5 Jun 2019 The Pacific’s social politics Alastair Davis Damaging rumours might flash across phones, yet the answer to social media trouble lies not in bans but engagement.
28 May 2019 Huawei and the decoupling dilemma Darren Lim , Victor Ferguson 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 Chan Jia Hao Existing international organisations cannot afford to diminish their multilateral role of connecting nations digitally.
3 May 2019 Huawei reaches into Britain Kerry Brown 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 Zac Rogers , Emily Bienvenue , Maryanne Kelton 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? Frederick Kuo 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 Thomas Olsen-Boyd 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 Zac Rogers 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 Andrew Blakers 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 Morris Jones <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 Michael Thawley 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 Dirk van Graver 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 Martin Gurri 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 Damien Spry <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 Alexandre Dayant , Michael Nguyen <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 Morris Jones Spaceflight across Asia has advanced tremendously in recent decades, and a new trend is evolving.
22 Nov 2018 Beijing’s online gaming clampdown Elliott Zaagman Chinese government regulations may be irreversibly damaging some of its most innovative and profitable industries.
30 Oct 2018 Disinformation campaigns and US elections Sarah Logan 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 Elise Thomas 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 Elliott Zaagman 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 Samm Sacks 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 Elliott Zaagman 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 Colin McKerracher 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 Mark F. Briskey 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 Dirk van Graver The search is for a technical solution that reconciles the national security imperative with personal privacy.
25 Jun 2018 The technology shock Richard Yetsenga 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 Kasek Galgal 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 Sarah Logan <p>Sarah Logan with digital updates from across the region.</p>
3 May 2018 Asia: jobs policy vs the machines Alexandre Dayant Only politicians can stem labour-market inequality arising from new technologies.
24 Apr 2018 Attack of the Twitter bots Vivienne Chow <p>A surge in social media followers across Asia has raised questions about self-censorship.</p>
20 Apr 2018 Drones level the battlefield for extremists Alexander Harper 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? Frederick Kuo 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 John Gooding Upcoming EU regulations will have a huge effect on how data-fuelled tech giants do business.