Source: Magnific Discussions around child online safety and age assurance continue to evolve, and the choices made today will shape how an entire generation learns, connects and participates in the digital future. This is especially important for countries like Pakistan, where more than 60% of the population is under the age of 30. In ATA’s latest opinion editorial in The News, Managing Director Lih Shiun Goh explores how Pakistan can strengthen child online safety while pres

The region is entering the AI transition from a position of strength. As access expands rapidly, the next opportunity is ensuring adoption translates into meaningful productivity gains, organisational change and long-term competitiveness. Asia Tech Alliance MD Lih Shiun Goh spoke with CNA's Rani Santana on how AI is reshaping the workforce across Asia. Click here to watch the full segment.

With nearly 9 in 10 Indonesian children online daily, the internet is central to how the next generation learns, builds, and participates in both the Indonesian and global economy. As Indonesia advances its approach to youth online safety under PP Tunas, an important question is how to ensure that efforts to protect young users continue to support access to learning, creativity, and economic opportunity. In ATA’s latest opinion editorial in The Jakarta Globe, Managing Directo

Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s most active markets for technology policy and digital infrastructure. Across key technology issues, Malaysia is moving from high-level ambition toward concrete regulatory and implementation frameworks. Two areas in particular — online safety and artificial intelligence — offer clear examples on how Malaysia is approaching this transition, where implemented regulation goes hand in hand with infrastructure and capacity-building,

On 21 January 2026, the Asia Tech Alliance (ATA) and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) convened a closed-door APAC roundtable in Singapore titled “ Global Internet Governance, Regional Realities .” The session was moderated by Lih Shiun Goh, Managing Director of ATA, and featured Theresa Swinehart , Senior Vice President for Global Domains & Strategy, and Samiran Gupta , Vice President for Stakeholder Engagement and APAC Managing Director, from ICA

As Asia-Pacific enters a critical phase of digital and economic transformation in 2026, technology leaders across the region are increasingly faced with one core challenge: how to scale innovation in ways that are trusted, inclusive, and sustainable.

Online safety moved up the policy agenda in 2025, transitioning into a new phase of stricter compliance in some jurisdictions,with a particular focus on protecting children and minors online. While national approaches differ, we can see the broader regulatory trajectory unfolding over time. Australia - The First Move Australia’s under-16 social media ban , implemented in December 2025 , marked a global first. Beyond its immediate domestic impact, the move prompted regional po