Govipola, the cloud-based mobile app designed to facilitate direct selling platforms for fruit and vegetable farmers—a move aimed at cutting out middlemen and containing food inflation in Sri Lanka, w…
Digital Economy
The Emergence of a China-Backed Cryptocurrency in the Era of the Digital Yuan
The People’s Republic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative has provided an interesting window into the economic practices of the PRC in developing nations. While the Belt and Road Initiative, often ref…
Lao Central Bank Launches QR Code Payment Standard
The QR code payment standard will minimise the use of cash, drive Laos towards a digital economy, and boost socio-economic development. The BOL (Bank of Lao PDR) has reportedly announced the soft laun…
5G Matters: (Geo)politics And Critical National Infrastructure – Analysis
Few people would have guessed that the ‘topic du jour’ for 2019 would be 5G. While telecommunications companies have long had their eye on the prize as the chief deployers of fifth-generation telecomm…
Solid 4G base essential before going for 5G deployment in Bangladesh
Before Bangladesh goes for 5G technology, it needs to improve the existing 4G services, which are not up to the mark, says Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd Chief Executive Officer Zhang Zhengjun. …
Malaysia sees the digital economy as key to unlocking rural economic growth
The 5th ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards was held in Kuala Lumpur on January 19, 2020. Convened by the New Entrepreneurs Foundation (myNEF) with the support of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (…
Technology and digital economy to drive FDI growth into Malaysia
While most Singapore businesses have always looked to our closest neighbour to launch their regionalisation efforts, Malaysia’s attractiveness is also becoming more apparent to companies from around t…
The “BELT AND ROAD” Movement Stretches To Sri Lanka Via LongBit
– The Chinese organisation initiated the “Belt and Road” strategy in 2013 to strengthen the infrastructure and investments across 153 countries. – The trade delegation comprised of more th…
5G key for Vietnam in Fourth Industrial Revolution
As part of plans to catch up with developed economies, Vietnam is looking to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR), with 5G coverage one of the key steps. Party General Secretary and Presiden…
Malaysia outlines complicated plan for 5G spectrum allocation
The Malaysian Government has released complicated plans to allocate spectrum ahead of 5G deployment in the country in an effort to ensure the greatest efficiencies. Theoretically, the Malaysian Commun…