After fumbling around on media policy for months, the Government had to do something to address the media industry crisis. It ended up taking the easy, least expensive option, which involves requiring tech giants like Meta, Google, and Microsoft to strike commercial deals with media publishers

By embracing innovation, up-skilling our workforce and implementing targeted policy interventions, New Zealand can chart a path towards a more productive and prosperous future for all.

Cybersecurity group Netsafe is calling on a more cohesive, multi-agency approach across government to deal with fraud and cybercrime which is more likely to go unreported than other types of crime.

when we looked at submissions from tech and social media companies on the proposed framework, we found companies such as Facebook, Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) were broadly supportive of regulations – within certain limits.

Political parties in India spent an estimated US$50 million on authorized AI-generated content for targeted communication with their constituencies this election cycle. And it was largely successful.

The lack of investment in anything forward-looking that has the ability to boost capability in the digital economy is deflating and in stark contrast to what we saw delivered the Australian Federal Budget earlier this month.