Asia Pacific

70% of businesses push past pandemic, maintain digital transformation spend (CIO Dive)

Despite the economic contraction, 70% of businesses plan to sustain or increase their 2020 investments in digital transformation, according to a survey of 3,000 global executives published by software company IFS....

ASEAN

Customer Experience as the Centre of a Business’s Endeavour

Today businesses have realized that digital transformation strategies must begin with the customer experience. According to Asia IoT Business Platform's ASEAN Digital Enterprise Report, 41% of businesses identified improving customer experience or...

ASEAN

From seamless to touchless the metamorphosis of retail (The Business Times)

Customer experience has generally been associated with in-store experiences such as leveraging attractive displays to drive impulse purchases, personalising product recommendations through in-person interactions, and allowing trials before the customer makes a purchase....

ASEAN

Accelerating digital transformation amid pandemic (The Jakarta Post)

With the current rapidly changing situation, companies’ ways of doing business have been significantly altered. Business continuity, such as balancing the best for the company, protecting employees and providing the best...

ASEAN

5G not just hype, but offers real investable opportunities (The Business Times)

Each previous new generation of network has produced a big jump in speed. And we will certainly see this with 5G, which is estimated to be between 10 and 100...

ASEAN

Stepping Up Cybersecurity During The Pandemic (The ASEAN Post)

While ASEAN is increasingly coordinating its efforts to reinforce regional cybersecurity, more needs to be done to address the constantly evolving threats. According to a recent World Economic Forum (WEF)...

ASEAN

Reviewing Returns of Digital Investments in ASEAN - Key Takeaways from AIBP Focus, 14 May 2020

In compliance with the lockdown and social distancing measures implemented across Southeast Asia, we had to put our regional travel and face to face meetings on hold. Amidst this downtime,...

Malaysia

5G Deployments Marginally Affected By Lockdowns: GSMA (Digital News Asia)

The GSM Association (GSMA) does not believe the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic will adversely affect worldwide 5G rollouts but concedes that near- to mid-term deployment schedules may be delayed, and...

ASEAN

Can Tech Budgets be a predictor of Survivability?

According to the researchers, it appears the tech-focused firms made more resilient loans. In 2010, at the peak of the credit crunch, banks in the top 25% of IT adoption...

APAC

Global Smart Manufacturing Markets, 2020-2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com (Yahoo Finance)

The global smart manufacturing market is expected to be worth USD 214.7 billion by 2020 and USD 384.8 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 12.4% from 2020 to...

ASEAN

2020 will be the year of making smart cities sustainable (The Business Times)

5G is fast becoming a reality, with Asia Pacific leading the 5G race in terms of deployment and adoption. South Korea was the first in the world to launch commercial...

Malaysia

Malaysia’s digital transformation efforts progress (Computer Weekly)

Malaysian enterprises are taking steps to modernise their infrastructure, but many are still grappling with the lack of niche IT skills in key emerging technologies such as the internet of...

ASEAN & China

Technology to fight virus gets fast-tracked (The Star)

Drones that disinfect. Robots that talk. Artificial intelligence that can scan thousands of medical images in a flash. “When faced with a challenge like responding to the virus outbreak, there...

Global

Coronavirus: How Artificial Intelligence, Data Science And Technology Is Used To Fight The Pandemic (Forbes)

As China initiated its response to the virus, it leaned on its strong technology sector and specifically artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and technology to track and fight the pandemic...

ASEAN

ASEAN Economy & Enterprise Digital Transformation Projects amidst COVID-19

To curb the COVID-19 outbreak, countries in ASEAN have implemented measures such as shutting down their borders, public places and enacting social distancing and quarantine procedures. Many enterprises have turned...

Singapore

New cybersecurity labelling scheme for connected devices to be launched this year (Channel News Asia)

A new cybersecurity labelling scheme to help consumers make informed purchasing choices about network-connected smart devices will be launched this year. The CLS is a first for the Asia-Pacific region and will...

Malaysia

Malaysia has potential to be Asia-Pacific cybersecurity hub, says Austrian Ambassador (New Straits Times)

Austrian Ambassador to Malaysia Dr. Michael Postl believes Malaysia has the potential to be a cybersecurity hub within the Asia-Pacific region. "Malaysia’s strategic geographical location within the Asia-Pacific region, coupled with...

ASEAN

IT Priorities 2020: ASEAN firms on the frontline of digital transformation (Computer Weekly)

Southeast Asia’s booming digital economy is spurring enterprises across the region to double up on driving technology change to compete with more nimble start-ups. According to the 2020 TechTarget/Computer Weekly IT Priorities survey, 44% of...

ASEAN

Relooking at 5G from an Enterprise ROI Perspective

The push for 5G is not a new phenomenon – however the allure of 5G’s enhanced capabilities is accompanied by the enormous capital outlays and operational requirements. A 2017 report...

ASEAN

Top 3 Connectivity Trends within ASEAN in 2020

As per individual consumption of technology, people are increasingly demanding cheaper, faster and more convenient usage of products/services delivered by businesses. In fulfilling these needs to customers and stakeholders, connectivity...