DPA News
NOVEMBER 2024 - The DPA secretariat in Korea presented an in-depth interview conducted with market research firm Embrain on the perspectives of startups regarding the evolving role of digital regulation in Korea’s AI industry development.
NOVEMBER 2024 - DPA organized an event that brought together thought leaders, innovators, and policymakers from Tamil Nadu’s IT and Public Health Departments to discuss the future of digital transformation in Tamil Nadu.
NOVEMBER 2024 - DPA co-convened a briefing session with the Hinrich Foundation on the effects of DEFA on digital export volumes across ASEAN attended by representatives from the Governments of Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
NOVEMBER 2024 - The DPA secretariat was represented on a panel on AI and Economic Growth hosted by the Asian Development Bank, alongside panelists from the Tech for Good Institute, Boston Consulting Group, and Columbia University.
OCTOBER 2024 - DPA held a networking event with the Indonesian AI Society, featuring up-and-coming AI-focused startups and SMEs in Indonesia.
SEPTEMBER 2024 - The DPA hosted a panel at the WTO Public Forum 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, addressing the impact of regional trade agreements in ASEAN on developments at the WTO and vice versa.
JUNE 2024 - Our Member Dr Matthew Wong of Sustainability AI startup CarbonGPT addressed Investment Promotion Agencies like Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) at an event organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific (UNESCAP)
MAY 2024 - Our DPA Member Eugene Cheah from Recursal AI spoke on a panel at #ATxSG, with representatives from AI Singapore, the AI Verify Foundation, the National Library Board, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), on AI safety issues.
FEBRUARY 2024 - The DPA contributed to the call for feedback by Singapore's IMDA on its proposed Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI, by having conversations with our various members who leverage on the technology for their daily business operations. We thank our members for their contributions, and look forward to participating i #AI 's #sustainable growth in Asia! You can find the full publication of the published framework here: https://lnkd.in/deatuBSD
DPA participated in a panel discussion at the WTO Third Country Training Programme on eCommerce, and was represented by our members BlackPanda (George Trikoilis), Codomo (Aditya) and Secretariat (Gareth Tan)
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We bring together like-minded Asian companies in the digital space for local value creation and bridging economic inequality.
We are looking for more like-minded APAC companies that recognize the importance of growing the digital economy for local value creation and for shared economic prosperity across APAC to join the coalition.
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