Digital Governance

Laws, conventions, frameworks, norms, and protocols shape how technologies are developed and how they can be used

Regulation can steer or stifle innovation. The STP examines the relationship between technological innovation, civil liberties, law enforcement and intelligence systems to provide recommendations on how to regulate technology while balancing the risks and benefits of innovation.

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What I Learned at Alibaba's Data Protection Summit

China’s leading data policy architects are watching closely how data policy is evolving in the United States, Europe, and other countries in Asia as CSIS technology policy expert Samm Sacks writes in a new commentary.

Commentary by Samm Sacks — October 11, 2018

China’s Emerging Data Privacy System and GDPR

From cross-border data flows and what constitutes “important data,” to how to balance development of emerging technologies like AI with growing demands for data privacy, there is still unresolved internal debate in China about how to handle data.

Commentary — March 9, 2018

Understanding ANT, Big Data, and CFIUS

 News that Chinese ANT Financial withdrew its proposals to acquire the US MoneyGram in the face of opposition from CFIUS was not a surprise. The tacit rejection of the ANT deal reflects reasonable concern by CFIUS over the risks of approval.

Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — January 9, 2018