Thailand

Thailand government teams up with Huawei to set up 5G network in the country (Asia One)

China-based information and communications technology giant Huawei, in collaboration with Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Ministry, other government offices, private agencies and leading universities, is now ready to turn the...

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...

Thailand

Microsoft advises AI regulation under Personal Data Protection Act (Bangkok Post)

Microsoft Thailand, the local operating unit of the US-based technology firm, suggests the Thai government endorse artificial intelligence (AI) regulation under its new Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to build more...

Thailand

Wired for a better rural future (The Nation)

Rollout of fibre optics in remote villages aims to boost education, healthcare and local economies under the ambitious Net Pracharat programme. With Net Pracharat, all Thais will have equitable and affordable...

Vietnam

Vietnam joined Ericsson to embark the first IoT innovation Hub (Scan Asia)

The Vietnamese government held the inauguration ceremony of Vietnam’s first Internet of things (IoT) Innovation Hub at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi on April 10, 2019 in collaboration with...

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 Set To Be Amongst The First In Asia To Showcase 5G (Digital News Asia)

Twenty years after the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 came into force, Malaysia is set to showcase the fifth generation mobile technology (5G) that is expected to exponentially change...

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...

Indonesia

Indosat Ooredoo launches a digital economy laboratory at ITB (Kontan)

Preparing young people to meet the 4.0 industrial revolution, PT Indosat Tbk or Indosat Ooredoo officially introduced the Future Digital Economy Lab. Through the Indosat Ooredoo Business line, it strives to...

Malaysia

Internet Centre Uplifts Communities Across Malaysia (Digital News Asia)

PUSAT Internet or Internet Centre is an initiative under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to provide Internet facilities to underserved areas as well as to inculcate computer-based skills...

Indonesia

Digital trade to be biggest support for Indonesian economy by 2030 (The Jakarta Post)

Indonesia’s digital trade is expected to be the biggest support for the country’s economy by 2030, by helping commodities and manufacturing goods, as well as services, gain greater online market...

Indonesia

Support Industry 4.0, Indonesia Will Have the First 3D Printer Factory (SINDOnews)

The government is boosting new industrial flows called industry 4.0. In various statements, the Minister of Industry, Airlangga Hartarto explained that there are five main technologies that sustain this industry, namely...

Malaysia

Realizing Industry4wrd in Malaysia

Malaysia has taken steps to digitally transform its economic drivers with a vision of being a global digital economy leader and regional tech startup hub. The 4IR is especially crucial...

Thailand

ETDA plans digital workforce (Bangkok Post)

The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) aims to attract 1 million teenagers to join the e-commerce workforce and 200,000 micro-SMEs to go online this year to boost the online economy. ...

Malaysia

Celcom Axiata allocates RM100m for IoT (The Malaysian Reserve)

Celcom Axiata Bhd will be investing RM100 million for the next five years to develop its Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure in the country. The investment marks the telecommunication firm’s...

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...

Myanmar

Five sectors driving Myanmar’s economic growth in 2018-19 (The Myanmar Times)

The banking sector is expected to expand, led by improvements in digital banking infrastructure enabling card payments, e-banking and more recently, mobile wallets. As a result, the number of bank...

Vietnam

6 key areas to drive Vietnam's Digital Transformation

IoT developments in Vietnam and the maturity of discussions have been (pleasantly) surprising, with government counting on the private sector to grow the national ICT scene, telcos welcoming international partners to...

Myanmar

Technology to Solve Urban Challenges in Myanmar

While many nations are utilizing technologies to develop smart cities, Myanmar is pushing for urbanization development. Urban development projects had been mapped out in Yangon and the government is inviting investment in...

Vietnam

Vietnam Smart Cities Development: Opportunities for Domestic and International Collaboration

Vietnam is a prime location for huge business potential. In the first phase 2016-2020 smart cities projects, the development of digital infrastructure and technology applications are among the crucial solutions.