Digital Innovations for Pandemic Response in Asia: Lessons for Canada

Exploring the development and rollout of digital technologies deployed in pandemic response and health care for the Public Health Agency of Canada. This report also identifies and examines the enabling policy, legal, institutional, and societal factors facilitating the development and adoption of digital tools for public health.



5G Geopolitics and the Philippines: The Huawei Controversy

The use of Huawei 5G in the Philippines has brought into question the interoperability of countries using Huawei, and those that don’t. This case study examines how these technological tensions may impact U.S.-Philippines ties, FDI inflows, and the country's upcoming 2022 presidential elections



Talent for the Future: AI Education for K-12 in Canada and South Korea

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the Korea AI Ethics Association, and the Humanities Research Institute, Chung-Ang University have collaborated on the report Talent for the Future: AI Education for K-12 in Canada and South Korea, providing an overview of AI education for K-12 students in Canada and South Korea.



Artificial Intelligence in APEC: Progress, Preparedness, and Priorities

This report commissioned by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) critically analyzes the APEC region’s readiness to capitalize on AI. It considers policy and regulatory frameworks, private sector endeavours, ethics, and cross-border linkages. This report aims to identify the critical features of an enabling environment that would facilitate the development, deployment, and adoption of AI for the purposes of promoting economic growth and integration across the region.



Asia Watch

Asia Watch is APFC's biweekly news intelligence service. As a member of the APFC research team, I contribute to the writing of news articles for Asia Watch. Attached below is a sample of my work - an Asia Watch article from June 10th, 2021 entitled "COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Into the Philippines Amid Vaccination Reluctance". A list of hyperlinked articles I have written can be found at the very bottom of this post.



Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council (ABLAC) 2021 Annual Meeting

I contributed to the research and writing of the INTEGRATING SOUTHEAST ASIA’S DIGITAL SECTOR session backgrounder as part of the ABALC 2021 Meeting Booklet. Aside from collaborating in the general research for the backgrounder, I wrote the mini case studies on the Philippines' QBO Innovation Hub and the Gojek-Grab tech firm rivalry in Indonesia (see screenshots below). Attached below is a copy of the booklet (found on APFC's website) as well as the summary report of the 2021 ABLAC Conference