Dr. Shashank Patel

Emerging Technologies: Strategic Tool or Strategic Mirage? Delivered an distinguished lecture & engaged in profound academic discourse with esteemed Professors & #AI Researchers from @HKUniversity, @ashk_hk, @HongKongPolyU, @CUHKofficial & #HongKong Metropolitan University today.

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CRUX OF THE STORY This is not just about chips. It is about rebuilding national technological sovereignty. Japan is effectively signaling that in the era of AI and #geopolitical fragmentation, #semiconductors are no longer a market play; they are a "strategic asset class". 7/7

consortiums (@ToyotaMotorCorp, @Sony, @nttdata_inc) & global partnerships (@IBM tech transfer) all come at one place. - AI & future compute stack positioning by Japan, as they are aligning semiconductor policy with next-gen compute demand for AI, #robotics & #edgesystems. ... 6/7

LONG THREAD #Japan's #semiconductor stride got its financial boost. @METI_JPN approved ​additional ~¥631.5 billion ($3.96 billion) ‌to accelerate domestic R&D at chipmaker @rapidus. It signals that #Tokyo is no longer experimenting; it is executing a long-term industrial... 1/7

World Economic Outlook report released by @IMFNews for April 2026. Global growth is projected to slowdown to 3.1% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027. India: 6.6% (2026) & 6.7% (2027)🔼 China: 4.4% (2026) & 4.0% (2027)🔻 U.S.: 2.3% (2026) & 2.1% (2027)🔻 Japan: 0.7% (2026) & 0.6% (2027)🔻

Embarking on a new academic chapter. I’m pleased to share that I have joined the National Research University @HSE_eng, #Moscow, #Russia as a "Digital Professor" with the Department of Foreign Regional Studies at Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs.

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LONG THREAD #Japan’s #AI momentum gets a critical $10 billion (~¥1.6 trillion) acceleration. @Microsoft will build AI infrastructure, cybersecurity capabilities & train 1 million people from 2026 through 2029, focusing on three pillars: #Technology, Trust, and Talent. ...1/n

time. Because in #AI, the real bottleneck isn’t #compute. It’s people who know what to do with it. #Japan has capital & capability but is short of velocity. Question - Will it limit Japan’s AI #technological sovereignty? 7/7

bureaucratic obstacles. - Overcome slow adoption cycles in the conservative corporate culture of Japan. - ROI pressure on Microsoft as they spent $100 billion globally on AI capex. The Bottom Line: Not just a tech investment. It’s a race against demographics, skills, and... 6/n

Japan’s economic #realism vs. #cultural rigidity on full display. #Japan is preaching, 'We need migrants.' On the other hand, quietly tightening the gates. A classic double-faced policy theater. mainichi.jp/english/articl…

Typo error or strategic positioning by @nytimes yesterday?! Is @NATO nothing without #USA? or the #Atlantic belongs to America only? P.S.- Newspaper released clarification later with original name of #NATO. Question- Is the “error” served its purpose? 😀