Search results

Data centres face multiple regulatory pressures

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Outsourced data centres, including the massive ones that support public and private cloud and edge computing services, are now critical to nearly every business, educational…

Egypt's efforts to digitise the economy will be slow

Location:

EGYPT

Cairo is seeking to encourage investments in data centres and digitisation. The country also sits astride a major route for data between Europe, Africa and Asia. While the sector…

India’s role in data trade may be stymied

Location:

INDIA

Outlook for India's information technology services sector.

Rise in US homeworking comes with risks

Location:

UNITED STATES

The pandemic and government response has seen many employers keep staff working from home. Evidence of resurgent infection would be an argument to extend homeworking arrangements.

African tech hubs face promising but uneven prospects

Location:

AFRICA

Before the pandemic, Africa was the fastest growing continent for developers globally, tech hubs growing by nearly 50% in 2019 alone to exceed 640 by 2020.

Vietnam’s new cyber law will hinder digital economy

Location:

VIETNAM

The legislation requires technology companies to store Vietnam-based users’ personal data locally and mandates tighter government control over online content.

China’s ‘Two Meetings’ set out new policy goals

Location:

CHINA

A new Hong Kong anti-sedition law and unprecedented omission of a GDP growth target overshadowed other important policy developments.

Internet rules tighten grip without isolating Russia

Location:

RUSSIA

Moves to shield Russia from the global internet.

Azerbaijan lost internet for poor infrastructure?

Location:

AZERBAIJAN

AZERBAIJAN: Outage suggests poor infrastructure

China-US tech tensions will escalate under Trump

Location:

CHINA/US

The hearing was part of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer’s investigation of China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, initiated in August…