#Russia and #Thailand explored areas of collaborations in their digital economies such as capability development, investment sourcing amongst others #SoutheastAsia #Asean #AI #ML #Data #ESG #Sustainability

Representatives from Russia and Thailand met during the Russia-Thailand Technology Day, to exchange notes on the developments of their respective digital economies and discussed about how they could come together to work on potential business areas. Thailand shared that they were looking into turbo-charging some areas of their economy like developing the venture capital spaceContinue reading “#Russia and #Thailand explored areas of collaborations in their digital economies such as capability development, investment sourcing amongst others #SoutheastAsia #Asean #AI #ML #Data #ESG #Sustainability”

The importance of integrating adaptability with climate risks and sustainability solutions #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #ClimateRisk

I recalled an incident during my postgraduate study that made me reflect deeply about how proposed solutions are shaped by one’s experiences. We were doing project work that required us to propose solutions to climate risks issues. The team comprised people from different nationalities. People from a mixture of developed and developing countries. Half anContinue reading “The importance of integrating adaptability with climate risks and sustainability solutions #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #ClimateRisk”

Podcast: Latest Updates from Southeast Asia

In this update, I shared about the following latest updates from Southeast Asia. #Thailand – Panasonic’s investment into Modular Construction Housing and also their upcoming product launch of PM2.5 filtered Fans, antibacterial deodorisers and robotic care bed/wheelchair. #Cambodia – Prince Group’s #ESG donation of USD$3 million to the Cambodian government to help the Covid-19 pandemic and also Prince Real Estate’s foodContinue reading “Podcast: Latest Updates from Southeast Asia”

#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 is expected to further collaborate with #Hungary to continue to receive their water treatment expertise #Water #Renewable #ESG #Sustainability #Data #AI #SouthEastAsia

As part of Hungary’s earlier efforts to help their small and medium enterprises that are specialising in waterworks, the Budapest Waterworks submitted and won a tender from Indonesia to provide water for 35 Indonesian communities. This was part of the Hungary government’s plan to provide opportunities for the Hungarian companies to be involved in internationalContinue reading “#Indonesia is expected to further collaborate with #Hungary to continue to receive their water treatment expertise #Water #Renewable #ESG #Sustainability #Data #AI #SouthEastAsia”

Newly established science and technology park in #Philippines with support from #India #IT #Technology #R&D #GIS #BlockChain #Crypto #EduTech #Farm #Fishery #SoutheastAsia

Philippines recently launched a new science and technology park in Batangas, with the support from India. With Philippines’ recent interest in digital technology and paired with a keen enthusiasm in digitalising their public administration, I think that this move does not really comes as a surprise. In fact, it is natural that they would beContinue reading “Newly established science and technology park in #Philippines with support from #India #IT #Technology #R&D #GIS #BlockChain #Crypto #EduTech #Farm #Fishery #SoutheastAsia”

Why WFH makes it difficult for talents to migrate in the future?

If Work-from-home (WFH) arrangement persists, I think we could expect to see a big change in the migration pattern of the future. First of all, I would naively divide work into two broad groups. The first group comprises essential work that requires the presence of essential workers. These people won’t be able to work fromContinue reading “Why WFH makes it difficult for talents to migrate in the future?”

#Cambodia real estate website has launched online loan services with Phillip Bank and BRED Bank to further assist property buyers in the country #RealEstate #Homeloan #Property #SouthEastAsia

A leading Cambodia real estate website has partnered with Phillip Bank and BRED Bank to launch home loan tools on their platform. Phillip Bank is part of PhillipCapital, a Singapore-based financial group founded in 1975. The bank was established in Cambodia back in 2009 and has since made its financial products available to Cambodians throughoutContinue reading “#Cambodia real estate website has launched online loan services with Phillip Bank and BRED Bank to further assist property buyers in the country #RealEstate #Homeloan #Property #SouthEastAsia”

#Indonesia has identified 59 locations for Smart Grid systems implementation and will be leveraging Artificial Intelligence to augment the system operations #SmartGrid #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ML #MachineLearning #EV #DataAnalytics #SouthEastAsia

Indonesia has identified at least 59 locations in the country to implement Smart Grid systems and this is a part of their plan to becoming a renewable and clean energy country. Smart Grid is seen as a solution to improving their energy sources’ reliability while enhancing productivity and sustainability. Indonesia’s Smart Grid program plans toContinue reading “#Indonesia has identified 59 locations for Smart Grid systems implementation and will be leveraging Artificial Intelligence to augment the system operations #SmartGrid #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ML #MachineLearning #EV #DataAnalytics #SouthEastAsia”

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