Thai banks to apply facial recognition tech for KYC
IDC report reveals that Thailand’s IT spending will grow by 6.5% to reach 451 billion baht as enterprises continue to invest in advanced technologies, banks invest in fintech and e-Know Your Customer tech.
Malaysia tech development supported by new business advisory network
The business advisory network is a framework to further boost collaboration between the two countries, particularly in the fields in technology and ICT.
ASTRI and partners develop property-purchase DLT platform
The platform provides an all-in-one support service to buyers, banks and related bodies. It can also save up to eight hours in a transaction by integrating all the time-consuming intermediary steps.
HK start-ups and industry players gather to boost Smart Tourism
The GAA also released its first-ever research report which analysed innovative technologies to promote tourism development and enhance the passenger experience.
Malaysian workforce positive about tech future
The report is proof that Malaysia is well on its way to manifesting its Industry 4.0 goals, and that awareness of the need for digital skills is happening on the individual scale as well as the governmental.
HKUST launches “Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab”
According to a recent press release, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) launched the “Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab” (SSC). The living lab is an initiative that aims to transform the campus into a testing ground for learning, experimenting, and advancing smart and innovative ideas to address real-life challenges. With […]
Government launches ICT training programme for elderly
Elderly people can take advanced training courses to learn about the adoption of digital technology in their daily lives, such as how to use e-Government services, mobile applications and social media.
Index finds Malaysia outranks Singapore in digital maturity
Most of Malaysia’s digital landscape is made up of digital followers (41%), digital evaluators (28%) – business leaders who are gradually embracing digital transformation and investing for the future, and digital leaders (3%) who have digital transformation ingrained in their DNA.
Hong Kong university program for AI careers
The university is helping students via professor networks and international immersions. The course gives its students valuable exposure to tech hubs and top tech companies.
Driving Hong Kong’s AI talent
The contest is part of AI Developer Enablement Program that is designed to foster collaboration with developers, partners, universities, and research institutions in Hong Kong with the ultimate aim of making AI more inclusive.
Thailand 4.0 on road to sucess
With a 71% penetration of mobile users, and 51 million active internet social media users, Thailand’s digital landscape is growing increasingly populated. This is good news for the region’s Thailand 4.0 initiatives.
Malaysia gets on-demand home caregiving services platform
The platform utilises tech and human resources to provide high-quality care to the aging citizens of Malaysia.
PolyU projects secure funding to drive Smart City goals
PolyU will leverage its cross-disciplinary strength to come up with solutions to help prevent and treat illnesses via the use of AI-powered medical images, predictive analytics and diagnosis, surgical robotic systems and more tech.
Thailand govt’s adoption of advanced tech boost for local SMEs
The success of these innovative companies will inspire more businesses to explore investment opportunities and follow in their footsteps, boosting the Thailand 4.0 goals and finding new ways to use tech in their industries.
Hong Kong govt testing hi-tech monitoring systems for ‘smart’ prisons
The new services will be employed to monitor prisons for abnormal behaviour among the incarcerated, prevent self-harm, and operate the prisons more efficiently.
Malaysian app to drive IR 4.0 by creating new jobs
An app developed by MDEC and the online job portal is part of a government programme to provide opportunities, via digital platforms, to lower-income households.
First co-working space to boost Malaysia IR4.0
The space aims to provide a collaborative space for the business community to congregate, foster productivity, share resources, and meet goals.
Malaysian firms sign strategic alliance in health tech
Both parties will work closely to explore digital health and wellness platforms as well as insurance solutions to better manage the risk of cardiovascular disease and help make Malaysian healthier.
Hong Kong university signs MoU w design school
From toys, coat hangers, furniture and indoor-outdoor seating to hi-tech locking systems for logistics containers, THEi and Swinburne students collaborated to understand market needs, ergonomics, material economy and manufacturing.
Smart vending machines to boost HK Smart City goals
InvestHK has welcomed the company which provides smart vending machines services, offering automatic and freshly squeezed orange juice in the city.
Thai wealth-tech sector receives first investment
The wealth-tech firm has developed its own proprietary stock-analysis algorithm which has proven to help investors beat the market in the long run, as well as a steadily growing user base.
Malaysia gets Indian marketing agency firm
The firm’s renowned B2B technology will be employed to provide clients with go-to-market solutions including solutions for content marketing, demand generation, lead nurturing and account-based marketing.
Hong Kong will focus on cybersecurity in 2019
Through a series of steps, the framework assesses the level of cybersecurity risk inherent in the bank’s existing systems. The framework then uses an AI algorithm to determine the maturity level of the bank’s cybersecurity. If the cybersecurity is lacking, the AI can be used to outline a plan to improve its resilience.
Bank digital security token a boost for Malaysia IR 4.0
The token was developed to provide customers with greater security and convenience for online and mobile banking transactions.
PolyU academics receive national awards for tech research
The awards are also meant to recognise the contributions that academics are making to further the Smart City goals of Hong Kong, particularly in encouraging youth the take up STEM subjects.
Six digital bills passed in Thailand by NLA
The Thai government noted that the bills together will drive the “digital government” movement through developing the required infrastructure, including government Big Data, a data centre, cloud services, and one- stop service.
BOI introduces “Thailand Investment Year” incentive package for tech
New investment promotion measures have also been introduced to attract more investment in targeted activities like the rail system and digital economy development.
Malaysian state seeks greater investment in GreenTech
The state government will continue to support the growth of green technology as a new development model in enhancing the sustainability and resilience of the country.
HKSTP partner firm shares latest progress in HealthTech
The hope is to see more advanced biotech companies join the HKSTP ecosystem to help build a better future for the biotech industry in Hong Kong.
Malaysia using tech to reach lawyers
The firm seeks to show those invested in the law profession that technologies like AI and machine learning tech could help drastically ease the burden of manual labour and thereby boosting their efficiency. This, turn, is expected to push Malaysia’s Industry 4.0 initiatives.