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Data, cloud adoption restrictions undermining ASEAN AI ambitions, BSA chief says

By Jet Damazo-Santos ( October 2, 2025, 08:15 GMT | Insight) -- ASEAN governments risk stalling their artificial intelligence ambitions unless they ease restrictions on cross-border data flows and cloud adoption, Business Software Alliance CEO Victoria Espinel warned in an interview with MLex. She said Singapore is ahead of its neighbors on clear, flexible rules, but uneven policies across the region are constraining the widespread adoption of AI.Restrictions on cross-border data transfers and cloud adoption across ASEAN are undermining the artificial intelligence strategies the region's governments are seeking to promote, Business Software Alliance CEO Victoria Espinel told MLex on Thursday, saying the countries that create the best conditions for adoption will be the real winners in the global AI race....

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