Sitting the trippers Most people who take psychedelics do so on their own or with friends, not in clinical settings. Removing stigma is the first step toward limiting the harm. 360info · Oct 10, 2022
Special Report: Flood ready As floods rise in ferocity, states face big decisions to safeguard the future of their land and their people. 360info · Oct 3, 2022
Flood warnings that don't break the banks Affordable and accurate, flood warnings have advanced to be a great tool to prevent disaster. But that’s proving to be only half the battle. 360info · Oct 3, 2022
Disaster proofing healthcare key to flood resilience Building back smarter from floods is about more than infrastructure. As Australia is finding out, improvements to healthcare are key to the solution. 360info · Oct 3, 2022
Jakarta’s floods are devastating — they don’t have to be Jakarta’s severe flooding is happening more often and with more intensity. A new approach might hold the key to moving forward. 360info · Oct 3, 2022
Building a disaster-ready culture in Indonesia Indonesia had almost 10,000 floods last decade, and flood incidents keep rising. To turn the tide, new cultural and infrastructural solutions may be needed. 360info · Oct 3, 2022
Five ways Indonesia is tackling under-nutrition in children Stunting is a major problem in Indonesia, but one municipality is hoping to eliminate it in 2024. 360info · Oct 2, 2022
Special report: Militarisation of police Tanks and assault rifles are just the most obvious aspects. The increasingly militarised approach to policing runs far deeper 360info · Sep 30, 2022
How not to do community policing: lessons from Brazil It will take learning the lessons of Brazil’s many failures of police reform to truly implement a safer future for all Brazilians. 360info · Sep 30, 2022
Why police need to unlearn policing The history of police shows that policing does not need to be done in the same way it is now and that it can perhaps be undone. 360info · Sep 30, 2022
Cloak-and-dagger policing While people were worrying about military-style policing, US law enforcement quietly deployed the tools of spycraft against their fellow citizens. 360info · Sep 30, 2022
Cop shows perpetuate a guns-blazing style of policing The high profile of firearms in American crime dramas so far appears to be the most persuasive argument for why police need guns. 360info · Sep 30, 2022
The insidious take-over of Mexico’s police Disorganised attempts to improve policing in Mexico have led to the slow creep of the army and skyrocketing murder rates. 360info · Sep 30, 2022
Deadly high costs of US police overmilitarisation Equipping police units with military equipment can help fight crime but there are spillover effects that cannot be ignored. 360info · Sep 30, 2022
360info · Sep 30, 2022 Police a missing passenger in Indonesia’s reform train Indonesia’s constitution separated the military from civilian politics after the fall of Suharto in 1998. But the police didn’t get the memo.
360info · Sep 30, 2022 Civil society the key to preventing an Indonesian police state Reforming the Indonesian police needs to be driven from the bottom up by civil society groups.
360info · Sep 30, 2022 Violence continues under Indian piecemeal approach Legislation from last century allows paramilitary violence to continue in the North East of India.
360info · Sep 29, 2022 When governments use AI to predict what the people want Governments can and do use artificial intelligence to direct their citizens and their policy. But are we prepared for how far it could go?
360info · Sep 29, 2022 The ideal of open data has unexamined flaws Harnessing the value of open data requires reflection on who benefits most.
360info · Sep 28, 2022 Special Report: Your right to information 360info explores the benefits and pitfalls of AI in obtaining crucial government and public information and how to better protect your privacy and safety.
360info · Sep 28, 2022 Treating ‘data as oil’ squanders its immense potential Open data initiatives could give developing economies the edge in the fourth industrial revolution. India’s approach offers learnings for all.
360info · Sep 28, 2022 Malaysia’s digital ambition and law are misaligned Malaysia’s digital transformation efforts look good on paper but an access to information act is still nowhere in sight.
360info · Sep 28, 2022 Singapore seeks accountability without transparency Despite being a thriving economy, the Singaporean government is still reluctant to enact a freedom of information law.
360info · Sep 28, 2022 ‘Deep journalism’ driven by AI can aid better government A machine learning tool to analyse complex sets of information has been shown to find policy areas overlooked by governments.
360info · Sep 28, 2022 Right to information not always equal Many South Asian countries have made progress in adopting right to information laws. But ensuring everyone benefits is proving more of a challenge.