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...

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...

ASEAN

Arrow and IBM take smart IoT to airports (Channel Asia)

Arrow Electronics has launched a Smart Airport Asset Management Solution, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution co-created with IBM. The offering is designed to provide airport operators with improved operational...

Thailand

En Route to Thailand 4.0

With the help our advisory panel comprised of four main stakeholders across the digital ecosystem - government agencies, telecommunication companies, solution partners, local end users - we have identified 2 key growth areas set...

Thailand

DPM Somkid urges industrial sector’s technological transformation (Thai Visa News)

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said yesterday that the move following the progress made by the Ministry of Industry on the establishment of InnoSpace Thailand, with concrete progress expected in...

Thailand

Thailand’s depa signs deal with 6 Singaporean IoT innovators (FutureIoT)

Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) has signed agreements with six regional Internet of Things (IoT) innovators for the exchange of know-how and technology. The agreements are expected to boost the agency’s Digital...

Malaysia

Malaysia sees rising need to prioritise digital skills (Malay Mail)

The expansion of Malaysia’s digital ecosystem will see the implementation of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, while spending on IT products and services is projected to...

Thailand

Thailand's investment agency nods to Bt2.28 tn investment (Eleven Myanmar)

The Board of Investment (BOI) has approved investment proposals by both Thai and foreign firms of about Bt2.28 trillion for four years, with 54 per cent of them targeting the...

Thailand

Strong career prospects for digital talent: report (The Nation)

“Thailand 4.0 will continue to have a positive impact on the country and [its] employment landscape,” summed up Kristoffer Paludan, regional director at Michael Page Thailand. “We foresee a specific...

Malaysia

Intelligent Transport for Malaysia's Smart City Vision

Since the introduction of Smart Cities Initiatives as part of the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020), Malaysia has started deploying an intelligent IoT network in cities like KL, Iskandar, Selangor and Putrajaya. These...

Malaysia

5 Key Opportunities for Digitalization in Malaysia

Malaysia is expected to fulfil its targeted GDP growth rate of 5.1% projected under the 11th Malaysian Plan (2016 - 2020). Digital Transformation and adoption of Internet of Things (IoT)...

Malaysia

Mobility: A key aspect in Malaysia’s Smart City Plans

Malaysia is the 3rd largest economy in Southeast Asia. GDP growth has been strong, with 2018 growth rate forecasted to come in at 5.4%. According to the Nielsen Global Survey...

ASEAN

DIS to be critical for national digital economic transformation (Telecom Asia)

New services such as mobile payments and eCommerce have the potential to transform the payments and retail industry, reducing (eventually removing) cash and re-purposing the traditional retail space. This article...

Indonesia

Riding the wave of Asia's technological disruption (The Jakarta Post)

Less than half of the population in the region has access to the internet, Information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure is required to jumpstart the digital revolution.  This article originally...

Thailand

Public Health Ministry pushes use of emerging technology by state hospitals (The Nation)

Hospitals under the Public Health Ministry supervision are encouraged to tap the power of emerging technologies such as IoT, Big Data and AI which could improve health services and operational systems including patient data...

Thailand

Telecoms offer digital hand to improve business performance (The Nation)

The digital transformation in Thailand is expected to attain macroeconomic scale and impact in 2019 and beyond as organisations accelerate their transformation to become a “Digital Native Enterprise”, says Phanchanok...

Indonesia

Ministry of Transportation Republic Indonesia Says RI Is Still Less Than Vietnam (CNBC Indonesia)

Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi said inter-regional logistics connectivity is still a challenge for transportation development in Indonesia. This has an impact on the competitiveness of the business as a...

Singapore

French aerospace firm Thales expands Singapore operations with new digital lab (The Straits Times)

French aerospace company Thales has added a new 'digital factory' to its stable of research labs in Singapore, with the aim of producing high tech data-based solutions for the region...

Thailand

IoT regulations due next year (Bangkok Post)

A series of regulatory conditions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and related device connectivity are scheduled to be implemented by 2019 to handle machine-to-machine connectivity in the industrial sector, with...

ASEAN

Government Key Initiatives and Enterprise Digitisation Projects in ASEAN in 2018

Ranked third in terms of population, sixth in GDP and fourth in trade value, ASEAN remains to be a key player in the global economy, however, ASEAN's digital economy still...