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A New Era for Indonesia: An In-Depth Look at the Inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka

By Dandy Satriatama On October 20, 2024, Indonesia witnessed a historic transition of leadership with the inauguration of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as ...

The Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies in Asia

By Grey Pilarczyk In recent years, a fascinating new trend has emerged among central banks across the world - digital currencies. Central bank digital currencies, ...

Outcomes from early US Presidential Debate: What’s Next?

Outcomes from early US presidential debate: What's Next? 28 June 2024, By Grey Pilarczyk   CNN just concluded its first Biden-Trump debate of the 2024 ...

Indonesia’s Jeopardized Digital Freedoms – A Case Study in Spyware

By Grey Pilarczyk Indonesia has long had a mixed human rights record, particularly regarding the online activity of Indonesians. In recent years, political activists and ...

Unpacking the EU AI Act: An ASEAN Perspective

By Nigel Hee The European Union (EU) recently unveiled the Artificial Intelligence Act, a novel piece of legislation that aims to regulate the development, deployment ...

Digital Sovereignty in ASEAN

By Mackenzie Gunther With large tech companies owning significant amounts of data, geopolitical tensions, the risk of critical data leaks, and the rising importance of ...

What’s the path to stronger digital trust in Vietnam?

By Nga Dao The alarming situation I receive spam emails, texts, and calls almost every day and about almost everything: from warning a security threat ...

The Problem with Malaysia’s PADU Initiative

By Edika Amin The Problem with Malaysia’s PADU Initiative   At the time of writing, PADU also known as the Government’s Central Database System’s registrations has ...

Why does ASEAN need an Institute for Innovation, Technology and Industry (AITII)?

By How Yong Yang ASEAN, or the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations, has made countless headlines in recent years for different reasons: political, economic, ...

Consumer data privacy: a snapshot of new regulations in Vietnam

By Nga Dao The first half of 2023 has witnessed some key developments in Vietnam’s data privacy legislation. These particularly include the issuance of the ...

Thailand’s improving internet freedom under the new government

By Pett Jarupaiboon Thailand’s politics is currently in transition. Thai voters voiced their demands and are looking for a change after almost a decade under ...

The Illusion of Regulation: Unveiling the Truth Behind Misinformation

By Edika Amin Prevalence of Misinformation in Asia Pacific Misinformation is defined as false or misleading information that is spread, regardless of intent to mislead. ...