ASEAN

ASEAN Retailers Adapting to Changing Consumer Behavior - Takeaways from AIBP Focus, 15 Sept 2020

The different panelists highlighted how engagement has shifted digitally. Demand sensing now comes from both online and offline channels. For Sandeep who leads the business analytics of NTUC Enterprise, the...

ASEAN

More capital flows into Asean amid pandemic and US-China tensions (The Business Times)

The Asean region is set to see more capital inflows as companies look to diversify their investments and supply chains amid US-China tensions in a post-pandemic world. On the whole, Asean...

ASEAN

Digitalisation of the Retail Space: Takeaways from AIBP Focus, 15 Sept 2020

In February, JD.com’s autonomous delivery robot successfully made its first delivery of COVID-19 aid to Wuhan, China - one of the many examples of response changes required for in-store experiences....

ASEAN

The rise of Asean manufacturing (The Business Times)

It is clear that there are strong prospects for in the industrial sector for both owners and occupiers alike. For example, Jakarta now boasts nearly 150 million square metres of industrial...

ASEAN

Prioritizing Cybersecurity for ASEAN Enterprises in the Age of Digital Transformation

Among ASEAN enterprises, “build(ing) security and privacy into all devices, applications and algorithms” was one of the lowest priority in digital transformation, selected by only 21.9% of respondents, of which...

APAC

AirAsia accelerates digital transformation with robotic process automation in partnership with JIFFY.ai (AirAsia)

AirAsia Group is accelerating its ongoing digital transformation journey further by implementing robotic process automation (RPA) in collaboration with Silicon Valley and India-based enterprise automation platform JIFFY.ai. “RPA will enable us...

ASEAN

Omnichannel Retail: Opportunities Presented by Data Analytics

In the 2019 AIBP ASEAN Enterprise survey, “Data analytics and business intelligence software” (30%) was ranked the second most beneficial digital tool by respondents in the retail sector, behind having a...

Indonesia, ASEAN

Rethinking Customer Engagement in the New Normal - Takeaways from AIBP Focus, 6 Aug 2020

Business leaders globally are grappling with the repercussions of the pandemic brought about by Covid-19. Foremost on their minds is how customer experience has evolved as a result of changing...

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...