WASHINGTON D.C., July 13, 2022 — Asia Society Policy Institute Political-Security Affairs Director Elina Noor introduces her new report Raising Standards: Data and Artificial Intelligence in Southeast Asia, which provides an overview of AI and data governance trends in five countries. Noor discussed the region’s rapid increase in artificial intelligence adoption with Kathleen McGowan, senior director of research, policy, and advocacy at Digital Impact Alliance; Ranjit Singh, researcher at the AI on the Ground Initiative of the Data & Society Research Institute; and Mark Bryan Manantan, senior fellow for cybersecurity and critical technology at the Pacific Forum. (1 hr., 25 min.)