ASEAN

A Data-driven Approach to Direct-to-consumer (D2C) Distribution: Key Takeaways

The session opened with a presentation by Charles Sevior, Chief Technology Office, APJC, Unstructured Solution, Dell Technologies, on Deriving Actionable Insights from Unstructured Data with AI/ML which included key trends...

Malaysia

Telekom Malaysia and Tata Communications team up on ASEAN IP transit services (Channel Asia)

Specifically, Malaysia's national connectivity and digital infrastructure provider, through its global and wholesale arm TM Wholesale, is partnering up with Tata Communications to offer stable, high-speed and reliable connectivity in...

ASEAN

User experience, security among top cloud buying drivers in ASEAN (Channel Asia)

The biggest change in ASEAN enterprise cloud buying behaviour, according to GlobalData, is security, which has shifted from being the top barrier to the third most important driver. This has...

Southeast Asia

Trucked and loaded: a greener way to move cargo (The Star)

The efficiency of trucking is improving as new digital freight forwarding marketplaces allow cargoes to be matched better with trucking capacity, reducing the number of journeys made with little or...

Malaysia

Malaysian state of Selangor focuses on digital ecosystem, economy (The Jakarta Post)

The digitalization of the public sector deliverables and services under the Smart Government domain is key in pushing through the agenda, and increasingly so with the restrictions brought forward by...

Malaysia

Expert points to absence of Malaysian unicorns (The Sun Daily)

Super applications are attracting the attention of investors, having witnessed investments worth US$43 billion (RM182.29 billion) between 2016 and 2019, but Malaysia has failed to grow or even house one...

Philippines

Digital transformation to aid in policy-making, service delivery (The Manila Times)

NEDA Secretary Karl Chua in his speech during the 2021 Analytics Summit PH said the Philippines needs to attract cloud service providers to support digital transformation in both public and private sectors. Chua...

ASEAN

Industry 4.0, Steering the ASEAN Towards EV Manufacturing

The automotive industry has seen a major shift in terms of the most dominant players. In the mid 20th century, the largest player included the USA with their production levels...

ASEAN

Utility of the Future: ASEAN’s Power Companies Drive to Innovate - Takeaways from AIBP Focus, 13 July 2021

In lockstep with strong economic growth, Southeast Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world in terms of electricity demand. Driven by the growing ownership of household appliances...

ASEAN

Combating Energy Theft in ASEAN with Digital Technology

In parallel to strong economic growth, Southeast Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world in terms of electricity demand. Driven by the growing ownership of household appliances...

ASEAN

AIBP 2020 ASEAN Enterprise Innovation Awards

In 2020, we received overwhelming response from the 5 ASEAN countries, with over 140 nominations submitted. 31 finalists presented their projects in a series of closed-door, online discussion forums held...

ASEAN

Takeaways from AIBP Insights Digital Technologies for Transformation

In our 2nd session for BFSI, our panelists from AXA Mandiri, Bank KEB Hana, Bank OCBC NISP, Kasikorn Labs, Koinworks, Microsoft, Talend and Zurich Topas Life came together to discuss...

Indonesia

China’s Tencent Cloud launches first data centre in Indonesia (The Star)

Chinese cloud service provider Tencent Cloud launched an internet data centre (IDC) in Jakarta on April 12, the company’s first in Indonesia, seeking to capture a slice of the country’s...

Southeast Asia

International arm of PLDT aligns with Qualtrics in customer experience push (Channel Asia)

Operating as the International arm of PLDT - a leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines - the technology specialist will leverage the platform to increase customer insights, automate workflows and...

ASEAN

Takeaways from AIBP Insights Logistics and Supply Chain: Digitalisation for Resilient Supply Chains

AIBP Insights discussion on supply chain resilience among manufacturers in ASEAN featured perspectives from Bio Farma, BRAND’s Suntory, CP Foods, Dole Packaged Foods, Hijo Group of Companies, Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI),...

Singapore

Singapore among top 10 data centre markets in the world: Reports (The Straits Times)

Singapore is one of the top ideal markets for data centres across the globe, recent reports showed. Singapore was recognised for its ability to attract major investments from the technology...

Singapore

IBM unveils Singapore testbed for 5G and emerging tech (Channel Asia)

IBM has partnered up with Samsung Electronics and digital network operator M1 to launch what is being referred to as an ‘Industry 4.0 Studio’. The Singapore studio is designed to...

ASEAN

Takeaways from AIBP Insights Logistics and Supply Chain: Intelligent and Customer-centric Supply Chains - Visibility and Communication

Today’s discussion for logistics and supply chains was focused on customer-centricity and demands, and technology adoption for logistics and supply chain players. Panelists from Advantech, EverFocus, GoFresh Gojek, IBM, LOCAD and SYSTEC came together...

ASEAN

[REPORT] Manufacturing in ASEAN: Focus Sectors & Government Policies Driving Digital IR 4.0 Projects

ASEAN Governments have acknowledged the fundamental shift that is taking place in the technological landscape and have been rolling out various schemes and policies to encourage enterprises in their countries...

Singapore, Indonesia

Singapore needs 1.2m more digital workers by 2025 to remain competitive: report (The Business Times)

"The Unlocking APAC's Digital Potential: Changing Digital Skill Needs and Policy Approaches research highlights the demand for cloud-skilled workers in Indonesia, even in non-technology sectors such as manufacturing," said Tan...