Vietnam

Vietnamese social media networks spring up to challenge Facebook (Nikkei Asian Review)

Vietnamese companies have started a string of new social networks in a bid to crack a sector dominated by Facebook, which boasts more than 60 million users out of a population...

Indonesia

Indonesia ready for greater cooperation with Singapore across industries: President Joko Widodo (CNA)

Indonesia currently has plans to build its longest sea bridge, connecting the islands of Batam and Bintan which are located near Singapore. The bridge will span seven kilometres with construction expected to...

Vietnam

IT firms expected to lead country’s digital transformation (Việt Nam News)

“The Vietnamese Government advocates fully tapping opportunities from Industry 4.0 in service of national digital transformation, making it easier for Việt Nam to escape the middle-income trap and become a...

Thailand

Digitalisation Projects in Thailand - Key Discussion Points from day 1 of Asia IoT Business Platform Thailand 2019

In the Government Keynote Address delivered by Ms. Ajarin Pattanapanchai, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, she highlighted five primary sectors with examples of IoT...

Indonesia

Indonesia's Digital Economy Attracts Global Investors: Minister (Tempo)

The Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister Rudiantara thinks the USD 2 billion (Rp28 trillion) investment from SoftBank to Grab Indonesia shows that global investors see Indonesia as a potential digital market. This article originally...

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...

Philippines

IoT Strategies and Implementations to Speed Up Digital Transformation in the Philippines – Day 1 of Asia IoT Business Platform Philippines 2019

The 30th Edition of Asia IoT Business Platform, co-organised by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), started off with DICT Undersecretary Eliseo Mijares Rio who delivered the Government...

Indonesia

Visa invests in Indonesia’s Go-jek, eyes digital payments across Southeast Asia (South China Morning Post)

Visa has invested in Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-jek, as the two companies look to collaborate on digital payments across Southeast Asia. Both Go-jek and Visa will work together to provide greater...

Thailand

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, KMUTT build AI for EEC hub (Bangkok Post)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Thailand, a local unit of the US tech firm, is joining forces with King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) to build a high-performance computing prototype...

Indonesia

AIBP Indonesia Media Briefing Takeaway: Indonesian Stakeholders are Ready for Indonesia 4.0

A media briefing was held this week as a preview to the 32nd edition of Asia IoT Business Platform in Indonesia this coming August. Local media partners were invited to learn about...

Thailand

Top Thai bank sees digital platform driving surge in loans growth (The Business Times)

SIAM Commercial Bank expects digital lending to retail customers to climb almost eight-fold this year as Thailand's biggest lender accelerates its online drive to win business. A US$1 billion investment to...

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...

Indonesia

Less than 10 percent of Indonesian companies take advantage of IoT (CNN Indonesia)

Based on research conducted by the Asia LoT Business Platform (AIBP), less than 10 percent of Indonesian companies have benefited from digital transformation through IoT (Internet of Things). AIBP noted that only 8.9 percent of...

Indonesia

Is Digital Transformation in the Company Threatening Workers? (Kompas)

"Technology, including IoT, is not a threat to workers. We see it as an important tool," Hendra told Kompas.com at Asia IoT Business Platform Indonesia media briefing held at the...

Thailand

Asia IoT Business Platform (AIBP) Services and Retails of Thailand survey, shows Thailand still behind the digital plan in ASEAN (Techsauce)

In the 2018 Annual survey, conducted by AIBP of 1,624 Business & Information Technology professionals throughout Southeast Asia revealed that businesses in this part of the world are increasingly adopting...

Thailand

EEC perk extension to go before new government (Bangkok Post)

Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the EEC Office, said the office will submit a proposal to extend the privilege packages, which are scheduled to expire on Dec 30, once the new...

Indonesia

Govt goads cooperative units to apply digital technology (ANTARA News)

All cooperative units in Indonesia must apply digital technology to gain a competitive advantage to win in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, Secretary General of the Indonesian Cooperative...

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

AIBP Thailand Media Workshop Takeaway: Collaboration is key to Advance Industries for Thailand 4.0

A media workshop was held on 26 June 2019, as a preview to the 31st edition of Asia IoT Business Platform Thailand. Media partners and guests were invited to learn...

Thailand

Thailand 4.0: Opportunities in the S-Curve 10 Targeted Industries

In 2014, Thailand’s IoT spending was US$ 57.5M. By 2020, its IoT market is forecasted to increase to US$1 billion, posting enormous opportunities to the potential investors. Thailand is undergoing economic...