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Vietnam’s legal entity for blockchain to boost digital economy
Vietnam Blockchain Association operates the country’s first legal entity to represent those engaging in blockchain technology. Read more…
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Carrier billing is still a serious revenue growth area for telcos
End-user spend on digital goods via direct carrier billing will reach $54b this year, and over $74b by 2026, says Juniper Research. Read more…
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Indonesia must prioritize digital growth policies that don’t worsen inequality
Indonesia digital surge could amplify the country’s growing inequality unless the government prioritizes policies that ensure inclusion. Read more…
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Contingent workers playing a larger role in Asia’s digital economy
Many companies in APAC have turned to contingent workers to fulfil growing demand for skilled workers for the digital economy. Read more…
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Xi concerned with ‘unhealthy’ development of China’s digital economy
President Xi Jinping calls for improved regulation and governance of China’s digital economy to guard against its “unhealthy” development. Read more…
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E-commerce to drive SEA internet economy past $1 trillion by 2030
Southeast Asia’s internet economy is forecast to reach $1 trillion by 2030, as more people take up online shopping and food delivery: report Read more…
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Laggard no more: Cambodia pushes pedal on the digital economy
With ASEAN on the rise to be a global digital hub, Cambodian authorities have embarked on an aggressive strategy to speed up digitalization. Read more…
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Will Philippines’ new national ID push the pedal on the digital economy?
Will the Philippines’ new national ID push the pedal on the digital economy? Or will it further complicate the country’s ICT landscape? Read more…
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MyDIGITAL – Malaysia’s 10-year bid to revitalise the digital economy
Industry leaders and analysts have posited a generally warm welcome to the re-envisioning of Malaysia’s digital aspirations with MyDIGITAL. Read more…
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“Malaysia’s Bill Gates” on turning Netccentric into digital growth ecosystem
Serial entrepreneur Ganesh Kumar Bangah sets his sights on building Asia’s ‘digital ecosystem’ via digital media firm Netccentric. Read more…
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When the bounce back begins, trust will be a differentiator
We are just beginning to talk about the bounce back. When COVID-19 has passed, countries, economies and companies will bounce back. Read more…
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The key to a digital nation is digital identity
The first move towards the creation of a digital nation is to provide every citizen, institution, company and government with the chance of having an active participation in the digital economy and in developing digitally-driven Read more…
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Grab helps Indonesia to be largest digital economy in SE Asia
Grab will invest US$2 billion into Indonesia with the capital invested by SoftBank, to accelerate the development of the country’s digital infrastructure. Read more…
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SEA internet economy to top $240b by 2025: study
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asia’s internet economy is expected to exceed $240 billion by 2025, a joint study by Google and Temasek Holdings showed, a fifth more than previously estimated, as more consumers use their Read more…
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5 trends blurring lines between humans and machines
Gartner says the 35 must-watch technologies represented on its latest Hype Cycle for emerging technologies has revealed five distinct emerging technology trends that will blur the lines between humans and machines. Democratized AI AI technologies Read more…
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Smartphone addiction: can we go from FOMO to JOMO?
A recent RISE panel addressed smartphone addiction. There’s no easy solution, but some users are already voluntarily unplugging – and loving it. Earlier this month we published a column by Mr Tony Poulos about the Read more…
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EU reps push for a digital economy tax at the G20 meeting
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – European finance leaders called for progress on global rules to tax the digital economy at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Argentina on Sunday, putting them at Read more…
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3 Hong Kong and Alibaba vow to develop HK digital ecosystem
3 Hong Kong and Alibaba Group have announced a strategic cooperation covering cloud computing, intelligent big data and IoT as well as infrastructure and information security to develop an ecosystem that underpins Hong Kong’s digital Read more…
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Women struggle to break China tech industry’s glass ceiling
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ms Li has a day job in the marketing department of one of China’s biggest tech firms. At night, she has a second career, livestreaming herself eating noodles or telling jokes in Read more…
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The digital economy doesn’t understand humans – ask me how I know
I am starting to lose faith in the digital world, and for all the wrong reasons. As a “digital devotee”, I have embraced online transactions of every type from the earliest days. Everything from emails Read more…
