The World Economic Forum emphasizes the importance of data standards, ethical AI, and diaspora engagement for the digital economy in ASEAN. A collaborative approach to harmonizing data protection regulations is essential for efficient trade and attracting foreign investment. The anticipated ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) aims to facilitate these goals.
AI is recognized as a double-edged sword, offering benefits across sectors like healthcare and finance while posing risks if unregulated. Establishing a robust framework for ethical AI is crucial to ensure fairness and accountability, fostering public trust. The WEF highlights the diaspora's potential to enhance ASEAN's digital economy by leveraging skills and networks.
• ASEAN's digital economy could reach $2 trillion by 2030.
• Ethical AI frameworks are essential for public trust and innovation.
The article stresses the need for ASEAN countries to establish frameworks that align AI development with human rights.
The WEF argues for harmonizing these regulations to facilitate cross-border data flow in ASEAN.
DEFA is expected to align regional standards with international practices to unlock digital potential.
NEC's biometric identification systems have been pivotal in updating Vietnam's National ID system.
Biometric Companies 12month
Centre for International Governance Innovation 9month
Isomorphic Labs, the AI drug discovery platform that was spun out of Google's DeepMind in 2021, has raised external capital for the first time. The $600
How to level up your teaching with AI. Discover how to use clones and GPTs in your classroom—personalized AI teaching is the future.
Trump's Third Term? AI already knows how this can be done. A study shows how OpenAI, Grok, DeepSeek & Google outline ways to dismantle U.S. democracy.
Sam Altman today revealed that OpenAI will release an open weight artificial intelligence model in the coming months. "We are excited to release a powerful new open-weight language model with reasoning in the coming months," Altman wrote on X.