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By Anont Tanaset, Policy Specialist, Office of the National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO) Thailand entered 2025 with a strong tech governance foundation. In 2024, the government issued multiple guidelines and frameworks across key digital domains such as ethical AI guidelines, cybersecurity and cloud security standards, and the full enforcement of […]

By Onno Kampman & Holy Lovenia, TFGI Insights Contributor Southeast Asia’s (SEA) digital ambitions are accelerating. Governments across the region are launching national AI strategies, digitalising public services, and investing in infrastructure to drive economic growth and social development. Initiatives like the ATIPAN project in the Philippines and MediBot in Timor-Leste—bringing AI-powered… Source

The initiative will train 550,000 people via 2,000 trainers to fight online scams Aims to boost scam resilience across ASEAN, including Singapore & Timor-Leste As Southeast Asia’s digital economy continues its rapid expansion, Singapore is confronting a significant surge in sophisticated scams and fraud. In 2023, scam-related losses in Singapore reached at least US$507 million

DRT combines private transport convenience with public transport affordability The pilot introduces a DRT service that adapts routes and schedules to passenger demand Asia Mobiliti, Malaysia’s leading Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) technology company, with the support of Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT), has announced the forthcoming launch of Oman’s first Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT)

Showcased three AI use cases enabled by Maxis’s fast, reliable connectivity Use cases highlight Maxis’s drive to future-proof industries and the public sector Maxis Berhad highlighted its role as a key enabler of digital transformation at the Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur (SCEKL) 2025, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and officially launched by the

Built a proprietary Synthia Vision AI Platform, which uses a hybrid of AI and rule-based algorithms Beyond semicon, sees opportunities to extend its platform into other advanced manufacturing sectors Nvsion Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based deeptech startup specialising in AI-powered Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed a multi-million ringgit fundraising

HSEF equips entrepreneurs to grow impact locally and beyond Yayasan Hasanah commits US$213,000 to boost social enterprises in central & northern Malaysia in 2025 From the highlands of Sarawak to cutting-edge biotech labs and artisan workshops, three Malaysian social enterprises are showing how purpose-driven businesses can create meaningful change with the support of the Ministry

Sessions will explore founder journeys to scale and insights from ecosystem builders Summit features keynotes and panels on high-growth business challenges and opportunities The Entrepreneurs Summit VI will return on 2 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia’s leading one-day platform bringing together entrepreneurs, corporates, investors and government to accelerate collaboration, capital and growth. The

Partnership with MBPJ tackles congestion, safety and urban planning CelcomDigi becomes Malaysia’s first telco to deliver intelligent solutions for the digital economy and smart city goals CelcomDigi Berhad (CelcomDigi), through its innovation centre, has announced a collaboration with key government authorities—MyDigital Corporation, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, Digital Nasional Berhad and Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ)—to

In brief In January 2025, Parliament passed the Workplace Fairness Act 2025, which seeks to protect employees against workplace discrimination by prohibiting adverse employment decisions based on certain protected characteristics. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced plans to introduce a second Workplace Fairness Bill by end-2025 (“Second Bill”) to establish procedures for making workplace