Franklin Templeton

Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy: On a Fast Track

Conditions have been ripe for Southeast Asia’s e-transformation, and COVID-19 has acted as an accelerant, according to Claus Born and Yi Ping Liao of Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Equity team. They see three secular growth opportunities that stand out for investors:  e-commerce, fintech and gaming. COVID-19 has fast-tracked internet adoption in Southeast Asia, similar to […]

9 September 2021
Dassault Systèmes

Enabling SMEs to make the transition to factories of the future

The small and medium enterprise (SME) segment forms the economic backbone of many Asia Pacific countries – responsible for creating jobs for the masses, motivating the development of new products and services, spurring consumption growth, and playing a crucial role in promoting industry competition. According to Thailand’s Office of SMEs Promotion (OSMEP 2019), in 2018, […]

6 September 2021
DHL

DHL Express bolsters intra-Asia airfreight capacity

Newly converted Boeing aircraft offers 30 percent increase in gross payload for customers in Bangkok, Hanoi and Hong Kong Expanded airfreight capacity to support growth in cross-border trade and e-commerce sales within Asia Pacific In anticipation of the upcoming e-commerce peak season where DHL Express expects orders and sales to rise significantly, the world’s leading […]

1 September 2021
Gartner

Gartner Identifies Top 5 Business Trends in Manufacturing for 2021

Top Trends Include Digital and Product Experience, Data Monetization and Ecosystem Partnerships Gartner, Inc. identified the top 5 business trends that will impact the global manufacturing sector in 2021. These trends will drive business disruption and widen opportunities for manufacturers. “The first response to the global pandemic for many manufacturers was to go digital in […]

1 September 2021
Cisco

Asia Pacific Organizations Shaping Opportunities in the Future of Cloud

New report from Cisco and BCG examines cloud adoption strategies and imperatives as organizations define their unique cloud journey to achieve business value Organizations across Asia Pacific are increasingly turning to cloud innovations as the foundation for their digitalization efforts, in a strategic move to become faster, leaner, and better at delivering results for their […]

24 August 2021
VMware

Enabling Healthcare Agility and Resilience for Thailand’s Healthcare Organizations

attribute to: Ekpawin Sukanan, Country Manager, VMware Thailand As healthcare organizations worldwide battled COVID-19 on the front lines, they had sudden, dramatic proof of the value of digital technologies. Now as leaders in Thailand and across the globe strive to make their healthcare organizations resilient, new enterprise technology priorities are emerging. To succeed in the […]

23 August 2021
OutSystems

Why Must Businesses Pay Off Their Technical Debt?

by Mark Weaser, Vice President, APAC, OutSystems As the saying goes, time waits for no one. Some businesses, consumers and nations definitely felt that over the past 18 months, when they had to scramble to upgrade archaic infrastructure and protocols in order to cope with the new rigours the pandemic had brought about. Microsoft CEO Satya […]

18 August 2021
Adobe

The Journey Towards DTC eCommerce

Scott Rigby, Chief Technology Advisor & Principal Product Manager, Adobe Business-to-business (B2B) organizations are beginning to see the advantages of a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce strategy. The benefit of selling directly to consumers and bypassing third-party retailers is an opportunity that an unprecedented number of organizations are adopting. With eCommerce booming in Thailand, benefits of a […]

18 August 2021