The Digital Asia Hub is an independent, non-profit Internet and society research think tank based in Hong Kong, led by an Executive Director, Management Board, and Steering Committee. Its funding is provided through individual, institutional and corporate donations.
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The Digital Asia Hub (the “Hub”) undertakes activities in three main areas: research, knowledge sharing and capacity building.
Research
At the core of the Hub is independent and interdisciplinary research exploring both the opportunities and challenges related to digital technology, innovation, and society in Asia. The following topics, among others, have been flagged as initial issues for the Hub to explore:
The Digital Asia Hub’s Steering Committee provides strategic, high-level guidance to the Board of Management on selected areas such as overall research and fundraising strategy. Its current members include the following (please note that all individuals, unless indicated otherwise, serve in their personal capacity, and that affiliations are provided for identification purpose only):
The Digital Asia Hub’s Board of Management, in collaboration with the Steering Committee and the Executive Director, makes the Hub’s significant financial, research, governance and other overarching organizational decisions. Its inaugural members are the following (please note that all individuals serve in their personal capacity, and that affiliations are provided for identification purpose only):
The Digital Asia Hub and its collaborators are excited to announce the appointment of Malavika Jayaram as the Hub’s inaugural Executive Director.
Malavika Jayaram, Executive Director
The Digital Asia Hub was conceived by The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and has been shaped by a diverse group of noted academics from throughout the Asia Pacific Region as well as senior professionals and entrepreneurs in the public and private sectors.
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John Gastil and Robert C. Richards Jr. in Political Science & Politics (Forthcoming): “Recent advances in online civic engagement tools have created a digital civic space replete with opportunities to craft and critique laws and rules or evaluate candidates, ballot measures, and policy ideas. These civic spaces, however, remain largely disconnected from one another, such that tremendous energy dissipates from each civic portal. Long-term feedback loops also remain rare.
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