The Indo-Pacific Current is pleased to present a special conversation series featuring authors from the US-Singapore: Advancing Technological Collaboration and Innovation in Southeast Asia. The special-curated episodes will dive deeper into the key findings of each chapter, offering cross-cutting perspectives. Mark Manantan, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Cybersecurity and Critical Technologies at Pacific Forum expertly guides the conversation through thoughtful and provocative questions.

Read the publication on our website: https://bit.ly/us-singapore-special-report

Episode 3 features Natalie Pang, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head at the Communications and New Media Department and Principal Investigator at the Centre for Trusted Internet and Community at the National University of Singapore, as she discuss her chapter Sustainable Considerations for Inclusive Digital Futures.

In this chapter, Dr. Pang examines the urgency of addressing the current gaps and vulnerabilities in Southeast Asia’s digital future. Pang notes the need to fast track digital literacy to address burgeoning concerns over privacy and algorithms, as well as the increasing negative effects of electronic waste or e-waste, mainly from large data centers, that carry environmental and health risks for local communities.

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