August 30, 2022 — Asia Society Northern California hosted an off-the-record Executive Roundtable discussion in Palo Alto for Board, Advisory Council, Groundbreaker and Innovator Members on Data and Ethical AI with Elina Noor, Director of Political-Security Affairs and Deputy Director of the Washington, D.C. Office at the Asia Society Policy Institute. 

Joining from Washington, DC, Elina discussed the recent launch of her report Raising Standards: Data and Artificial Intelligence in Southeast Asia which maps the aspirations of five Southeast Asian countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam – and explores the objectives of a data-driven environment in Southeast Asia. 

Elina stated that the objective of her report is to amplify Southeast Asian voices in the tech space. Audience members asked questions related to the digital economy in Southeast Asia, the governance of digital space, and the role of AI in preventing bias. 

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