GSi brings together policy research, executive learning, public commentary, and community-facing initiatives across governance, national security, cybersecurity, AI policy, and urban reform.
What GSi brings together
Articles, policy commentary, and public analysis on cyber governance, AI, geopolitics, climate, and accountability.
Institutional learning formats for public bodies, development partners, media teams, universities, and mission-driven organisations.
Work that links policy thinking with local action, including digital inclusion and environmental advocacy initiatives.
Base
Shyamoli, Road 1, House 7/7, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Countries Spanned
Recent nuggets from GSi on cyber incidents, geopolitics, governance, and public-interest developments that need quick but credible context.
An alleged Steadfast Courier data leak highlights how exposed logistics data can quickly become a trust, governance, and cybersecurity problem in Bangladesh.
Md. Atiquer Rahman · 3 min read
Read full analysisReports of Hormuz transit tolls collected in crypto or alternative currencies point to a new mix of strategic geography, sanctions resistance, and digital finance.
Md. Atiquer Rahman · 2 min read
Read full analysisPhishing, cyber governance, digital safety, corporate accountability, and institutional preparedness.
Disinformation, deepfakes, platform governance, freedom of expression, and public-interest AI policy.
Spyware, cyber warfare, autonomous systems, strategic risk, and the political implications of new military technologies.
Electoral guidance, institutional reform, public administration, and accountability in Bangladesh.
Landfill pollution, plastic waste, drainage failure, climate security, and practical policy responses.
Digital access, public connectivity, and locally grounded interventions that reduce exclusion.
GSi is led by a founder with a background in governance, international affairs, cybersecurity, policy research, and public-facing institutional engagement.
Governance and Security Initiative (GSi)
Asheer Shah is the Founder and Director of the Governance and Security Initiative (GSi). His work focuses on cybersecurity governance, artificial intelligence policy, emerging technologies, climate security, and international affairs.
He completed a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity Governance at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where his work focused on cyber espionage, digital crime, behavioural cybersecurity, and AI governance. He previously studied Global Studies and Governance at Independent University, Bangladesh, with a minor in Economics.
Credible programme tracks that can be adapted for leadership teams, media organisations, universities, regulators, NGOs, and mission-driven partners.
Executive / Advanced
A training track on AI policy, deepfakes, disinformation, rights-based platform governance, and public-interest responses for institutions working in high-risk information environments.
One-day workshop to multi-session programme · In-person, virtual, or hybrid
View programme detailsExecutive / Professional
A practical programme for institutions that need stronger cyber decision-making, incident governance, reporting routines, and people-centred defensive culture.
Half-day briefing to multi-session programme · In-person, virtual, or hybrid
View programme detailsIn-depth articles covering cybersecurity governance, AI policy, information integrity, environmental risk, and public accountability.
Cybersecurity
First-order defenses against phishing in Bangladesh and the institutional routines that can reduce preventable cyber loss.
Abul Kasem · 4 min read
Read full articleAI Policy
A policy framing of deepfakes, disinformation, platform moderation, and democratic risk in Bangladesh.
Asheer Shah · 4 min read
Read full articleDigital Rights
When personal data is leaked in Bangladesh, the legal question is no longer whether rules exist, but whether anyone powerful is actually held accountable.
Nusrat Khan · 3 min read
Read full articleGSi launched free public Wi-Fi zones in underserved communities in Shyamoli-Agargaon, with plans to expand access for students, youth, and residents.
Following a site visit near the Liberation War Museum, GSi highlighted the public-health and environmental risks of a polluted canal and proposed community-led rehabilitation.
Contact
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Shyamoli, Road 1, House 7/7, Dhaka, Bangladesh
