Jacob Hafey

Jacob covers a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence ethics, political risk, and space and satellite communications.

Access Alert: NIST publishes Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

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)...

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
Tech Policy Trends 2024: The US-China rivalry’s impact on global trade

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,...

7 Feb 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: US Department of Commerce issues Proposed Rulemaking on Cybersecurity and AI for IaaS providers

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...

2 Feb 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence 

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...

31 Oct 2023 Latest AI Thought Leadership
Access Alert: Biden Administration expands semiconductor export restrictions

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...

18 Oct 2023 Opinion
From East to West: Regional Approaches to AI Governance (Sep 2023)

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...

15 Sep 2023 AI Policy Lab
Indonesia Policy Briefings on Deforestation 2022-23

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...

31 Aug 2023 Reports
Access Alert: U.S. President Biden signs Executive Order restricting investments in China’s tech sector

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...

10 Aug 2023 Opinion
Rethinking taxi pricing and reforms: Spurring innovation and choice in the taxi industry

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...

25 Jul 2023 Reports
Charting a Path Forward: The US Government’s Quest to Regulate Artificial Intelligence in 2023

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...

2 Jun 2023 AI Policy Lab
How the Digital Divide Affects the LGBTQ+ Community

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...

1 Jun 2023 Opinion
US policies and standards for secure quantum technology deployment

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...

3 May 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | US Commerce Department Solicits First Round of Innovation Fund (5G & Open RAN) Applications 

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...

18 Apr 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | Biden Administration Seeks Public Comments on AI Accountability Policies

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...

12 Apr 2023 Latest AI Thought Leadership
Tech Policy Trends 2023 | US-China relations

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...

13 Feb 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | Federal Communications Commission Votes to Establish a Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs

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...

12 Jan 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | President Joe Biden Signs Executive Order Sharpening Review of Foreign Investment in American Technology

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...

16 Sep 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | US FCC to Set Five-Year Deadline for Deorbiting LEO Satellites

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)...

12 Sep 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Biden Administration Releases New National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan 

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...

5 Aug 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | US Congress Makes Significant Progress on Cybersecurity Legislation

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...

20 May 2022 Opinion
How the War in Ukraine Will Shape the Future of the Internet

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...

24 Mar 2022 Opinion
Log4j and the Need for Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting

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...

26 Jan 2022 Opinion