5 Jun 2019
The Pacific’s social politics
Damaging rumours might flash across phones, yet the answer to social media trouble lies not in bans but engagement.
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28 May 2019
Huawei and the decoupling dilemma
If Washington wants to liberalise China’s economy, it must also accept China’s deeper integration with global markets. -
21 May 2019
China’s Digital Silk Road and stopping divergent technology standards
Existing international organisations cannot afford to diminish their multilateral role of connecting nations digitally. -
3 May 2019
Huawei reaches into Britain
A British minister’s harsh career lesson might also expose the Western mindset of perpetual technological superiority. -
30 Apr 2019
Paradigm shift: Understanding propaganda in the digital age
Digital age propaganda represents a new form of public manipulation with endless possibilities. -
9 Apr 2019
Can technology save ASEAN’s food supplies from climate change?
A pressing need to feed a big population with little agricultural land and shirking fish stocks could spur innovation. -
28 Mar 2019
Stockholm Syndrome: social media can shape China’s foreign policy
Social media is sometimes deployed as a weapon but public attitudes can – and have – cut both ways for Beijing. -
13 Mar 2019
If 5G takes a little longer in Australia, all the better
The online environment is fundamentally toxic and piecemeal solutions will continue to fail to protect the vulnerable. -
11 Mar 2019
An Australian model for the renewable-energy transition
Australia is on track for deep and rapid greenhouse emissions reductions. Most countries can follow the same path. -
22 Feb 2019
The new Middle Eastern space race
<p>Israel’s mission to the moon is indicative of a trend where spaceflight in the Middle East is linked to politics.</p> -
21 Feb 2019
The tremendous impact of a US-China investment and technology war
The impending bifurcation of the world internet economy will disrupt many industries, companies and national economies. -
20 Feb 2019
Responding to cyber attacks: resilience and transparency is key
Yes, Australia’s security was tested, but keeping it secret won’t help the public accept inevitable dangers to networks. -
18 Feb 2019
Mark Zuckerberg and the revolt of the public
The social media network is a battleground in a sociopolitical conflict, prompting fractures and heresies within elites. -
6 Feb 2019
Facebook’s first 15 years and lessons for diplomacy
<p>Diplomacy has not found facebook to be an easy or effective way to improve engagement across borders.</p> -
10 Dec 2018
Dimly lit renewable energy initiatives for the Pacific
<p>Population, technical capacity and economies of scale stand in the way to renewable energy in the region.</p> -
28 Nov 2018
Asia’s space sale
Spaceflight across Asia has advanced tremendously in recent decades, and a new trend is evolving. -
22 Nov 2018
Beijing’s online gaming clampdown
Chinese government regulations may be irreversibly damaging some of its most innovative and profitable industries. -
30 Oct 2018
Disinformation campaigns and US elections
Alerted and (hopefully) alarmed, the new US tactic to scare off Russian interference won’t stop online trolls at home. -
17 Oct 2018
Daylight robbery: cyber escapades of North Korea
Everyone knows Pyongyang’s criminal hackers are hard at work – but what nobody knows is how to stop them. -
17 Oct 2018
China: how big tech is learning to love the party
The Communist Party has cemented its presence in leading tech firms, heralding a new age for private companies. -
16 Oct 2018
Decoding the bombshell story for China
Right or wrong, claims Beijing hacked computer chips has accelerated a push to cut out China from US supply chains. -
6 Sep 2018
China’s tech bubble
As debts mount and liquidity begins to dry up, it will soon become clear how much the growth of tech start-ups was fact. -
17 Aug 2018
Electric vehicles and industrial policy
A dramatic shift in the global automotive market sees electric vehicles, once viewed as toys, gaining momentum. -
2 Aug 2018
Drones, clones, and camera phones
How the use of surveillance technology balances civil liberties and public safety depends on the government in charge. -
26 Jun 2018
Exceptional access: Australia’s encryption laws
The search is for a technical solution that reconciles the national security imperative with personal privacy. -
25 Jun 2018
The technology shock
We should resist the tendency to treat the changes we are seeing as one-offs. -
5 Jun 2018
What a partial internet shutdown would mean for PNG
While the downsides of Facebook are obvious, it is not clear that a temporary ban is the answer. -
17 May 2018
Digital Asia links: ode to the Belt n’ Road, rumour quasher, more
<p>Sarah Logan with digital updates from across the region.</p> -
3 May 2018
Asia: jobs policy vs the machines
Only politicians can stem labour-market inequality arising from new technologies. -
24 Apr 2018
Attack of the Twitter bots
<p>A surge in social media followers across Asia has raised questions about self-censorship.</p> -
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20 Apr 2018
Drones level the battlefield for extremists
Non-state actors using drones that cost a couple of grand to build are now pitted against some of the world’s most expensive and sophisticated weaponry. -
18 Apr 2018
Is Japan’s rare earth discovery fool’s gold?
It is one thing to be in possession of an unrivalled deposit of unmined ore, and quite another to unlock its vast potential. -
5 Apr 2018
Facebook’s May day
Upcoming EU regulations will have a huge effect on how data-fuelled tech giants do business.