Author: A. Asohan
Disrupt: More success stories needed to plug funding gap
There is an undeniable gap between the potential of South-East Asia as a market for technology startups and the number of venture capital funds available to such entrepreneurs, but that will change when there are more success stories, according to panellists at the monthly Disrupt discussion.
Week in Review: What YOU can do about the funding gap
Let’s stop just talking about the funding gap in the Malaysian and even larger South-East Asian ecosystem, and help do something about it, writes A. Asohan.
Web Index: Malaysia ranked 37th overall, poor rating in openness
Malaysia ranked a respectable No 37 in the annual Web Index which looks at how the Web empowers people and delivers socio-economic impact , but fared poorly in terms of whether it offered ‘free and open’ access.
Philippines typhoon: Tech companies pitch in
Technology companies are doing their bit for victims of Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, after it tore through the Philippines on Nov 8, leaving nearly 4,000 dead and about 1,600 missing, as well as more than four million homeless.
The day Malaysia painted a bull’s eye on itself
While the systems at a major telco had just been breached, a minister expresses his confidence that Malaysia is savvy enough to fend off cyber-attacks and essentially issues a challenge to hackers, writes A. Asohan.
TeAM urges tax incentives for corporates, review of bankruptcy laws
The Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM), through its Policy Institute (TeAM-PI), is in discussions with the relevant government agencies to get the Malaysian Government to review existing bankruptcy laws in a bid to spur entrepreneurship, and is also working on a slew of other initiatives.
‘Couples app’ Between rolls out operations in South-East Asia
Korean startup VCNC Inc is rolling out its ‘Between’ mobile app for couples in a big way in South-East Asia, beginning with Singapore where it has launched its first campaign, in partnership with premier dining guide OpenRice.
Spy vs spy, apples vs oranges
Let’s not allow government indecisiveness or our fellow Malaysians’ apathy stop us from holding the US Government accountable for its actions, argues A. Asohan.
AI-fuelled HungryGoWhere? Malaysia, where else?
Singapore's HungryGoWhere, which spread its wings to Malaysia on Aug 24, said it has deployed a hassle-free artificial intelligence (AI) system powered by Nara Logics Inc that would provide personalised food recommendations according to each user’s unique tastes and preferences.
Web Index to be released soon, includes Malaysia for first time
The World Wide Web Foundation, established by Web Inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, will be launching its 2013 Web Index in London on Nov 22, with Malaysia included for the first time in the study which looks at how the Web empowers people and delivers socio-economic impact.
