Author: Edwin Yapp
Private, public partnership needed in tech ecosystem
If there’s one thing to take away from the recently concluded Oslo Innovation Week it’s that there is an increasing need for the tech industry – both the private and public sector – to band and come together for the sake of innovation.
Fintech: Collaborate rather than compete, says VC
Fintech has been hailed as the next frontier in the financial services industry and rightfully so as it has the potential to shake up incumbent businesses. But fintech isn’t just about disruption to FSIs, according to a venture capitalist.
Tech community bands together to help refugees
Techfugees looks to expand its reach beyond Europe into South-East Asia in a bid to broaden its mission by utilising technology to create innovative solutions to help displaced refugees.
Big data blues? It's all about the 'so what' question
Big data has been the buzz phrase in the tech world for a few years now. But is it more hype than reality? Edwin Yapp has a candid chat with one expert on the state of big data in the world today.
AIG, Dimension Data team up to offer cyber insurance
AIG Malaysia Bhd partners with Dimension Data to offer a comprehensive set of cyber security assessment services in a bid to complement the former’s insurance offerings.
MDEC developing ‘digital maturity index’ for digitalisation
Malaysia is in the process of trying to develop an index to measure how mature organisations are in their quest to become digitalised, according to the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation.
Digerati50: The legal eagle techie
DNA continues its weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping to shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy, from Digerati50 Vol 2. This week's spotlight is on lawyer, Foong Cheng Leong, who believes the law will always play catch-up to tech.
Blockchain ain’t what you think it is, don’t get caught up in the tech
The financial world continues to be excited by blockchain technology, but this excitement should be tempered by an actual understanding of its potential, says a Software AG exec.
Internal auditors must beef up their cybersecurity competencies
The increasing dependence on technology and the proliferation of cybersecurity incidents worldwide are forcing auditors to embrace new skills.
AWS continues to lead the cloud market: Gartner
It’s just past the halfway point of the year, and Edwin Yapp takes a look at how some major cloud providers are doing based on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.
