Advocacy
Founders powered Internet Alliance, pulls its weight in Malaysia’s tech ecosystem
Although relatively young, IA has made large strides in ecosystem
Key focus is addressing talent shortage to bolster nation’s Digital Economy
Alibaba Cloud doubles down on ASEAN region
For Alibaba Cloud, while big name customers may grab the headlines, its focus in ASEAN is also centred on the region’s growing SMEs and startups.
Web Index to be released soon, includes Malaysia for first time
The World Wide Web Foundation, established by Web Inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, will be launching its 2013 Web Index in London on Nov 22, with Malaysia included for the first time in the study which looks at how the Web empowers people and delivers socio-economic impact.
UN control of the Net: Freedom wins … for now
The WCIT meeting in Dubai which discussed bringing the Internet under the control of the UN could not reach a consensus. A battle was won, but the war to preserve Internet freedom goes on, writes A. Asohan.
Nuances lost in upcoming battle over Internet regulation
The lead-up to the hotly anticipated gathering of nation states in Dubai at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) to review a 1988 treaty governing the international exchange of communications traffic just got additional fuel thrown into the fire.
Debate over Internet’s fate to light up in Dubai
The fate of the Internet and how it is governed is set to take the global stage on Dec 3 when the United Nation's 193-nation International Telecommunications Union meets in Dubai for the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) to review a 1988 treaty.
