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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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NetMission Digest – Issue #28: From Global Collaboration to Fierce Competition & the Rise of DeepSeek (Monday, March 17, 2025)

The Paris AI Action Summit was meant to be a defining moment for global AI governance, bringing together leaders to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. However, a sharp divide emerged when the United States and the United Kingdom declined to sign the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI. Their absence raises key questions: Was […]

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