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Access Alert: Lebanon Internet Governance Forum highlights

Access Partnership attended this year’s Lebanon Internet Governance Forum (IGF) – one of the many National and Regional IGF initiatives...

18 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Lebanon Internet Governance Forum highlights
Access Alert: EU Member States approve Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive 

Access Alert: EU Member States approve Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive 

EU Member States have today given their final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a key legislative...

15 Mar 2024 Opinion
Tech Policy Trends 2024: The 6G hope – will it cost operators less than 5G?

Tech Policy Trends 2024: The 6G hope – will it cost operators less than 5G?

Predicting the emergence of 6G once seemed a simple task based on previous generations of cellular technology. However, with efficiency...

14 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: European Parliament approves the Artificial Intelligence Act

Access Alert: European Parliament approves the Artificial Intelligence Act

The European Parliament has approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, a key legislative measure aimed at regulating artificial intelligence (AI)...

13 Mar 2024 Opinion

Launchpad for Australia’s app economy

Google Play helps developers grow and boost their reach The digital economy relies on speed and scale – a fact...

11 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: South Africa’s Next Generation Spectrum Policy – paving the way to enhanced connectivity

Access Alert: South Africa’s Next Generation Spectrum Policy – paving the way to enhanced connectivity

In September 2022, South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) introduced its Next Generation Radio Frequency Spectrum Policy,...

8 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: UK unveils ambitious Space Industrial Plan to propel growth

Access Alert: UK unveils ambitious Space Industrial Plan to propel growth

On 7 March 2024, the UK Government unveiled its Space Industrial Plan at the Space-Comm Expo, which was attended by...

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
Tech Policy Trends 2024: The year of mega-constellations

Tech Policy Trends 2024: The year of mega-constellations

The race to control Low Earth Orbit is accelerating, raising concerns about sustainability and space debris. As the private sector...

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
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
How 5G Could Reshape Latin America

How 5G Could Reshape Latin America

In this episode of LATAM Digital, we are jopined by Pamela Gidi, Former Vice Minister of Chile who played a...

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
AI in Cybersecurity, Friend or Foe?

AI in Cybersecurity, Friend or Foe?

In this episode of AI Global Watch, Natalie Taylor from Access Partnership takes us through the evolving landscape of cybersecurity...

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Spring Budget 2024 – Key Takeaways

Access Alert: Spring Budget 2024 – Key Takeaways

On Wednesday 6 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered the UK’s Budget to the House of Commons....

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 3: Lowering the cost

Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 3: Lowering the cost

Rural and not-spot connectivity improvements are often expensive. Mast sites can be difficult to procure. Getting power and communications to...

6 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Takeaways from the 61st UN COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

Access Alert: Takeaways from the 61st UN COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) serves as a crucial international forum for addressing...

5 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: President Biden signs executive order to safeguard data security

Access Alert: President Biden signs executive order to safeguard data security

Last week, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) to Protect Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data from exploitation from countries deemed...

5 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Understanding the EU’s antitrust fine on Apple – implications for the global tech sector

Access Alert: Understanding the EU’s antitrust fine on Apple – implications for the global tech sector

The European Union has levied a EUR 1.84 billion (USD 2 billion) fine against Apple, marking a significant enforcement action...

5 Mar 2024 Opinion
Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 2: Getting the governance right

Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 2: Getting the governance right

In my first instalment of this blog series, we showed how a country could determine the areas where coverage would...

5 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: No steps forward, no steps back at the WTO – what now for global digital governance?

Access Alert: No steps forward, no steps back at the WTO – what now for global digital governance?

From 26 February to 1 March 2024, Member States gathered at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13)...

4 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: TRAI recommends the Introduction of Calling Name Presentation Service in Indian Telecommunication Network

Access Alert: TRAI recommends the Introduction of Calling Name Presentation Service in Indian Telecommunication Network

Following a public consultation held at the end of 2022, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations...

4 Mar 2024 Opinion
Delivering a fully connected nation – Part one: Taking stock

Delivering a fully connected nation – Part one: Taking stock

My new book – “Emperor Ofcom’s New Clothes” – set out how a focus on market forces for managing spectrum...

4 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia – Pioneering Sustainable Space Endeavours

Access Alert: Saudi Arabia – Pioneering Sustainable Space Endeavours

In an effort to showcase its focus on sustainable space exploration and utilisation, Saudi Arabia hosted the Space Debris Conference...

1 Mar 2024 Opinion