Dear Friend of the IIC, As I come to the end of my term as President of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) and hand over the role at the end of January, I begin by saying that it has been a great personal privilege to have been given the opportunity to serve the IIC… [Read More]
Merger Reform: What Next for Australia’s TMT Sector? – in person
DATE: WEDNESDAY, 17TH APRIL 2024VENUE: Allens, Deutsche Bank Place, Level 28, 126 Phillip St, SydneyTIME: 12.30 PM – 2.30 AEST Light lunch served from 12.30 pm. On 23 August 2023, the Government announced a Competition Review, to consider whether competition law in Australia remains fit for purpose in Australia’s modern economy. The Review is being… [Read More]
Round-up of the latest industry news – January 2024
Apple will open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals, allowing third party providers to access the contactless function on its iOS operating system. OpenAI has claimed that a ban on the use of news and books to train models would doom the development of artificial intelligence. Nearly 40 per cent of global employment… [Read More]
Round-up of the latest industry news – December 2023
Adobe and Figma have ended their merger plan after regulators’ investigations Open AI and Axel Springer have struck a ‘landmark deal’ for the media industry The EU’s agreement on the AI Act has been met with a mixed response AI has been declared an ‘emerging threat’ to financial stability for the first time Google has… [Read More]
Asia Forum 2024 – in person
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA FORUM (TMF), REGIONAL REGULATORS FORUM Date: 5th – 7th February 2024Location: Axiata Centre, 9 Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur 50470Region: Asia Pacific In collaboration with Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Monday 5 February 2024 – Wednesday 7 February 2024 The IIC is delighted to be back in Kuala… [Read More]
Online harms and the evolving role of the eSafety Commissioner – in person
DATE: TUESDAY, 5TH MARCH 2024VENUE: Bird & Bird, Level 22, 25 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW 2000TIME: 11.00 AM – 1.00 PM AEDT Register from 10.30 am. The Australian Government has indicated that 2024 will see further reform in relation to online safety, including through proposed amendments to the Basic Online Safety Expectations under the Online… [Read More]