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India IT service providers on a hiring spree as outsourcing surges

IT hiring in India is back with a bang. The spurt is being driven by companies cutting costs, migrating to the cloud and embarking on digital transformation.

Apr 21 2021 8:06AM

IT teams finding it tough to juggle between contrasting priorities, F5 survey finds

As organisations invest in their application portfolios, it has become critical to ensure that their apps are able to adapt, scale, and repair itself across different app environments.

Apr 16 2021 12:04PM

Thailand celebrates Songkran in the new normal, without the splash

While its back to basics for Songkran 2021 in Thailand, global visitors were able to virtually learn about the culture, meet elephants and make papaya salad.

Apr 13 2021 8:11AM

Thailand injects another $96 million to build country’s digital economy

Industries targeted for digital development in 2021 include government, education, healthcare and agriculture.

Apr 9 2021 8:11AM

Hong Kong police digitises e-Tickets for traffic offenders

Going digital eliminates the difference in handwriting interpretations, improves accuracy and streamlines the workflow in backend processing.

Mar 31 2021 8:40AM

For the first time…an AI backpack for the visually impaired

A Bluetooth-enabled earphone lets the user interact with the system via voice queries and commands, and the system responds with verbal information.

Mar 31 2021 8:11AM

Super Nintendo World introduces wearable tech and AR interactive experiences

The tech-infused Nintendo theme park in Osaka will provide every visitor with a wearable wristband which will work in conjunction with a mobile phone app to engage in multiple activities, bringing gamification to new levels.

Mar 22 2021 9:33AM

Tripartite lab set up to test innovative 4.0 solutions for APAC region

The collaboration between IBM, Samsung and M1 will test applications for the manufacturing sector and optimise enterprise 5G for industrial use.

Mar 19 2021 9:37AM

Still some way to go towards robotic process automation maturity in APAC

While the pandemic has jumpstarted some awareness of robotic process automation amongst organisations, the impetus has not been significant with companies facing challenges of scale and obstacles.

Mar 10 2021 9:37AM

Go digital or go bust. New realities that will define the ‘business of the future’

We are seeing an accelerated transformation of businesses, where every organisation must become technology savvy if they want to thrive, says Accenture in its latest Technology Vision 2021 report.

Mar 10 2021 8:04AM

Indonesia embarks on Digital Connectivity 2021 push

Procuring services to provide capacity for satellites and Internet services will be vital to connect the country’s 270 million population.

Mar 9 2021 8:35AM

Is TikTok finally saying goodbye to India?

By slashing 800 jobs from its India operations, TikTok looks to be decamping out of the country, a market once among its largest globally. The social media company is now moving several core operations, including R&D, to the more benign environment of Singapore.

Mar 3 2021 8:10AM

DBS makes corporate account opening for SMEs easier

DBS is the first bank to deploy GovTech’s SingPass Face Verification technology to benefit the Singapore business community.

Mar 3 2021 8:08AM

Ground execution of MyDigital blueprint critical for Malaysia’s future success

IDC examines the recently announced measures and analyses the impact on the development of the cloud, 5G and cyber security in Malaysia.

Mar 3 2021 8:03AM

Malaysia bets big on digitalisation with ‘MyDigital’ economy blueprint

The 10-year roadmap aims to transform Malaysia into a regional market producer of digital products and services, and for the government to be fully data-driven

Feb 24 2021 12:33PM

ADB: Digital Technologies will play a vital role in Asia’s COVID-19 recovery

There will be about 65 million new jobs created every year in the Asia Pacific region until 2025 from increased use of digital technologies

Feb 17 2021 8:42AM

Thailand government banks on science and tech to boost economy and social development in 2021

A new innovation hub is being built in Rayong, a city in the east coast of the gulf of Thailand

Feb 11 2021 9:36AM

More than 15,000 Singapore companies embarked on transformation in 2020

Government support for digitalisation and financing also gave these Singapore companies an extra boost to manage the challenges from the pandemic

Feb 9 2021 8:59AM

Indonesia set to connect 2,700 villages nationwide with 4G technology

Project will bring internet connectivity to remote villages and rural areas

Feb 5 2021 9:21AM

Will digital documents and e-signatures become de rigueur for businesses in APAC?

The pandemic has wrought trenchant changes across industries and forced businesses to turn to digitisation, with digital documents becoming key to boosting their work productivity in 2020.

Feb 2 2021 8:37AM