Welcome to this month’s NetMission tech news and policy round-up! Around the world, the digital rulebook is being rewritten. Governments are experimenting with new ways to regulate platforms, and AI is moving from private labs into the core of public service. At the heart of these changes are questions of trust, accountability, and rights, issues […]
Tag: data governance
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 […]
Navigating the Digital Frontier: From Ballot Boxes to Sri Lanka’s Digital Futures – Zahra Nur Aliya
*This article is originally published in the Asia Pacific Policy Observatory December 2024 Report. Jurisdiction, Government and the Election The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election, held on September 21, 2024 saw a significant shift in the country’s political landscape. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance, which includes his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna […]
Digital Rights Under Siege: Navigating Data Scraping and the Battle for Journalistic Freedom
Human rights online encompasses digital freedom that protects individuals’ privacy, expression, and access to information in a connected world. These rights are crucial for ensuring democratic participation and safeguarding personal dignity while exercising fundamental rights. Recently, numerous human rights violations have emerged, from unauthorized data scraping by AI companies to systematic harassment of journalists, threatening […]
Democratic Party’s Homecoming in South Korea: Implications on Digital Policies – Sameer Gahlot
*This article is originally published in the Asia Pacific Policy Observatory December 2024 Report. Introduction The genealogy of political parties in South Korea can be traced to the top-down and elite-driven political creations, not the Western-style multiple parties (as prevalent in the United Kingdom and East European countries) with a focus on coalition-building as well as […]