Myanmar

Ooredoo Myanmar starts digital literacy training programme with Google (Telecompaper)

Ooredoo Myanmar has signed a partnership agreement with Google Asia Pacific.  This article originally appeared on Telecompaper. You can view the original article here: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ooredoo-myanmar-starts-digital-literacy-training-programme-with-google--1311273

Myanmar, China

BRI project set to benefit ASEAN countries, observers, leaders say (Myanmar Times)

“China-Myanmar cooperation brings economic benefits and projects are carried out in accordance with Myanmar’s national plans and priorities with socially responsible and environmentally conservative models. We need to find methods...

Myanmar

Change to Unicode expected to boost e-government plan (Myanmar Times)

The transition to Unicode, an international encoding standard for use with different languages and scripts, is an important part of the E-Government Master Plan. Myanmar was ranked 157th in the...

Myanmar

Russia offers to help Myanmar with digital legislation, e-govt (Myanmar Times)

Russia on Wednesday offered to support Myanmar on the digital front, with proposals to help the country draft its first cyber security law, build e-government platforms and develop smart cities. U...

Myanmar

Malaysian firm wins smart-city project in Yangon (Myanmar Times)

Berjaya Land Berhad, a subsidiary of Berjaya Corporation Berhad, one of the largest conglomerates in Malaysia, has won a tender for a proposed development project in Yangon. U Phyo Min Thein...

Myanmar

Smart City in Myanmar: Opportunities and Challenges

Being the final frontier, Myanmar's government has a unique opportunity to learn from regional and international digital government experiences to leapfrog and develop a model that suits the Myanmar local...

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...

Myanmar

Building applications go online (Myanmar Times)

The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) is introducing an online building permit system on a trial basis in the Yangon Region. The system, which is designed to make applications more...

Myanmar

Govt to focus on supporting growth of digital economy, telecoms infrastructure (Myanmar Times)

U Than Thun Aung said regulatory areas that will be the focus next year to support digital economy include regulation balancing, customer stratification, consumer protection, cyber security, support for the...

Myanmar

Solid Prospects for E-commerce (Myanmar Times)

Many people in Myanmar shop on Facebook, but online marketplaces such as Shop.com.mm and RGO47 are investing heavily in attracting more users. Niche e-commerce platforms are trying to provide better and...

Vietnam

Digital economy for an inclusive ASEAN Community (Việt Nam News)

Ride-hailing firm Grab unveiled an ambitious plan to invest US$500 million in Việt Nam over the next five years, just a month after it announced an investment of $2 billion...

Myanmar

Yangon trials digital construction permit system (Myanmar Times)

With the support of the International Finance Corporation, the Building Control Authority of the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) launched the Yangon Building Permit System on July 1 and it will be...

Thailand

CAT tasked with expanding internet infrastructure (The Nation)

The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry has disbursed Bt5 billion for the upgrade and development of Thailand’s internet infrastructure towards helping the country achieve its goal of becoming the...

Myanmar

Yangon gets smarter (Bangkok Post)

Yangon is introducing smart meters to control the electricity supply, monitor usage and bill customers in a single automated system. If a pilot project is successful, the potential for further...

Asia Pacific

Southeast Asia 'smart cities' redesign roads and grids with Japan (Nikkei Asian Review)

Japan will help build "smart cities" across Southeast Asia, using artificial intelligence and networked devices to tackle problems like road congestion and energy conservation. This article originally appeared on Nikkei Asian...

Southeast Asia

The Key to TRUE Global Connectivity?

In Thailand, around 58% of the population have internet access. Most of the population that do not have internet access live in rural areas. New satellite technology may be the solution...

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...

Myanmar

OBG Business Barometer: Myanmar CEO Survey (Oxford Business Group)

OBG Business Barometer is based on data from companies with revenue within the following parameters, among others:  • 94% of companies surveyed were private • 31% of companies surveyed were...

Myanmar

Telecommunications sector a bright spot for economy in 2018-19 (Myanmar Times)

In the 2018-19 National Planning Bill signed by President U Win Myint on September 21, telecommunications was projected to grow by 15 percent between October 1, 2018 and September 30,...