More: Global South
Creative Permutation Foresight: Navigating Futures from the Global South
Why Conventional Foresight Misses the South
In a world increasingly defined by volatility, geopolitical tension, and digital asymmetries, the ability to imagine, not just predict,...
Can China still be meaningfully classified as part of the Global South?
For decades, the term Global South has served as a geopolitical shorthand, grouping together countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania that shared...
Trump’s Tariffs Threat to the Global South
After agreeing to suspend the “reciprocal” duties for 90 days — till early July — Trump threatened to set country-specific tariff rates. By making...
Balancing AI Regulation and Innovation: How the FAST Framework Empowers the Global South
Imagine building an AI highway in the Global South. If we erect too many toll gates and surveillance checkpoints at the start, local startups...
From Automation to Exclusion: Rethinking AI Efficiency in the Global South
A Civil Service Transformed: The Case of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is currently conducting one of the most significant experiments in applying Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
How the Global South Can Help the World Govern AI—Before It Becomes a Global Risk
Why the Margins Matter
Global conversations about AI governance have largely been dominated by frameworks and philosophies forged in the Global North—where regulatory priorities are...
Who Bears the Hidden Cost when the World’s e-waste Burden Falls on the Global South?
In today’s digital age, we live in an ever-accelerating cycle of technological consumption. Every year, millions of people around the world rush to replace...
The Challenge of Digital Inclusivity in the Global South
The digital world is constantly evolving. Today, digitalization encompasses not only security and data but also the economy. One major aspect of this transformation...
AI Governance in the Global South: Turning Risk into Relevance
The launch of the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Guidelines by Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) on April 29, 2025, has sparked critical discussions...
Training AI with Silence: What the Global South Can Teach the Algorithm
In most of the world, artificial intelligence is taught to listen to noise.
It consumes millions of voices, scrolls endlessly through conversations, headlines, reactions, ratings....