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Policymaking for a more resilient world: new insights for Southeast Asia
Published on October 16th 2025
Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy hosted a successful online event on 16 October 2025, to mark the launch of four new policy briefs exploring how insights from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll can inform policies to build a safer and more resilient Southeast Asia.
Launch of new policy briefs
The session began with a presentation by Mateus Labrunie, who introduced the four new policy briefs. The briefs provide evidence-based insights and practical recommendations on strengthening resilience across Southeast Asia. They address key themes including artificial intelligence and public perceptions of risk, digital trade and data governance, industrial policy and socio-economic resilience, and labour policies that promote workplace safety.
Download the policy briefs:
AI risks and governance in Southeast Asia
Rising risks and digital trade policy in Southeast Asia
Resilience through industrial policy in Southeast Asia
Advancing workplace safety in Southeast Asia
Digital and industrial policy for a resilient and sustainable future
An informative panel discussion explored how governments and institutions can use data on public perceptions of risk to shape more effective and inclusive policies.
Speakers included:
- Zoi Roupakia, Policy Affiliate, Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy
- Karishma Banga, Lecturer in Digital Economy, King’s College London
- Hazremi Hamid, Senior Officer, Digital Economy Division, ASEAN Secretariat
- Zurina Moktar, Assistant Director and Head, Science and Technology Division, ASEAN Secretariat
Chair: Carlos López Gómez, Head of Policy Links, IfM Engage, University of Cambridge
The panel highlighted that resilience depends on adaptable systems, effective governance, and strong collaboration between public and private actors. Speakers emphasised the need to build trust in technology, particularly artificial intelligence, through inclusive and transparent policymaking. They also discussed how digital transformation, sustainability, and industrial development must advance together to strengthen the region’s capacity to respond to future challenges and opportunities.
Watch the recording of the launch event:
About the project
Policymaking for a more resilient world: leveraging the World Risk Poll for more effective digital, labour, and industrial policies is funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation. Led by Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy (IfM Engage), the project explores how public perceptions of risk can inform policymaking, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia.
Four policy briefs have been published, covering AI, digital trade, labour policy and industrial policy. Each brief is accompanied by accessible materials such as explainer videos and infographics, and the findings are being shared with policymakers and regional stakeholders through in-person and online workshops. The project runs from September 2024 to December 2025 as part of Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s ‘World Risk Poll into action’ programme.
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