Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, has on Wednesday announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region. The firm said in a statement that as part of its long-term comm…
Digital Economy
The Singapore–Malaysia–Indonesia triangle can be a data centre powerhouse
The global data centre market, forecasted to reach a value of US$554.4 billion by 2030, sees Southeast Asia, specifically Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, as key growth areas due to their complement…
From palm oil to data: Malaysia builds AI hub on Singapore’s doorstep
In what were once wild jungle and palm oil plantations in southern Malaysia, the likes of TikTok, Nvidia and Microsoft are racing to install the building blocks of the digital economy: data centres. B…
How the Philippines is adopting AI in the business process outsourcing industry
Leading business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in the Philippines have reaffirmed their support of artificial intelligence, believing that AI integration would result in better opportunities for…
Investing in Blockchain, Web3, and AI for Social Impact
Only 10 per cent of private capital investment in early-stage innovators reaches emerging markets. To address this gap, the UNICEF Venture Fund launched a new growth funding tier in 2021, with up to $…
ASEAN countries join hands for AI development
Southeast Asian countries have pledged to work together to foster the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the region and established a working group on AI governance. In their recent meetin…
TikTok owners plan $2.1bn investments to turn Malaysia into AI hub
TikTok promoters are planning to expand their operations, and turn Malaysia into an artificial intelligence (AI) hub with new investments to the tune of $2.1 billion, an official revealed on Friday. T…
Kishida vows to develop 100,000 digital personnel with ASEAN
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday announced a target of developing 100,000 personnel with advanced digital skills over the next five years in cooperation with the Association of Southe…
Microsoft bets $2.2bn on Malaysia hub for cloud, AI
Tech giant Microsoft has unveiled plans to invest $2.2bn in cloud infrastructure in Malaysia that will help accelerate the nation’s AI transformation over the next four years and better position the a…
Public-private collaboration ‘critical’ for digital economy growth: ASEAN
ASEAN’s digital economy is expected to grow to US$1 trillion by 2030, but roadblocks such as the digital divide between and within countries remain, said Nararya S Soeprapto, Deputy Secretary-Ge…