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 […]
Tag: digital policy
Landlocked but not Mindlocked: Modernizing Mongolia from Mines to Minds – Kenneth Leung
*This article is originally published in the Asia Pacific Policy Observatory December 2024 Report. Bracing Transformations with Second-Wave Democracy As Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) Chairman Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene assumed his second prime ministership on July 5, 2024, he extended an invitation to opposition parties in his acceptance speech to form a “Joint Government” for bold reforms and […]
Forging Ahead: Lawrence Wong and the Next Chapter of Singapore’s Digital Future – Amelia Ayang Sabrina & Ngan Pham Thu
*This article is originally published in the Asia Pacific Policy Observatory December 2024 Report. New Face, Old Regime 2024 has become a historical year for Singapore, as it has had its fourth Prime Minister (PM) since independence in 1965. Lee Hsien Loong, the former PM who had served for 20 years, advised the President to appoint […]
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 […]
From Ballots to Bytes: Tracing the Impact of Parliamentary Elections on Iran’s Digital Sphere – Hesam Norouzpour
*This article is originally published in the Asia Pacific Policy Observatory May 2024 Report. The recent legislative elections in Iran, held on March 1, 2024, concluded with results that largely met expectations. A key policy area anticipated to dominate the agenda of the newly elected legislative assembly is the governance of digital space. Iran’s approach to […]