Platform Futures Asia Capacity Building Workshop (April 2023)

Between the 4th to the 20th of April, 2023, we hosted a three-week workshop as part of our ongoing Platform Futures engagement. Drawing on key insights from the roundtables hosted in 2022-2023 we translated this into a program for scholars and practitioners to deepen their expertise and knowledge on platform governance issues in the APAC[…]

The Platform Futures conversations are now live!

As part of the Platform Futures program, Digital Asia Hub invited the expert network to contribute to a ‘small book’ series in multiple ways. Some contributed case studies, others participated in an open peer review process, and many shared their insights through interviews. While the authors finalize the “Small Books for Big Platforms”, we convened[…]

Mobile Ecosystems: Opportunities and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific region

A discussion on Mobile Ecosystems: Opportunities and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region was organised on June 9, 2021 featuring five speakers from our Platform Futures Expert Network and one invited guest. Watch the full discussion here and scroll down for highlights. Speakers Through a new program on Platform Futures, the Digital Asia Hub convenes a[…]

Data: Opportunities and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region

A discussion on Data: Opportunities and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region was organised on June 8, 2021, featuring a panel discussion with two members from Digital Asia Hub’s Platform Futures Expert Network in conversation with Malavika Jayaram, and remarks by Dr. Yuko Harayama, Executive Director, RIKEN and Expert Network member. Watch the full discussion here.[…]

Small Books for Big Platforms – Data: Opportunities and Challenges

Digital Asia Hub hosted a discussion with three authors from the Small Books for Big Platforms series in conversation with Nishant Shah, editor of the volume, on June 8.  The authors shared findings from their case studies on platforms in the Asia-Pacific region and Nishant shared a synthesis of all the key findings. Watch the[…]

Kick Off Meeting Notes

Digital Asia Hub formally launched the Platform Futures Expert Network initiative with a members-only meeting (online) on February 3, 2021. The meeting notes below capture some of the highlights of the discussion with all comments from members anonymized in keeping with the Chatham House rule. Platform Futures The meeting started with a round of introductions[…]