Within this week, we suddenly have a flurry of activities from Vietnam. Firstly, they’ve decided that they want to push for the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in a big way. Second, they want to also develop a robust Internet of Things (IOT) platform so that they could enable seamless integration of aContinue reading “#Vietnam to focus on the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IOT) platform and pushes for exploration of 6G technology #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #ESG #AI #ML #Data”
Category Archives: Asean
#Korea forms strategic partnership with #Indonesia to build off-grid solar power plants that are supported by remote monitoring systems for 23 locations within Indonesia #Sustainability #ESG #Asean #SoutheastAsia #AI #Data #Renewable #Clean
Korea has formed a new partnership with Indonesia to carry out projects that could provide water, renewable and clean energy to remote communities. These communities usually reside on the small islands within Indonesia’s jurisdiction and it is very difficult for them to obtain electricity from the grid. Its very common for these remote communities toContinue reading “#Korea forms strategic partnership with #Indonesia to build off-grid solar power plants that are supported by remote monitoring systems for 23 locations within Indonesia #Sustainability #ESG #Asean #SoutheastAsia #AI #Data #Renewable #Clean”
#Vietnam is trying to energise its urban development and attract foreign investments by revitalising its cities, creating new townships and developing new investment vehicles #SoutheastAsia #Asean #UrbanPlanning #ESG #Sustainability
Many Southeast Asian countries are racing to attract foreign investments and I must admit that some of these countries have performed exceptionally well in that they have been pretty quick in organising themselves and rapidly creating the proper channels to seize available opportunities. Things are moving at never-before-seen speed. It can be observed in howContinue reading “#Vietnam is trying to energise its urban development and attract foreign investments by revitalising its cities, creating new townships and developing new investment vehicles #SoutheastAsia #Asean #UrbanPlanning #ESG #Sustainability”
Why is the #Indonesia Investment Authority focussing on sustainable transport infrastructure? #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability
As many already know, Indonesia has established the new Indonesia sovereign wealth fund (SWF) known as the Indonesia Investment Authority with an initial capital of about USD 1 billion. The initial capital was sourced from their state budget. After this, the government would increase this capital to USD 5 billion. The USD5 billion would compriseContinue reading “Why is the #Indonesia Investment Authority focussing on sustainable transport infrastructure? #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”
#Indonesia’s key to go beyond its domestic markets: The #Halal Industrial Townships #SoutheastAsia #Asean #UrbanPlanning #Sustainability #ESG #AI #Data
Indonesia is mulling over a plan that might be able to transform the country into a global Halal center. By going into this niche, they might be able to protect their domestic producers and also help them to access the world market. The idea is to design and build a integrated-facilities township whereby people couldContinue reading “#Indonesia’s key to go beyond its domestic markets: The #Halal Industrial Townships #SoutheastAsia #Asean #UrbanPlanning #Sustainability #ESG #AI #Data”
#Thailand has begun the feasibility studies on linking its Gulf with the Andaman Sea and this link could create a shorter sea route compared to travelling via the Straits of Malacca #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Automation
Thailand has appointed consultants to study the feasibility and business model to develop southern economic corridor which would facilitate the linking of the transportation routes between Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. The project will reduce the delivery time of goods between Thailand and the countries that are situated along the Indian Ocean byContinue reading “#Thailand has begun the feasibility studies on linking its Gulf with the Andaman Sea and this link could create a shorter sea route compared to travelling via the Straits of Malacca #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Automation”
#SoutheastAsia countries could learn from the upcoming collaboration between #Israel and #Google on how they would harness artificial intelligence to solve some of the most pressing issues in #ESG and #Sustainability #AI #ML #Data #Asean
Several countries around the world are experiencing aging populations. In addition, some might even have manpower shortages in important sectors due to shifts in the economy. As such, many are turning to artificial intelligence to solve certain long term issues stemming from these challenges. Various learning algorithms, together with the enormous increase in computationalContinue reading “#SoutheastAsia countries could learn from the upcoming collaboration between #Israel and #Google on how they would harness artificial intelligence to solve some of the most pressing issues in #ESG and #Sustainability #AI #ML #Data #Asean”
#Thailand will push to set up institutes of training for unmanned aerial vehicles as part of their digital drive #Southeast Asia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Data #UAV
Thailand would promote and support the development of digital innovation and related technology in order to propel their economy towards digital transformation. This digital journey is expected to create new jobs for its current and upcoming workforce. Seems like a good idea that new jobs will be created but the transformation could cause an imbalanceContinue reading “#Thailand will push to set up institutes of training for unmanned aerial vehicles as part of their digital drive #Southeast Asia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Data #UAV”
#Indonesia is banking on using a hybrid system of solar panels and hydropower floating platforms to achieve their #sustainability and #renewable energy goals #ESG #Asean #SoutheastAsia
Indonesia’s upcoming energy replacement strategy would mainly depend on harnessing hydropower and solar energy thereby reducing and maybe even to the extent of eliminating fossil fuel imports. Several considerations surfaced during their internal discussions when considering the energy alternatives. The top concerns were the price of implementing the projects plus the land space required forContinue reading “#Indonesia is banking on using a hybrid system of solar panels and hydropower floating platforms to achieve their #sustainability and #renewable energy goals #ESG #Asean #SoutheastAsia”