Matthew McDermott
Matthew advises across a range of sectors to help companies and trade associations address regulatory barriers and execute government affairs strategies.
Access Alert: European Commission Outlines 2025 Work Programme
On 11 February, the European Commission published its 2025 Work Programme, outlining 51 new policy initiatives under the theme ‘Moving...
The Future of EU Digital Policy: How to engage with new MEPs
On 9 July 2024, Access Partnership’s briefing in Brussels addressed strategies for engaging with the new political dynamics in the...
The Future of EU Digital Policy: The next steps on sustainability
On 9 July 2024, Access Partnership hosted a briefing in Brussels where industry executives discussed the future of EU sustainability...
The Future of EU Digital Policy: Balancing the implications of effective enforcement
Access Partnership’s EU briefing sessions in Brussels bring together a network of industry executives and political leaders to discuss the...
Access Alert: WTPF-26 to address broad range of technology issues
Among all the ITU abbreviations for conferences and events with binding or advisory powers, WTPF (World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum) is...
Harmonising EU digital regulations for the future
At our recent EU briefing session in Brussels, industry executives and EU policymakers discussed the importance of harmonising and effectively...
SES & Intelsat Are The Headline – SpaceX Is The Punchline
The answer is SpaceX. If anything strikes you as out of the ordinary or more extreme than you expect in...
Access Alert: Orbiting innovation – key satellite industry trends unveiled at SATELLITE 2024
The SATELLITE 2024 conference in Washington, DC, took place between 18-21 March 2024. The event brought together close to 15,000...
AI Risk Regulation: Cost of excluding the SME engine
Artificial Intelligence is poised to surpass all previous technological achievements in terms of its potential impact. With this, however, comes...
Tech Policy Trends 2022 | Ransomware Threats Continues to Evolve in 2022
Last year we saw the continuation of ransomware attacks gain traction in media headlines. Over the course of the first...
Tech Policy Podcast | Flash Update: Will Europe Set the Standards in AI Regulation?
On 21 April, the European Commission presented its proposal for a European regulatory approach to artificial intelligence (AI), adopting a...
Medtech and Life Sciences
Digital and AI-based solutions in the healthcare and life science sectors have the potential to improve diagnostics and treatment and...
Digital Regulatory & Policy Due Diligence
An unstable regulatory environment for technology demands due diligence that considers the risks of digital and infrastructure policies. Our process...
Tech Policy Podcast | Flash Update: Thoughts on Bill Gates’ New Book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”
In this episode, we are discussing Bill Gates’ new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” and consider what more...
Tech Policy Podcast | Episode 11: Tech Policy Trends in 2021
In this episode, we discuss our top 10 tech policy trends for 2021 and how they will impact governments, businesses...