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...

Southeast Asia

SGTech Leads Eight Companies to the 29th edition of Asia IoT Business Platform (SGTech)

From 23-24 April 2019, SGTech led eight Singaporean companies to participate in the Singapore Pavilion at the 29th edition of Asia IoT Business Platform held in Kuala Lumpur. 2019 is the...

Indonesia

The Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Logistics Sector in Indonesia

Amidst shifting planes, Indonesia continues to remain adaptive by promoting Internet of Things (IoT) technologies as part of its larger ploy to push forward ‘Indonesia 4.0’ roadmap. There is a need for government,...

Vietnam

Việt Nam's digital transformation expected to add US$162 billion to GDP (Eleven Media Group)

Việt Nam could enjoy an additional US$162 billion to GDP in the next 20 years if the country succeeds in its digital transformation, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vũ...

Indonesia

Digitalisation Development and Key Opportunities in Indonesia

Indonesia will be the 7th largest economy in the world” alongside productivity improvements within sectors and urbanisation. The Indonesian government has recognised this and has pushed for digitalisation mainly under...

Indonesia

Digital Economy Brings Indonesia Up to Class (Industry.co.id)

Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto revealed, the implementation of the digital economy would bring Indonesia to the top of the class with the target of being an upper middle income country...

Malaysia

IoT as Business Enabler - Key Takeaways from day 1 of Asia IoT Business Platform Malaysia 2019

The 29th edition of Asia IoT Business Platform at Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, welcomed over 400 delegates from government agencies and private enterprises on the first day.

Market Trends & Outlook

Challenges for CFOs in Digital World (ETCFO)

Over the next year, technology would increase its presence in key strategic functions. Areas such as financial planning and analysis will see a 30% rise in use of technology, finance...

Malaysia

Malaysian Companies Needs To Build On AI Culture Before It Is Too Late - Microsoft (Stuff)

Microsoft, in partnership with IDC Asia/Pacific, recently conducted a study that surveyed 100 business leaders and 100 workers in Malaysia pertaining to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Malaysian businesses and...

Market Trends & Outlook

Half Of Senior Leaders Rate Their Business Transformations A Waste Of Time (Forbes)

More than 1,000 C-suite executives and a similar number of business analysts found that nearly half of senior leaders believed their business transformations had been a waste of time.  This...

Malaysia

Malaysia’s digital export can grow to RM222 billion by 2030 (Borneo Post)

Malaysia’s digital exports can increase to RM222 billion to the economy by 2030 from the current RM31 billion in the absence of digital trade barriers. The country has been very active...

ASEAN

CFOs are becoming driver of Digital Transformation (Tech Observer)

When it comes to digital transformation of an organisation, most of us think that it is the CIO or CTO that lead the digital transformation journey but that is not always 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...

ASEAN

Digital Transformation Is Not About Technology (Harvard Business Review)

A recent survey of  directors, CEOs, and senior executives found that digital transformation (DT) risk is their #1 concern in 2019. Yet 70% of all DT initiatives do not reach their goals. Of...

ASEAN

Summary of Discussions from Asia IoT Business Platform 2019, Singapore

Asia IoT Business Platform hosted 2019 launchpad regional event in Singapore on 15 January 2019, gathering government representatives and key enterprises from Southeast Asia. The gathering was kick-started by the keynote...

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...

Vietnam

Digital economy: new driving force for VN’s development (Viet Nam News)

“The internet economy of Việt Nam is booming,” Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said. “It is forecast that the internet economy of Việt Nam will reach a value of $33 billion...

ASEAN

Advancing ASEAN’s digital economy (Myanmar Times)

ASEAN inked its first e-commerce agreement in 2018, which aims to spur the use of e-commerce as a driver of regional economic growth. The agreement will help the region to...

China

Keppel Corporation subsidiary to develop smart IoT city in China (Singapore Business Review)

Keppel Corporation’s subsidiary Keppel Urban Solutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Administrative Committee of Jiangsu Wuxi Economic Development Zone and marketing communications firm Envision Group to develop...