Taiwan

Taiwan has the potential to inspire ICT development in the country (Manila Bulletin)

With the rise of AI and IoT, Taiwan is shifting from an economy based on high-tech manufacturing, to an economy driven by intellectual property and innovation. Taiwan’s high-tech competitiveness includes...

Taiwan, Philippines

IoT in Focus: Taiwan Excellence Showcases Select IoT Solutions at 30th Asia IoT Business Platform (Manila Bulletin)

Showcasing Taiwan’s expertise in IoT and other related fields, Taiwan Excellence is taking part as one of the key exhibitors at the 30th edition of the Asia IoT Business Platform in...

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...

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...

Philippines

Phillipine bank’s remittance service targets the unbanked (The Phnom Penh Post)

Phillipine Savings Bank (PSBank), the thrift banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has rolled out a new service that allows its depositors to remit cash using its mobile app even...

Philippines

Common tower plan taking shape — DICT (The Philippine Star)

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said its common tower initiative has started taking shape following last week’s signing of an agreement between a telecommunications operator and common...

Philippines

PLDT to transform Ateneo into ‘Smart 5G campus’ (The Philippine Star)

PLDT, through its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc., has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ateneo to partner in the development of next-generation applications and services that will run on...

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian SMEs challenged by digital transformation (Channel Asia)

According to findings, SMEs currently invest their resources in current technologies (77.2 per cent), transformative technologies (76.4 per cent) and fixed assets (74.0 per cent). SMEs face a number of challenges...

Philippines

Managing Cybersecurity Concerns: First Step in Charting Philippines Digital Future

In Southeast Asia, cybersecurity remains a key consideration in the midst of digital transformation efforts where the increase in usage of internet facilities and low cyber resilience have increased vulnerabilities...

Southeast Asia

Citi launches credit cards with Southeast Asia’s Grab in push for more customers (CNBC)

Citigroup has teamed up with Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab to launch co-branded credit cards, as it looks to boost its Asian customer base by about 13% via partnerships with digital...

Philippines

Why logistics is next big thing for Philippine real estate sector (BusinessWorld)

The logistics sector is expected to be the “next big thing” to watch in Philippine real estate, as it presents growth opportunities for developers amid the ecommerce boom, according to...

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...

Philippines

Philippines’ ICT agency issues rules on shared infrastructure (Channel Asia Singapore)

The department of information and communications technology (DICT) in the Philippines has issued rules to accelerate the roll-out of common towers in the country. This article originally appeared on Thailand...

Philippines

Metro cities must become ‘smart’ to avert urban decay (Inquirer.net)

Real estate developers, asset managers and land use consultants said Metro Manila cities could still avert urban decay if they gear up to become “smart cities” through technology, amid the...

Philippines

10 firms to invest in New Clark City (The Manila Times)

At least 10 more local and foreign investors are interested to build facilities in the 9,500-hectare (ha) New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)...

Philippines

Are we ready for the future of retail? (The Manila Times)

The Philippines retail sales are forecasted to have grown by 5.5 percent in 2018, an average of around 4.77 percent annually over the past decade. The reported growth rate of...

Philippines

Oracle platinum partner NTT Data eyes Philippine market gap for growth (Channel Asia)

NTT Data sees huge potential in the Philippines market as the country shows an increased appetite for digital transformation, however, challenges still remain. “The Philippines is clearly on the digital transformation...

Philippines

SAP Philippines in talks with LGUs for smart cities (Business World)

SAP Philippines Managing Director Edler R. Panlilio said in an Apr. 12 interview they are now talking to local government units as part of developing smart cities in the country....

Philippines

8th common tower provider joins pool (The Philippine Star)

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MGS Construction Inc., bringing the number of interested common tower providers in the country...

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...