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Southeast Asia (SEA) has entered a period of transition. Work is being transformed by technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms. Hiring behaviour is already shifting. Data from Linkedin reveals that job postings requiring AI skills in ASEAN have grown by as much as 40% since 2016. These changes are not only occurring […]

From left to right: Qiu Chenxi, Deputy Director, Center for Global Digital Governance (CGDG), China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT); Fu Hongyu, Director, AI Governance Center, Alibaba Research Institute (AliResearch); Keith Detros, Programme Manager, Tech for Good Institute; Zhao Yunwei, Senior Engineer, National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT/CC);

  From left to right: Šimon Svoboda, PhD candidate, Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic; Arifah Sharifuddin, Institute Director, Tech for Good Institute; Prof Jason Grant Allen, Director, SMU Centre for Digital Law; Dr Gulizar Haciyakupoglu, Senior Associate Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies; Dr Chew Han Ei, Head

By Nisara Kaewsuk, Sujitra Sompan, Chotiwit Kerdsanongpong and Munin Saisangchan from Thailand Consumers Council (TCC)   The Digital Battleground of Online Fraud in Thailand In a world where our fingertips are the new battleground for cybercriminals, every click can become a trap, leading to the instant loss of assets and trust. The problem of online

By Sheila Devi Michael, Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya The alarming surge in scam operations across Southeast Asia since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the urgent need for a coordinated regional and international response. Governments across the region, in collaboration with national enforcement bodies and international agencies, are increasingly recognising that the issue

By Mochammad Fadjar Wibowo and Muhammad Daniel Azlan Mahadzir, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute At a glance Leapfrogging through digital health: Timor-Leste can accelerate universal health coverage by integrating digital tools directly into primary care, bypassing infrastructure-heavy models Local solutions, regional relevance: Initiatives like SISCa, Liga Inan and ICBS-TL show how low-bandwidth, community-led digital health

At a glance Strong digital foundations, uneven future readiness across SEA-6. SEA-6 countries have made meaningful progress in connectivity and digital access, but levels of preparedness for emerging technologies, innovation, and resilience vary significantly across the region. Digital trust and inclusion are critical gaps in sustaining digital growth. Persistent challenges around reliable internet access, online

Giving users direct access to news placement and AI search visibility via single conversational interface Enabling users of ChatGPT to plan, execute and scale earned media using an agentic PR layer Kuala Lumpur based regional PRtech startup, Supernewsroom.AI has announced its integration with ChatGPT with the specialised agentic PR GPT turning ChatGPT into a global PR

Plans to expand in Southeast Asia & India, while forging partnerships for ANZ & US launches Investment will support product R&D & accelerate deployments amid rising demand for scalable automation Botsync, a Singapore-based robotics automation company specialising in Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and vendor-agnostic automation orchestration, has received an undisclosed amount of additional funding from

ntegration aims to curb fraud by anchoring mobile numbers to verified digital identities Telco-led identity verification strengthens SIM security while improving user experience Tune Talk, Malaysia’s mobile network operator and what it claims to be the world’s first cloud-native telco, has begun integrating MyDigital ID into its mobile application, reinforcing its view that telcos must