Southeast Asia

Discuss: What’s exciting about the Asian tech scene in 2018? (Tech In Asia)

(Photo: Xresch, Tech In Asia) I think that US is still the hotbed for innovation. However, China is not far behind. Southeast Asia is also expanding rapidly, getting more mature...

ASEAN

Let our powers combine: The Marriage of IoT and Blockchain

The amalgamation of blockchain and IoT can address the missing link arising from privacy and reliability concerns on the IoT. It will provide a perfect way to keep an immutable...

Singapore

Singapore to focus on themes of resilience, innovation as ASEAN chairman (Channel NewsAsia)

(Photo: Gaya Chandramohan, Channel NewsAsia) Singapore will focus on strengthening the collective resilience of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as promoting innovation among member economies, Prime...

Indonesia

The State of Smart Cities in Southeast Asia - Where do Indonesian cities stand?

IoT has the ability to enable every consumer product and every piece of infrastructure to sense their surroundings, be connected to each other and to the data storage facility where...

China

One Belt One Road - Business opportunities for Chinese companies in Southeast Asia

Mr. Semuel Pangerapan, Director General of ICT Application from Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia will attend the 23rd Asia IoT Business Platform and give a...

Thailand

Thailand 4.0: Opportunities in the S-Curve 10 Targeted Industries

In 2014, Thailand’s IoT spending was US$ 57.5M. By 2020, its IoT market is forecasted to increase to US$1 billion, posting enormous opportunities to the potential investors. Thailand is undergoing economic...

Singapore

Enterprise Digital Innovation - Opportunities & Challenges in Southeast Asia

Based on our conversations, one of the challenges commonly highlighted by enterprises is the incompatibility of old and news systems. Be it a manufacturing plant or fleet/logistics management, companies always...

Singapore

Summary of Discussions from Asia IoT Business Platform 2018, Singapore

Asia IoT Business Platform's 2018 calendar of events kicked off on 26th February 2018 in Singapore with a gathering of government agencies and enterprises from Southeast Asia.

ASEAN

2017 in Review: What's Next in Maximising the Full Potential of IoT?

Anthony Bourne, VP Global Industry Solutions at IFS, said that the three pillars to a successful digital transformation is technology, investment and people. For us, we will like to add...

ASEAN

Data Analytics and Business Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges in Southeast Asia

...the industries which will make the largest investment in big data and business analytics would be banking and finance industry, manufacturing and the public service sector. Banking, healthcare, insurance, securities...

Singapore

The ASEAN Digital Economy (& Enterprise Innovators Within)

Since its founding in 1967, ASEAN's share of global gross domestic product has almost doubled from 3.3% to 6.2% last year. The region has become the world's sixth largest economy...

Thailand

Best of Both Worlds (Bangkok Post)

Don't fear the rise of robots, say technology visionaries who believe truly smart manufacturing should involve humans and machines doing what each does best.... This article originally appeared on the...

Thailand

IoT and digital transformation in Thailand: start small, back to basics, and go

We had the honour and privilege to host 10 distinguished local enterprise leaders on day 1 of Asia IoT Business Platform - the 13th edition in Bangkok, Thailand - who...

Thailand

Saensuk kicks off smart city for the elderly

The Saensuk municipality has joined hands with Dell Corporation and Intel Microelectronic (Thailand) to kick off Thailand's first smart city for elderly people in Chon Buri. 

ASEAN

Understanding the IoT needs of enterprises and organizations in Southeast Asia

It was a hectic past week for us at Asia IoT Business Platform as we hosted press briefing sessions in both Bangkok and Jakarta. At the same time, we also...

Thailand

Of AI and Robots – Thailand’s F&B Giants Investing in Automation to drive Thailand 4.0

The next time you chug down the ever-popular Chang beer in Thailand, you will be consuming the fruit of robots’ labour. Thai Beverage Group (ThaiBev) and Charoen Pokphand (C.P.), two of...

Thailand

Thailand 4.0 - Thailand’s IoT Ventures

Thailand’s move to become the region’s digital infrastructure hub has been strengthened by several Internet of Things (IoT) projects and initiatives. From the deployment of long-range IoT network...

Thailand

When transportation meets the Internet of Things

I was in Phuket for the past few days. Being a complete stranger to the island with a language barrier, what helped me get around Phuket was this application called...

Asia Pacific

The "Wait & See" approach and its implications

A recent study by analyst firm IDC showed that Malaysian organisations are lagging behind their ASEAN counterparts in the digital transformation stakes. 

Thailand

The IoT Opportunity in Thailand’s Manufacturing Sector

What good is a market if there is no prospect? Lucky for Industrial IoT solution providers that are looking to access the Thai enterprise IoT market, the manufacturing and industrial...

Thailand

Smart City Phuket : Leveraging the IoT for Tourism

Cities around the world are beginning to understand the huge potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). Thailand is no different, with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society looking...

Thailand

Thailand: SME 4.0

In 2016, SMEs industry in Thailand has grown up to 5.3% to account for 41.1% of Thailand’s GDP. SME accounted for more than 80% of employment as well. This highlights...

Thailand

Thailand’s Transformation towards Digital Economy

With the vision of creating the Thailand 4.0, Thai government has introduced the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) in place of previous Ministry of Information Communications Technology (ICT)....

Singapore

ASEAN Smart Cities Part II

You thought that Singapore is the only country that is capable of harnessing technology to create a sophisticated and smart city? In my previous article, we have seen some great...

Asia Pacific

Durian and the Internet of Things

Durians are native to South East Asia and widely known as the "King of Fruits". Alfred Russel Wallace, a 19th century British naturalist described durian flesh as ‘a rich custard highly...

Asia Pacific

The role of solution providers in accelerating IoT adoption

By now you would have heard of the Internet of Things (IoT)—billions of devices connected and communicating with each other and with businesses—and how it promises dramatic enhancements in efficiency,...

Thailand

Turkcell: Theft Prevention of Transformers for Turkish Farmers

In 2009, agriculture accounted for 29.5% of employment in the country and Turkey is considered to be one of the leading countries in the world in the field of food and...

Asia Pacific

Telcos take on IoT Southeast Asia; tips for solution providers

These days, we see communication service providers (CSPs) getting increasingly actively involved in the IoT space. Being at the core of IoT value chain, telecommunications and IT service providers can...

Asia Pacific

Internet of Things: Potential for system integrator

In our day and age technical advances are occurring in increasing frequency, making it harder for customers to understand which product or service or which combination of products and services...

Asia Pacific

Smart City initiatives in Southeast Asia - Part 1

To address urban challenges such as pollution, energy efficiency, security, healthcare, traffic, transportation, etc., smart city initiatives worldwide are increasingly (well - they have to be) focused on the IoT.

Asia Pacific

Manufacturing - the main driver of IoT APAC

According to IDC, manufacturing is the sector that will lead the way in worldwide IoT spending with $165.6 billion total in 2015. Vernon Turner, SVP and IoT Research Fellow states...