The Asia-Pacific digital landscape is evolving fast. There’s a lot going on in tech and policy this month, so we’ve pulled together the highlights for you! From the surge of AI in classrooms, to new debates on online trust and safety, to the fast rise of electric mobility across Asia-Pacific, change is happening on every […]
Category: NetMission Digest
NetMission Digest – Issue #32: Who Writes the Rules of AI? Global South Voices in a Data-Hungry World (Friday, August 1, 2025)
The artificial intelligence revolution is rewriting the rules of power, knowledge, and representation on a global scale. Yet as AI systems increasingly shape everything from healthcare decisions to job opportunities, a critical question emerges: whose voices, values, and worldviews are actually encoded into these technologies? Too often, the answer points to a troubling pattern of […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #31: Who Governs Space? Satellite Internet and the Collapse of Local Control (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)
Satellite Internet is no longer a sci-fi concept, it’s a fast-evolving reality. Companies like Starlink (SpaceX) and Amazon’s Project Kuiper are launching massive constellations of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites to provide high-speed connectivity across borders, deserts, oceans, and even conflict zones. The vision is compelling: universal Internet access, independent of traditional infrastructure. But with this […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #30: Cybersecurity in Transition: Asia’s Role in a Decentralized Digital Defense (Friday, May 23, 2025)
In the ever-changing landscape of global cybersecurity, one conversation in April made ripples far beyond tech circles: should one country control the world’s most important cybersecurity database? For over two decades, the U.S. government has held near-exclusive authority over the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) system — a centralized registry for cataloging security flaws in […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #29: Adolescence: A Catalyst for Conversations and Change (Monday, April 21, 2025)
“Didn’t we think he was safe?… You know, what harm can he do in [his room]?” Eddie Miller contemplated sobbingly about his parenthood with his wife after their 13-year-old son, Jamie Miller, decided to plead guilty to murdering Katie Leonard towards the end of the 4-part miniseries, Adolescence. While this is neither a docudrama nor […]