Thailand

Will there be 100 smart cities in Thailand by 2038?

Thailand set the target to develop 100 smart cities within two decades. The government has established the National Smart City Committee and invited various agencies and experts to join including...

Indonesia

E-Government in Indonesia and the Importance of Cyber Security

The implementation of e-government in Indonesia is spearheaded by 2 ministries: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform.

Thailand

Digital development for Thai SMEs (The Nation)

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), United Overseas Bank (UOB), and The FinLab have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a Smart Business Transformation programme aimed at helping...

Thailand

Thailand on a fast track in digital transformation?

It has been forecasted that Thailand would be expecting 400 million connected devices by 2020 and that IoT spending could hit BT 325 billion by the same period. This is...

Indonesia

The Rise of Digital Bank and e-Commerce in Indonesia

In 2016 alone, online transactions (e-commerce) in Indonesia reached almost US$5 billion with 2.47 million internet users shopping online. The government of Indonesia has realised the importance of this paradigm shift...

Indonesia

Salim Group, LOTTE Group join forces to launch online mall iLOTTE in Indonesia (e27)

Salim Group and LOTTE Group invested US$100 million to kickstart the e-commerce platform iLOTTE. Other Indonesian conglomerate groups that have been dabbling with e-commerce is Lippo Group. Its e-commerce platform...

Indonesia, China

China giants tackle tough Indonesian e-commerce (The Business Times)

Chinese tech firms, including Lazada's top investor, Alibaba Group Holding, have poured at least US$6 billion into nearly every aspect of Indonesian e-commerce. The payoff could be huge. It is a...

Indonesia

Gov't Wants More Local SMEs in E-Commerce to Reduce Inequality (Jakarta Globe)

Indonesia's e-commerce market size — which only include sales of physical goods from business to customers — is estimated at $8.6 billion this year, according to global statistics portal Statista....

Indonesia

Indonesian Bank Deploys NICE Voice Recognition in Call Centers (FindBiometrics)

Indonesia’s Permata Bank has become the country’s first domestic bank to implement voice-based authentication for its customers. The bank is using NICE Real-Time Authentication, a system designed to identify customers...

Thailand

Kerry Logistics Joins Hands with Bangkok Mass Transit System To Further Expand Express Business in Thailand (Asia One)

William Ma, Group Managing Director of Kerry Logistics , said, "This joint venture navigates new growth opportunities and connectivity with an ever-evolving e-Commerce ecosystem. As Asia's premier logistics service provider, our...

Thailand

Allianz names winners of its Thai insurtech incubation program (Insurance Business Asia)

“In the rapidly evolving Thai market, our customers need simple products and services that can be accessed conveniently - and digital innovation is the key enabler to allow us to...

Vietnam

The Internet of Things: Opportunity or Obstacle for Vietnam to become a smart nation?

2018 will be the year for Smart City projects to flourish, as the government and local stakeholders are putting a lot of efforts into these projects. Another sector with great potential...

Indonesia

Telkomtelstra expands cloud service business (The Jakarta Post)

Managed services provider PT Teltranet Aplikasi Solusi (Telkomtelstra) plans to open several more data centers in a bid to expand its cloud services across the country. Agus said Telkomtelstra was eyeing...

Indonesia

Logistics 4.0: The State of Digitalization in the Logistics Sector in Indonesia

Aligned with the government, industry players in Indonesia have started to take initiatives to adopt ICT solutions as part of their digital transformation strategy to optimise their daily operations and...

Indonesia, Malaysia

Axiata returns to profit on strong Celcom, XL revenues (The Malaysian Reserve)

Jamaludin said the group’s digital businesses portfolio currently has 29 brands under its belt. “We’ve invested about US$150 million (RM587.09 million) so far in these digital companies. We will invest...

Thailand

PTTPM using AI for letters of credit (Bangkok Post)

PTTPM is also embracing blockchain technology in Thailand's first blockchain-based letters of guarantee project to improve efficiency through secured electronic documentation, which can cut costs by half. The project, under the...

Thailand

BCPG seeks out partners for green drive (Bangkok Post)

"BCPG is very keen on solar rooftops using blockchain technology, a part of the Internet of Things (IoT)," Mr Bundit said. BCPG has set aside 10 billion baht to expand the...

China & ASEAN

Huawei sees growth potential close to home with the $1 trillion ASEAN market (TelecomTV)

Yesterday, ASEAN and China reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen their strategic partnership – China is the largest trading partner of ASEAN, while ASEAN is China’s third largest trading partner....

Thailand

UNSTOPPABLE e-commerce (The Nation)

Pichet Durongkaveroj, Thailand's minister of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) said that the country's economic policymakers fully support business exploring opportunities via digital technology. Business circumstances in the global market...

Thailand

ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre to be launched in Thailand in June 2018 (Open Gov)

Thailand is getting the people, process, and location ready to take immediate action upon approval of the budget. This includes action plan, course curriculum, and other logistics. We expect to...