Philippines

PLDT to transform Ateneo into ‘Smart 5G campus’ (The Philippine Star)

PLDT, through its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc., has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ateneo to partner in the development of next-generation applications and services that will run on...

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian SMEs challenged by digital transformation (Channel Asia)

According to findings, SMEs currently invest their resources in current technologies (77.2 per cent), transformative technologies (76.4 per cent) and fixed assets (74.0 per cent). SMEs face a number of challenges...

Philippines

Managing Cybersecurity Concerns: First Step in Charting Philippines Digital Future

In Southeast Asia, cybersecurity remains a key consideration in the midst of digital transformation efforts where the increase in usage of internet facilities and low cyber resilience have increased vulnerabilities...

Thailand

Thailand government teams up with Huawei to set up 5G network in the country (Asia One)

China-based information and communications technology giant Huawei, in collaboration with Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Ministry, other government offices, private agencies and leading universities, is now ready to turn the...

Thailand

Thailand outlines outstanding projects expected to drive digital economy (Channel Asia)

Thailand’s ministry of digital affairs has laid out 10 outstanding projects across five broad themes that aim to drive the country towards a modern economy and society. The government is looking...

Southeast Asia

SGTech Leads Eight Companies to the 29th edition of Asia IoT Business Platform (SGTech)

From 23-24 April 2019, SGTech led eight Singaporean companies to participate in the Singapore Pavilion at the 29th edition of Asia IoT Business Platform held in Kuala Lumpur. 2019 is the...

Indonesia

The Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Logistics Sector in Indonesia

Amidst shifting planes, Indonesia continues to remain adaptive by promoting Internet of Things (IoT) technologies as part of its larger ploy to push forward ‘Indonesia 4.0’ roadmap. There is a need for government,...

Indonesia

Telkom Cooperates with Japan to Develop IoT-Based Natural Disasters (Republika)

Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology-based natural disaster management is one of the leading services in the partnership plan of PT Telkom Indonesia with Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Corp. This article originally appeared...

Philippines

Philippines - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses (Yahoo Finance)

Telecommunications investment in the Philippines will continue to see increasing emphasis on supporting high speed broadband access. The bulk of the fixed services are in urban areas. The fixed line market in the...

Thailand

Thailand's EEC: Goals and Opportunities

As part of Thailand 4.0, the Thai government has been prioritising development of smart cities nationwide...

Thailand

Ministry of Digital for Economy launches Cloud Service (Thailand Business News)

Cloud Service can be used immediately by government agencies and the project plans to open Cloud Computing orientation courses for over 2,500 government officials. This article originally appeared on Thailand...

Indonesia

Kemenperin will build the Digital Capability Center (IndoTelko)

The Ministry of Industry will establish the Digital Capability Center (DCC) to increase productivity and competitiveness of the manufacturing sector in the industrial era 4.0. This article originally appeared on...

Vietnam

From gold to credit cards in Vietnam (The ASEAN Post)

Vietnam may be one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, yet it’s still in the dark ages when it comes to joining the global trend toward cashless transactions. This article originally...

Indonesia

Madiun City Government was introduced to the smart city of the archipelago (IndoTelko)

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) introduced the archipelago smart city platform to the City Government (City Government) Madiun as one of the cities included in the 100 Smart City Movement. Telkom...

Thailand

Thailand to build Laem Chabang smart port (Xinhua)

Thailand is seeking to build Laem Chabang port in the Eastern Economic Corridor a fully smart port to make the southeastern country a regional hub of logistics. The smart port is...

Philippines

Metro cities must become ‘smart’ to avert urban decay (Inquirer.net)

Real estate developers, asset managers and land use consultants said Metro Manila cities could still avert urban decay if they gear up to become “smart cities” through technology, amid the...

Myanmar

Yangon gets smarter (Bangkok Post)

Yangon is introducing smart meters to control the electricity supply, monitor usage and bill customers in a single automated system. If a pilot project is successful, the potential for further...

Thailand

Microsoft advises AI regulation under Personal Data Protection Act (Bangkok Post)

Microsoft Thailand, the local operating unit of the US-based technology firm, suggests the Thai government endorse artificial intelligence (AI) regulation under its new Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to build more...

Thailand

Thaicom angling for 5G satellite cash cow (Bangkok Post)

Thaicom, the country's sole satellite service provider, is vying to cash in on 5G by providing broadband satellite capacity to the three major telecom operators to create a new revenue...

Philippines

10 firms to invest in New Clark City (The Manila Times)

At least 10 more local and foreign investors are interested to build facilities in the 9,500-hectare (ha) New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)...