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EngageMedia will be part of the South and Southeast Asia peer learning circle on AI accountability and governance, to be held from June 25 to 27, 2025.

Just as quickly as AI technologies are evolving, so, too, are these national and regional strategies on AI. This article calls on CSOs working in the human and digital rights fields to participate in the process of crafting these strategies.

Data justice refers to a fair and just approach in dealing with digital data. In this video, EngageMedia looks at the ways different groups in Indonesia and the Philippines understand the concept, as informed by their lived experiences.

As part of the Advancing Data Justice project, EngageMedia reported on how data justice is perceived and understood by civil society, technology groups, and affected communities in Indonesia and the Philippines.

In this episode, research consultant Dr Diani Citra and EngageMedia Digital Rights Program Officer for Indonesia Pradipa Rasidi expound on the idea of data justice as it relates to Indonesia and the Philippines.

In this episode, Dr Jun-E Tan expounds on her research with EngageMedia on AI governance in Southeast Asia, discussing the need to contextualise this technology based on the region's needs and how countries can govern AI in ways that protect people.

EngageMedia’s research on the governance of AI in Southeast Asia is featured in an article published in foreign affairs news magazine The Diplomat. Researcher Dr Jun-E Tan writes about the US-China tech rivalry and how this impacts Southeast Asia.

In Part Two of this series on the geopolitics of AI, researcher Jun-E Tan explains why Southeast Asia will need to consider the strategic implications of the rise of China and the continued dominance of the US in the AI space.

What does the US-China AI rivalry mean for Southeast Asia and the world at large? The first of this two-part series on the geopolitics of AI looks at China’s and the US’ strategies for asserting dominance in the AI and tech space.