Governing the digital future: public perceptions, AI risks, and policy priorities for Southeast Asia

Join us for an engaging policy dialogue at King’s College London that brings together leading academics, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how to build more trusted, inclusive, and effective governance for the digital future.

Wednesday 3rd December 2025 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

To attend, please register by 27 November: 

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Hosted by Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the event will draw on new insights from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll to inform evidence-based policymaking in the digital era. Southeast Asia is at a pivotal moment in its digital journey; rapid growth in digital technologies and AI offers huge opportunities for economic development, innovation, and regional integration. At the same time, these advances bring new risks that, if not carefully managed, could undermine trust and widen inequalities.

The discussion will feature new findings from the policy briefs Rising Risks and Digital Trade Policy in Southeast Asia and AI Risks and Governance in Southeast Asia, highlighting how public perceptions can guide smarter, more inclusive digital policies. Presentations of the briefs will be followed by an expert panel exploring practical strategies to build trust, strengthen governance, and harness the benefits of digitalisation and AI for all.

Agenda

10.30  Welcome and introduction

10.40  Setting the scene: Presentation of policy brief  Rising Risks and Digital Trade Policy in Southeast Asia
Dr Karishma Banga, Lecturer in Digital Economy, Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London

10.55  Setting the scene: Presentation of policy brief  AI Risks and Governance in Southeast Asia
Zoi Roupakia, Policy Affiliate, Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy, University of Cambridge

11.10  Expert panel discussion: Strategies to build trust, strengthen governance, and harness the benefits of digital innovation for all

12.00  Light lunch and networking

The event is part of the project Policymaking for a more resilient world: leveraging the World Risk Poll for more effective digital, labour, and industrial policies led by Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy, in partnership with UNIDO, and funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

To attend, please register by 27 November: 

Register here