Opinion
Driving Brazil’s app ecosystem: The economic impact of Google Play and Android
With the largest Internet population in Latin America and the fourth-largest market for app adoption globally, Brazil is an established...
Access Alert: Brazilian authorities ask for contributions on AI and connectivity
On 9 April, Brazil’s National Telecommunications Authority (Anatel) released a public consultation to gather contributions and insights about the role...
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...
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia launches consultation on spectrum management
Continuing the efforts carried out by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CST) to improve Saudi Arabia’s regulatory framework and...
Access Alert: APEC Peru 2024
From February through March 2024, delegations from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies gathered at the Lima Convention Center...
Digital Equality in Latin America
In this episode of LATAM Digital, Geusseppe Gonzalez engages with Sonia Jorge, Founder and Executive Director of the Global Digital...
Access Alert: SDAIA launches consultation on its draft Data Sovereignty Public Policy
On 10 March 2024, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launched a public consultation for its draft Data...
Access Alert: Kuwaiti regulator introduces new data protection regulation
In a significant move, the Kuwaiti Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has published Data Protection Regulation No. 26/2024,...
Access Alert: Medical products regulatory harmonisation – increasing life-saving access for all
Increasing regulatory harmonisation drives efficiencies by conserving public resources, attracting investment, and combating corruption. Furthermore, harmonisation efforts in the medical...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
AI’s Impact on Data Management Amid Regulatory Shifts
Join Natalie Taylor in this episode of AI Global Watch as she sits down with James Herbert, CEO of Pivotl....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...