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...

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...

Vietnam

HCM City banks on digital innovation, transformation in healthcare (Việt Nam News)

HCM City should invest in digital innovation and transformation in the healthcare sector to improve service quality by “making healthcare delivery more efficient and more accessible,” experts have said. This article originally...

Indonesia

Microsoft Teams Up with Telkomsel to Develop IoT and AI in Indonesia (Kompas)

Microsoft and Telkomsel agreed to do a new partnership. In this partnership, the two companies strive to bring a number of the latest technology to remote areas in Indonesia. The two...

Philippines

5G rollout could boost annual revenues of Philippines telecom operators by 650 million dollars (Manila Bulletin)

Rollout of 5G services could boost annual revenues of Philippines telecom operators by as much as 650 million dollars starting 2025, according to a new study commissioned by Cisco, a...

Indonesia

Microsoft wants to invest in Indonesia data centers, says Indonesian president (REUTERS)

Microsoft Corp is keen to invest in data centers in Indonesia which will soon make regulatory changes to facilitate the move, the country’s president said after meeting with the software...

Malaysia

Investors must reveal business plan (New Straits Times)

The recently unveiled National Automotive Policy 2020 (NAP2020) is geared towards industrial development, focusing on Malaysia in becoming a regional leader in manufacturing, engineering, technology and sustainable development. The first phase...

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...

Malaysia

With 5G on the horizon, bigger challenges loom (New Straits Times)

Malaysian companies are showing progress in terms of their awareness and preparations against cyber threats. Based on Cisco’s 2019 Asia-Pacific CISO Benchmark study, 26 per cent of Malaysian companies said...

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...

Indonesia

Deepening its Reach in Indonesia, Alibaba Cloud Announces Its New Cooperation (Warta Ekonomi)

In order to encourage the development of digital transformation in Indonesia, Alibaba Cloud as the backbone of Alibaba Group's data intelligence announced the latest projects with Adira Finance, JNE Express, and MNC...

Thailand

Spending on cyberthreat measures set to soar (Bangkok Post)

Cybersecurity spending in Thailand is expected to soar from this year, driven by the enforcement of the Cybersecurity Act and Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), as well as the roll-out...

Thailand

Digital drive gains momentum (Bangkok Post)

Businesses are at risk of losing out if they fail to undergo digital transformation or employ technologies to help boost their effectiveness. Many businesses, particularly major players in the industry, have...

Malaysia

Designing and IoT Roadmap Architecture - Key Takeaways from day 2 of Asia IoT Business Platform Malaysia 2019

Day 2 addressed the essential questions in helping our audience - SMEs and large corporations included - to design their very own IoT roadmap. Over the day, multiple case studies from...

Global

The Two Big Reasons That Digital Transformations Fail (Harvard Business Review)

Plenty of cash is flowing into digital initiatives at large, industrial companies. In fact, the executives we surveyed recently at 1,350 of these businesses globally reported investments in digital reinvention totaling more...

Asia Pacific

Challenges loom for Asia’s digital landscape (Inquirer)

Last week, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its first ever annual Digital Economy Report (2019). “Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines have the scale, with populations over...

Vietnam

Making a breakthrough transformation to drive Vietnam towards a Digital Vietnam

This year, the Ministry of Information and Communication is drafting the Prime Minister’s Decision on National Digital Transformation Project to make a breakthrough transformation to drive Vietnam towards a Digital...

Thailand

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, KMUTT build AI for EEC hub (Bangkok Post)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Thailand, a local unit of the US tech firm, is joining forces with King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) to build a high-performance computing prototype...

Philippines

Philippines: The Dark Horse No More?

Digital initiatives has been identified as one of the key areas that would bolster Philippine's growth and the government has committed to 5 – 7% spending on infrastructure. Department of...

Philippines

Philippines - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses (Yahoo Finance)

Telecommunications investment in the Philippines will continue to see increasing emphasis on supporting high speed broadband access. The bulk of the fixed services are in urban areas. The fixed line market in the...