Editor's Note: With the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting set to take place in Shenzhen on November 18–19, how can economies balance the opportunities of digital innovation with the risks it brings? On The Hub, Wang Guan speaks with Alfred Ho Tat-Kei, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at City University of Hong Kong, and Nattawat Woranopakul, senior executive vice-president of Thailand's Digital Government Development Agency. They explore the region's digital-government evolution, China's smart cities and open-source AI, and how regulation keeps pace with breakthroughs.