 Opinion

Brexit Brief: Another Day, Another Defeat

The prime minister has gained little traction in her attempt to forge political unity in Westminster after yet another Brexit setback on…
19 Feb 2019 Opinion
TRPC Director on SCMP, “UK approval of Huawei equipment could sway more European states against US, analysts say”

TRPC Director on SCMP, “UK approval of Huawei equipment could sway more European states against US, analysts say”

“The Western security agencies seem to be dancing to slightly different tunes. While they all recognise a potential security risk,...

19 Feb 2019 Opinion

America’s AI Initiative: A Plan to Plan?

President Trump's formal launch of the “American AI Initiative” marks the first time the US has tried to manage AI development.…
15 Feb 2019 Opinion