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Demystifying DEFA: Policy and Political Drivers Across ASEAN
ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement is inseparable from ASEAN’s own modern history of self-determination amid great-power competition. Like ASEAN itself, DEFA is likely to matter less for what it does, and more for what it is: a member-state driven attempt to transform Southeast Asia from a site of great-power rivalry into a centre in its…
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Policy State of Play: Artificial Intelligence in Southeast Asia
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is projected to generate considerable economic and social value in Southeast Asia. By 2030, AI adoption could improve the region’s total gross domestic product (GDP) by between 13 and 18 percent, a value nearing US$1 trillion.[1] Buoyed by a burgeoning digital economy and a young, tech-savvy demographic, AI can play a major…
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AI policy snapshot following Seoul Summit
On 21-22 May 2024, South Korea and the UK hosted the second AI Safety Summit in Seoul, following up on inaugural discussions held at Bletchley Park in the UK in November 2023. The summit saw mostly developed countries raise their concerns about the risks and safety of AI deployment, with representatives from a number of…
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Policy State of Play: Online fraud in Southeast Asia
With the Global Fraud Summit (March 2024) as context, the Southeast Asia Public Policy Institute has published a Policy State of Play looking at the state of fraud and scams in Southeast Asia with a focus on policies and initiatives to stop online fraud. You can also find below a short summary of the briefing.…
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Southeast Asia can play a major role in a global anti-scam alliance
Between August 2022 and August 2023 scammers stole an estimated US$1.02 trillion globally.[1] This was one of the headline figures at last week’s Global Fraud Summit, hosted by the UK government in London last week from 11-12 March 2024. Southeast Asia plays an unfortunate but significant role in the global scam industry. Several countries in…