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Matthew McDermott
Matthew advises across a range of sectors to help companies and trade associations address regulatory barriers and execute government affairs strategies.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...