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...

Myanmar

A country full of potential, from 2G to 4G in less than 3 years - 27th Asia IoT Business Platform in Myanmar

U Soe Thein, Director General of the Post and Telecommunications Department under the Ministry of Transport and Communications said in his Government Keynote Address today that “IoT, blockchains, AI, big...

Vietnam

Is IoT a problem solver or a problem creator in Vietnam - 26th Asia IoT Business Platform

In 2018, smart cities topics continue to be a major focus in digital transformation in Vietnam. This year, cyber security issues seem to have made it to Vietnam's list when...

Singapore

KaHa Leads Strategic Multipartite IoT Innovation Lab – the COVE R2C IoT Innovation Lab – to Accelerate Singapore IoT Development and Commercialization (Business Insider)

Internet of Things (IoT) and smart wearable company KaHa today announced plans to open a multipartite innovation and research lab in Singapore This article originally appeared on the Business Insider on 26th...

Malaysia

Three strategic initiatives of 2019 Budget (New Straits Times)

The Malaysia Incorporated Policy will be reintroduced as part of efforts to promote an entrepreneurial state. The report said this was in line with the government’s new approach to stimulating...

Malaysia

IT players seek greater incentives to build ‘Digital Malaysia’ (The Edge Financial Daily)

“Malaysia’s advantage is that its cost of doing business is three times lower and this alone can attract more big tech companies to grow their business here, and simultaneously contribute...