Tech Policy in Asia-Pacific

1.5 Credits · Level: Graduate

This course examines the dynamic interplay between technological innovation, policy frameworks, and diverse societal experiences across the Asia Pacific. It moves beyond the dominant economic framing of technology in much of this region and adopts a socio-technical approach to interrogate how power structures, historical context, and culture collectively shape - and are shaped by - technology as well as the policies that mediate its development. Students will take a critical, inter-disciplinary lens to policy challenges related to digital infrastructure, AI ethics and governance, as well as cybersecurity against the backdrop of intensifying geopolitical fragmentation.