About the Journal

JAS invites original research articles, review articles, and critical commentaries that contribute to the following three primary scopes:

1.  Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Sovereign Digital Infrastructures

This scope focuses on the mechanisms through which local communities and indigenous peoples maintain authority over their knowledge and territories in the digital age.

• Application of CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) and OCAP principles in regional data governance.
• Development of Geofenced Sovereignty protocols to protect sacred knowledge and digital cultural assets.
• Decolonization of digital infrastructures (Cloud, AI, GIS) to support local epistemic authority.

2.  Algorithmic Justice & Human Rights-Based AI Governance

This scope examines the ethical, legal, and social implications of Artificial Intelligence and automated systems within public administration and education.

• Auditing algorithmic bias in social services and educational settings using metrics like the Administrative Justice Ratio (AJR).
• Mitigating "Compliance-Minimisation" and ensuring substantive human oversight in the implementation of AI regulations (e.g., EU AI Act).
• AI’s impact on democratic values, fundamental rights, and the protection of vulnerable populations in diverse Asian-Pacific contexts.

3.  Spatial Pedagogy & Contextual Ecosystem Transformation

This scope explores the use of spatial technologies and connectivity to empower regional ecosystems and revitalize cultural identity.

• Digital Orality: Using AR/VR and XR for language revitalization, preserving ancestral narratives, and fostering a "Sense of Place".
• Dual Investment Equilibrium (DIEM): Balancing physical ICT infrastructure with culturally and linguistically responsive digital content.

Resolving land-use conflicts and enhancing participatory planning through transparent spatial data visualization (e.g., Ruimtelijke Eerlijkheidsprotocol).