Asia Pacific

70% of businesses push past pandemic, maintain digital transformation spend (CIO Dive)

Despite the economic contraction, 70% of businesses plan to sustain or increase their 2020 investments in digital transformation, according to a survey of 3,000 global executives published by software company IFS....

Indonesia

Seven companies to relocate facilities to Indonesia, invest $850m (The Jakarta Post)

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced on Tuesday that seven foreign companies had confirmed plans to relocate production facilities to Indonesia, mostly from China, an encouraging signal for the country’s investment...

ASEAN

ASEAN agree to limit tariff barriers to fuel economies (The Phnom Penh Post)

At the meeting, participants discussed building platforms to facilitate existing trade to promote and support supply chain connectivity in the region and leveraging technology and digital commerce to support and...

Vietnam

Grappling with digital evolution (Vietnam Investment Review)

The writer is the Head of Enterprise Engagement, ASEAN of Industry Platform, Lam Nguyen. Improvements in telecommunication infrastructure like 4G and 5G increased internet access and smartphone penetration, and growing income levels...

Vietnam

Programme on national digital transformation approved (Nhân Dân)

The Prime Minister on June 3 issued Decision No.749/QD-TTg approving the National Digital Transformation Programme by 2025, with orientations toward 2030. The programme aims to realise the orientations and policies of...

ASEAN

Cohesiveness will be vital for Asean’s post-pandemic economic recovery (The Business Times)

We will see increased digitisation and automation of everything. We will see significant shifts in supply chains as businesses look to diversify the sources of essential components away from single locations. We...

ASEAN

Post-Covid activity recovering in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia (The Business Times)

Economic activity has begun to recover in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand as Covid-19 lockdowns are lifted, said Maybank Kim Eng economists in a May 27 report. They believe that some...

Indonesia

Indonesia must tread carefully in considering new digital tax (The Jakarta Post)

Like many countries in the Asia Pacific, Indonesia is involved in negotiations at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to achieve international consensus on tax challenges arising from...

ASEAN

#TECH: Covid-19 drives digital transformation for Asean enterprises (New Straits Times)

Its senior analyst Alfie Amir said a large majority of Asean enterprises still rely on traditional information communication technology (ICT) such as captive data centre and traditional network services, making...

Thailand

Covid-19 trends likely to stick (Bangkok Post)

The business world won't be the same after the Covid-19 pandemic is over, with technology in the limelight. Outbreak-driven digital transformation is likely to be adopted by businesses and workers, said...

Indonesia

In challenging times, digital economy and e-commerce can chart a path toward recovery (The Jakarta Post)

While an economic slowdown seems unavoidable, this is a window to leverage the power of the internet and accelerate the pace of digitalization to help mitigate risks. Indonesia's digital economy,...

ASEAN

Can Tech Budgets be a predictor of Survivability?

According to the researchers, it appears the tech-focused firms made more resilient loans. In 2010, at the peak of the credit crunch, banks in the top 25% of IT adoption...

Malaysia

Opportunities in times of crisis (The Star)

As governments across the globe rally to flatten the curve of the Covid-19 outbreak, businesses are forced to rethink and re-strategise the way they operate. In response, companies in Malaysia...

Vietnam

COVID-19: Challenges, Opportunities and the Road Ahead for Vietnam’s (Digital) Economy

Fears of the COVID-19 impact on the global economy have rocked markets worldwide, Vietnam is no exception. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are unfolding in real time. Two applications...

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...

ASEAN & China

Technology to fight virus gets fast-tracked (The Star)

Drones that disinfect. Robots that talk. Artificial intelligence that can scan thousands of medical images in a flash. “When faced with a challenge like responding to the virus outbreak, there...

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...

ASEAN

ASEAN Economy & Enterprise Digital Transformation Projects amidst COVID-19

To curb the COVID-19 outbreak, countries in ASEAN have implemented measures such as shutting down their borders, public places and enacting social distancing and quarantine procedures. Many enterprises have turned...

Singapore

New cybersecurity labelling scheme for connected devices to be launched this year (Channel News Asia)

A new cybersecurity labelling scheme to help consumers make informed purchasing choices about network-connected smart devices will be launched this year. The CLS is a first for the Asia-Pacific region and will...

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...