Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 6: Fragmentation, data sovereignty and localisation)

Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 6: Fragmentation, data sovereignty and localisation) Phuah Eng Chye (21 May 2022) UNCTAD notes “the three data behemoths – the United States, China and the European Union – have each created distinct data realms, which creates problems of compatibility or interoperability among them, severely impeding the ability to devise … “Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 6: Fragmentation, data sovereignty and localisation)”

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Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 5: Digital trade agreements and digital governance)

Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 5: Digital trade agreements and digital governance) Phuah Eng Chye (7 May 2022) Divergence in data governance approaches reflect differing ideological beliefs and national interests. These differences, in turn, lead to diverging negotiating positions in digital trade agreements. However, these national positions are not static. As familiarity with the … “Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 5: Digital trade agreements and digital governance)”

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Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 4: The geopolitics of data)

Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 4: The geopolitics of data) Phuah Eng Chye (23 April 2022) Data is the indispensable resource in the information society. UNCTAD notes digital data “are core to all fast-evolving digital technologies, such as data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and other Internet-based services…global … “Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 4: The geopolitics of data)”

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Hayek: Economic models in the context of a pandemic and the information society

Hayek: Economic models in the context of a pandemic and the information society Phuah Eng Chye (24 October 2020) During the 1940s when scientific planning, conscious organization of industry and socialism were fashionable, Friedrich A. Hayek argued it was a fallacy to believe a whole economic system could be directed “according to one unified plan”. … “Hayek: Economic models in the context of a pandemic and the information society”

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Hayek: The coordination problem, prices and information

Hayek: The coordination problem, prices and information Phuah Eng Chye (10 October 2020) “The peculiar character of the problem of a rational economic order is determined precisely by the fact that the knowledge of the circumstances of which we must make use never exists in concentrated or integrated form but solely as the dispersed bits … “Hayek: The coordination problem, prices and information”

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Economics of data (Part 6: Data and poverty eradication)

Economics of data (Part 6: Data and poverty eradication) Phuah Eng Chye (26 September 2020) Poverty eradication remains an overarching objective. The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals calls for the ending of extreme poverty by 2030. Martin Ravallion notes poverty is perceived as “the most morally objectionable aspect of inequality, stemming mainly from economic and … “Economics of data (Part 6: Data and poverty eradication)”

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