Malaysia has taken another step towards expanding its digital economy, with the newly tabled 2018 budget containing a series of initiatives designed to promote growth in tech companies and ICT skills development.
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Economic update | Thailand sets up new telecommunications infrastructure to boost service delivery capacity
29 Sep 2017
Already a rising player in global innovation rankings, Thailand is looking to further improve its standing by widening broadband access.
State investment in infrastructure and high consumer spending forecasts are set to drive growth in Indonesia’s ICT sector.
The entrance of a new operator in Myanmar’s telecoms sector has brought a wave of new investment and heightened competition to an already crowded market, promising expanded service options and lower pricing for consumers.
Economic update | 4G roll-out opens up investment opportunities in Vietnam’s telecoms sector
28 Nov 2016
The deployment of 4G, combined with increasing demand for advanced IT services, is set to drive growth in Vietnam’s telecoms sector.
Economic view | John Riady, Executive Director, Lippo Group, on Indonesia’s efforts to boost the economic role of ICT
15 Sep 2016
John Riady: Indonesia is on the cusp of a digital revolution. This is important because a country like the US has been through five digital cycles, while China has arguably seen two. In Indonesia this the first tech cycle where there has actually been the ecosystem to support a digital world. For digital businesses to work, consumers need to have certain habits, and there should be a specific threshold of smartphone availability as well as affordable broadband internet and qualified engineers, among other things. Without those things, you cannot have a digital world. Only today do we have everything in place. This is our first technological boom of many to come.