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Reframing AI Governance:

Perspectives from Asia

Digital Futures Lab | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

July 2022

Much of the scholarship on AI governance is based primarily on the experiences of a few western industrialised economies. Regulation trajectories and governance frameworks are shaped by political and cultural contexts, and hence values, assumptions and goals underlining the pursuit of AI governance are bound to have local flavours.

This collection brings together eleven scholars from Asia to help unpack perspectives on AI governance from South and South-East Asia. 

What are the politics, values, institutions, and policies shaping AI governance across Asian countries?

How well do global conversations around AI governance translate to Asian contexts, with differing state priorities, institutional capacities, and cultural contexts? 

Are there alternative frames or discourses around AI governance emerging from the Asian region?

Introduction:
Socio-Material Steering of AI Innovation and Governance

Urvashi Aneja

The Beginnings of AI and Data Governance:
The Landscape in Sri Lanka

Ramathi Bandaranayake

To What Extent Does Malaysia’s National Fourth Industrial Revolution Policy Address AI Security Risks?

Jun-E Tan

An Ill-Advised Turn: AI Under India’s E-Court Proposal

Vidushi Marda

Chinese AI Governance in Transition: Past, Present and Future of Chinese AI Regulation

Julia Chen

The Myth of Data-Driven Authoritarianism in Asia

Cindy Lin & Yuchen Chen

Kampong Ethics

Mark Findlay & Willow Wong

Between Threat and Tool: The Poetics and Politics of AI Metaphors and Narratives in China

Maya Indira Ganesh & Jennifer Bourne

Watch this TechLaw.Fest fireside chat between Julia Chen (a contributor to the book) and Nicolas Moës (Director of European AI Governance at The Future Society), moderated by Urvashi Aneja, on a comparative look at the AI governance regimes in Europe and China here.

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Digital Futures Lab is an interdisciplinary research collective that interrogates the complex interaction between technology and society in the global south. Through evidence based research, participatory foresight, and public engagement, we identify pathways toward equitable, safe and caring futures.

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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is a political foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany, which has, for over 50 years, committed itself to the promotion of democracy and international cooperation. The Rule of Law Programme Asia, based in Singapore, is dedicated to working with its Asian partners toward the development of rule of law in the region. One of the particular areas of focus is to explore the interplay between technology, society and the role of law.

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