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GET’s e-buses can electrify Philippine transportation, but find fewer drivers and commuters aboard

Global Electric Transport (GET) spent nearly a decade building an electric bus system before the Philippines passed its first electric vehicle law. Now it’s running into behavioural speed bumps

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Why public-policy professionals are tech’s ‘regulatory hackers’

Big Tech and startups are ramping up hiring of public-policy executives as the government tightens its oversight. But navigating the regulatory landscape can still be quite tricky

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Facebook, Google, and the rejig of Big Tech’s public policy playbook

For Big Tech firms, public policy teams operate in the shadows to remove all obstacles to growth. In the past, this has even entailed pushing the boundaries of ethicality. As the stakes get higher and regulators get more aggressive though, the likes of Google, Facebook, and Amazon are ramping up their public policy teams and changing how they do business

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A make-or-break moment for startup-government lockdown ties

In the Philippines and Indonesia, tech firms and governments are finding themselves working hand-in-hand against Covid-19. The crisis is forcing both countries to renegotiate rules for public-private partnerships

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Ankhi Das: Facebook’s most powerful official in India

Facebook’s most prominent person in India is not its managing director but it's its director of public policy

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With three battles shaping up, Facebook beefs up its policy play

Three policy battles are looming ahead for Facebook: privacy, connectivity, and data localisation. Its roster of people to manage these challenges is expanding too

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Inside the public policy battle between Ola and Uber

The cola wars are back but this time in government offices and by the cab aggregators

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