Jacob Hafey
Jacob covers a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence ethics, political risk, and space and satellite communications.
Access Alert: US federal court finds Universal Service Fund unconstitutional
On 24 July, the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Consumers’ Research v. FCC that...
Access Alert: NIST publishes Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the final version of its Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (CSF 2.0)...
Tech Policy Trends 2024: The US-China rivalry’s impact on global trade
With a presidential election less than 12 months away, political positioning in the US will have global ramifications. China, meanwhile,...
Access Alert: US Department of Commerce issues Proposed Rulemaking on Cybersecurity and AI for IaaS providers
On 29 January, the US Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and its newly-created Office...
Access Alert: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
On 30 October, US President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) containing an array of directives centred on Artificial...
Access Alert: Biden Administration expands semiconductor export restrictions
On 17 October, the Biden Administration released a new package of export controls on advanced computing semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing...
From East to West: Regional Approaches to AI Governance (Sep 2023)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the technological landscape, promising revolutionary advancements while raising concerns about its ethical, privacy, and...
Indonesia Policy Briefings on Deforestation 2022-23
Access Partnership’s Economics Strategy Team has had the privilege of working extensively with the Tropical Forest Alliance over the past...
Access Alert: U.S. President Biden signs Executive Order restricting investments in China’s tech sector
On 9 August, U.S. President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14105 Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies...
Rethinking taxi pricing and reforms: Spurring innovation and choice in the taxi industry
The taxi industry has served as a cornerstone of transportation models in many cities. However, shifts in the needs and...
Charting a Path Forward: The US Government’s Quest to Regulate Artificial Intelligence in 2023
In the first half of 2023 alone, advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its increased prevalence in people’s daily lives...
How the Digital Divide Affects the LGBTQ+ Community
Around the world, a broad spectrum of advocacy groups, think tanks, and international fora have increasingly called for the need...
US policies and standards for secure quantum technology deployment
Key legislations and standards overview Quantum technology represents a paradigm shift in computing and communication, and has the potential to...
Access Alert | US Commerce Department Solicits First Round of Innovation Fund (5G & Open RAN) Applications
On April 12th, the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency within the Department of Commerce, issued its...
Access Alert | Biden Administration Seeks Public Comments on AI Accountability Policies
On 11 April, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency of the US Department of Commerce, issued a...
Tech Policy Trends 2023 | US-China relations
Since taking office, the Biden Administration has shown little evidence of deviating from the era of ‘strategic competition’ with China...
Access Alert | Federal Communications Commission Votes to Establish a Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs
On 4 January, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to adopt Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s initiative to create a...
Access Alert | President Joe Biden Signs Executive Order Sharpening Review of Foreign Investment in American Technology
On September 15, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) aimed at intensifying the federal government’s review of foreign...
Access Alert | US FCC to Set Five-Year Deadline for Deorbiting LEO Satellites
On September 8, 2022, the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) issued a Draft Report and Order (IB Docket No. 18-313)...
Access Alert | Biden Administration Releases New National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan
On July 28, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued the National Orbital Debris Implementation...
Access Alert | US Congress Makes Significant Progress on Cybersecurity Legislation
In May 2022, the United States Congress made major progress on cybersecurity legislation – particularly with regards to interagency coordination...
How the War in Ukraine Will Shape the Future of the Internet
In a since-deleted article published on February 26 by the prominent state-owned domestic news agency RIA Novosti entitled “The Recreation...
Log4j and the Need for Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting
In late 2021, a major cyber vulnerability was detected in Apache Log4j, a logging function of Java that is present...