The Great Economic War (GEW) (Part 10: The semiconductor technology battlefront)

The Great Economic War (GEW) (Part 10: The semiconductor technology battlefront) Phuah Eng Chye (3 December 2022) The US reacts strongly when it feels its economic and technology leadership is threatened; as it did against Japan in the 1980s. China’s rapid economic growth and technology advance is now triggering a similar response. According to the … The Great Economic War (GEW) (Part 10: The semiconductor technology battlefront)

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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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Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 3: The standard setting battleground)

Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 3: The standard setting battleground) Phuah Eng Chye (9 April 2022) Tim Rühlig points out “technical standard setting has emerged in recent years as one of the key battlegrounds in the struggle among states to gain dominance in high technology sectors. While the core competition is between the People’s … “Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 3: The standard setting battleground)”

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Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 2: Decoupling race and scenarios)

Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 2: Decoupling race and scenarios) Phuah Eng Chye (26 March 2022) What is the appropriate analogy to describe technology decoupling? I think it resembles a marathon in which US and China have to jump over hurdles to reinforce their leadership and expand their “spheres” of countries and MNCs. In … “Global reset – Technology decoupling (Part 2: Decoupling race and scenarios)”

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