Reports
Semiconductors: A Global Policy Review
Semiconductors are critical to the modern and digital economy not only because they are a key building block in all...
Accelerating Singapore’s Next Generation Plastic Recycling Value Chain
Plastic waste generation is a growing problem in Singapore. In 2019 alone, around 930,000 tonnes of plastic waste were generated;...
Economic impact report: デジタル トランスフォーメーションの経済効果と Google の取り組み
AlphaBeta は、日本がテクノロジーを最大限に活用することで生まれる経済価値の規模を測り、この機会を捉えるために必要な施策を提案するレポートを本日公開しました。 日本は長年にわたり、革新的な国であると世界から認識されてきました。しかし今日、その認識が変わってきています。80 項目のイノベーション指標で各国を評価する「グローバル イノベーション インデックス」によると、日本は 2019 年の 13 位から 2020 年には 16 位へと、1 年で 3 つ順位を下げました1。これは、日本にとっての機会損失を意味します。過去 20 年間、労働生産性の伸びは毎年 2...
The value of Google Cloud to Australia
Digital technologies have become crucial to how Australians conduct their daily lives and work. Through online tools such as Google’s...
Cloud Computing as a Key Enabler for Tech Start-Ups Across Asia and the Pacific
Access Partnership’s Director for Asia & US, May-Ann Lim recently co-authored a report on how cloud computing will play a...
Cloud Computing as a Key Enabler for Digital Government across Asia and the Pacific
Access Partnership’s Director for Asia & US, May-Ann Lim has co-authored the following report analysing how many e-government capabilities, digital...
Infographic and Interactive Dashboard: U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA)
On June 8, the U.S. Senate approved the bipartisan U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA). The legislation marks a...
Unlocking New Zealand’s digital potential: The economic opportunities of digital transformation and Google’s contribution
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand’s economy had been facing headwinds from low labour productivity growth amidst rising labour...
FinTech Growth in Emerging Markets: Key Lessons from Industry Leaders
The benefits of successful digital transformation can be enormous for national economies and companies in today’s hyper-competitive global markets. Against...
The economic, social, and environmental benefits of a circular economy in Indonesia
A circular economy is more than just an opportunity for Indonesia to reduce waste and improve the environment. Our report...
Skills for the future in Indonesia in 2030
Skills for the future: Capturing a Rp 4,434-trillion opportunity for Indonesia in 2030 Indonesia has been characterized as Southeast Asia’s largest...
Big Tech Unionization: A Primer
Big Tech is no stranger to political controversy, having faced years of criticism and calls for action from policymakers for...
Unlocking APAC’s digital potential: Changing skill needs and policy approaches
Digital technologies are transforming economies in Asia Pacific (APAC). However, capturing the potential of digital technologies will require not an...
The Forest First Approach
The Forest First Approach: A new framing that addresses supply chain risk and reduces deforestation at the forest and farm...
Sustainability Tracker
Welcome to the fourth issue of Sustainability Tracker – our monthly update on the most important policy developments tackling the...
Commentary: Redpilling, rabbit holes and how far-right ideology spreads in online spaces
Article published by CNA (13 February 2021) SINGAPORE: The Internal Security Department (ISD) recently announced the detention of a 16-year...
Tackling the public safety threat of 3D-printed ‘ghost guns’ in Singapore
Article published by Today Online (3 February 2021) 3D printing technology is often heralded for its potential to democratise manufacturing...
Skills Vital to Enabling Transition to Industry 4.0 in Southeast Asia
As governments in Southeast Asia gear their economies towards the increased adoption of Industry 4.0 or Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)...
Google Economic Impact Australia 2020
Digital technologies have become central to how Australians conduct their daily lives and work. As a growing number of Australian...
Tech Policy Trends 2021
Since 1999, Access Partnership has monitored and influenced the environment for technology worldwide. Following a particularly turbulent and unpredictable year,...