Opinion
Trends to Watch 2019: Smart Cities in Asia Get Smarter
Asian governments have been keen to develop their own smart cities to enjoy the promised savings, greater efficiency in resource…
6 Feb 2019
Opinion
WEF 2019: A Global Reset for the Tech Sector?
The WEF’s “Globalisation 4.0” theme brought together civil society and political and business leaders to address the key challenges and opportunities posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the global…
6 Feb 2019
Opinion
Updating the e-Commerce Rulebook: Plurilateralism to the Fore?
Last week, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, representatives from 76 countries agreed to start talks…
30 Jan 2019
Opinion
Brexit Brief: Carry On Negotiating the Backstop
Following last night’s votes in Westminster, May was given a mandate to go back to Brussels and renegotiate, perhaps in…
30 Jan 2019
Opinion
Trends to Watch 2019: GDPR Goes Global
The European Union’s globally applicable General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has set the global benchmark for data protection standards. In…
30 Jan 2019
Opinion
TRPC Director on SCMP, “US indictments against Huawei a step towards splitting the world’s telecoms industry in two”
“Now we are living in a world of cyber insecurity and every leading telecoms equipment vendor and carrier as well...
29 Jan 2019
Opinion
Trends to Watch 2019: Digital Identity: A New Impetus for Stronger Management
Countries have slowly made progress in transitioning from paper-based to digital identification, with several countries announcing plans to create digital…
24 Jan 2019
Opinion
Brexit Brief: A Lot Happening, How Much is Changing?
As MPs and No. 10 prepare for another Brexit vote next week, Theresa May is fighting the same fight, looking…
23 Jan 2019
Opinion
Trends to Watch 2019: Intelligent Healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has the ability to revolutionise healthcare delivery but has yet to live up to its…
21 Jan 2019
Opinion
Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels: Mitigating and adapting to the looming threats
Sea levels are rising faster than ever. The level and rate of change vary by geography, driven by a combination...
21 Jan 2019
Opinion
Protected Data Sharing and Life Sciences in the Asia Pacific
Access Partnership's Head of US and Asia Chris Martin was quoted in a KPMG paper "Protected Data Sharing and Life Sciences in…
17 Jan 2019
Opinion
Brexit Brief: Now What?
Last night, Theresa May suffered a resounding defeat as MPs rejected her Brexit deal by 432 votes to 202. It was a…
16 Jan 2019
Opinion
Trends to Watch 2019: Finding the “Right” Regulation for Online Platforms
In Europe, policy-makers’ attitudes are hardening towards a policy of benign neglect that has characterised the last 20 years of…
15 Jan 2019
Opinion
Brexit Brief: Battle Resumes Ahead of Big Vote
The Brexit battle in the UK parliament is picking up where it left off after the Christmas break as Theresa…
9 Jan 2019
Opinion
India’s In-flight Connectivity Rules: Eligibility, Restrictions, Fees, and Obligations for IFMC Service Providers
The Department of Telecommunications of India (DoT) published and enforced the long-awaited Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018, (the “Rules”) on…
9 Jan 2019
Opinion
Trends to Watch 2019: EU Digital Policy Up in the Air
2019 will be a year of change, impacting technology companies on different levels. How the first half pans out will…
7 Jan 2019
Opinion
Trends to Watch 2019: Digital Tax in the EU Gets Real
Digital tax saw two European Commission proposals in March 2018 and the issue has only grown in prominence since then.…
2 Jan 2019
Opinion
TRPC – Refinitiv Forum: Balancing Privacy with Opportunity in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific Region
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31 Dec 2018
Opinion
Brexit Brief: Who Can Get a Deal Through?
The prime minister can change – the dilemmas won’t. A change of the office-holder – even of the governing party…
12 Dec 2018
Opinion
Introducing the new European Electronic Communications Code (EECC)
The sweeping update to European telecoms legislation — the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) — was formally adopted in December 2018.…
10 Dec 2018
Opinion
Brexit Brief: Over to London
After 17 months of negotiations, it only took EU leaders 38 minutes to rubber stamp the divorce papers. The long…
29 Nov 2018
Opinion