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...

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...

Malaysia

2 more firms offer help to build crucial cell sites (Inquirer)

Officials of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) led by acting secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. and RT Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding that would pave the way...

Southeast Asia

Powering Smart City Developments in South East Asia

Southeast Asia is expected to become the world’s 4th largest economy by 2030 with projected growth rates of 5.2% between 2018 and 2022. As urbanisation and industrialisation in ASEAN increases,...

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...

Asia Pacific

Asia's overstretched airports brace for 4bn flyers (Nikkei Asian Review)

In the Asia-Pacific region alone, 228 new airports are being built, according to the CAPA Center for Aviation, a Sydney-based industry think tank. That is more than half the global...

ASEAN

Government Key Initiatives and Enterprise Digitisation Projects in ASEAN in 2018

Ranked third in terms of population, sixth in GDP and fourth in trade value, ASEAN remains to be a key player in the global economy, however, ASEAN's digital economy still...

Southeast Asia

The potential of 5G in Southeast Asia (The ASEAN Post)

The mobile market in ASEAN is so big that all member countries have an average of more than 100 percent active mobile internet connections as opposed to population. The number of...

ASEAN

Which companies are using IoT in Southeast Asia? (Channel Asia Singapore)

“The take-up rate in ASEAN countries is expected to be among the highest in the region due to lower initial IoT spending,” said Mark Koh, research manager for IT in APAC...

Vietnam

Fulfilling Vietnam's Digital Ambition

Vietnam is at cusp of the next leap forward and how well it does will be dependent on its ability to navigate the new digital landscape.

Southeast Asia

Singapore deepens digital capabilities through Singtel Innovation Centre (Channel Asia Singapore)

Singtel Innovation centre fosters collaboration between technology partners from small and medium enterprises as well as global technology leaders with Singtel and its customers, leveraging on the 650 million consumers across Australia,...

Thailand

BCPG seeks out partners for green drive (Bangkok Post)

"BCPG is very keen on solar rooftops using blockchain technology, a part of the Internet of Things (IoT)," Mr Bundit said. BCPG has set aside 10 billion baht to expand the...

Thailand

UNSTOPPABLE e-commerce (The Nation)

Pichet Durongkaveroj, Thailand's minister of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) said that the country's economic policymakers fully support business exploring opportunities via digital technology. Business circumstances in the global market...

Philippines

Day 1 at Asia IoT Business Platform Philippines - It All Boils Down to Awareness

A common theme that appeared during the day was that the mindset of people would be required to change, for IoT adoption to take place. During the IoT Leaders’ Keynote panel,...

Southeast Asia

Discuss: What’s exciting about the Asian tech scene in 2018? (Tech In Asia)

(Photo: Xresch, Tech In Asia) I think that US is still the hotbed for innovation. However, China is not far behind. Southeast Asia is also expanding rapidly, getting more mature...

ASEAN

Let our powers combine: The Marriage of IoT and Blockchain

The amalgamation of blockchain and IoT can address the missing link arising from privacy and reliability concerns on the IoT. It will provide a perfect way to keep an immutable...

Singapore

Singapore to focus on themes of resilience, innovation as ASEAN chairman (Channel NewsAsia)

(Photo: Gaya Chandramohan, Channel NewsAsia) Singapore will focus on strengthening the collective resilience of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as promoting innovation among member economies, Prime...

Indonesia

The State of Smart Cities in Southeast Asia - Where do Indonesian cities stand?

IoT has the ability to enable every consumer product and every piece of infrastructure to sense their surroundings, be connected to each other and to the data storage facility where...

Philippines

Dutertenomics to Revive Philippines

At our 15th Asia IoT Business Platform in Manila last year, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary Monchito Ibrahim admitted that Philippines suffers from the slowest and most...