digital economy
Budget 2017: Good news for broadband users, entrepreneurs, digital economy and more
Broadband service providers will offer services at a higher speed for same price
Plan to introduce the first Digital Free Zone in the world
Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak (third from left) before tabling the Budget 2017 in the parliament
Don't just look at the hard numbers: Rakuten Ventures
Entrepreneurs should be focused on understanding the culture, not just the hard numbers
Malaysia has what it takes to be the next digital economy powerhouse in Southeast Asia
Microsoft-government partnership attempts to address technology transformation paradox
Tech giant aims to move forward discussion on government policies and tech’s social impact.
AsiaPac telco community gets a spectrum slap from GSMA
The GSM Association said it is disappointed that the Asia Pacific telecommunications community has not identified sufficient spectrum to meet growing consumer demand.
Internet governance cannot be left to ‘the IT guys’
It is time now to take a serious look into what happens after, and to reach a consensus on how to conduct ourselves in this changed reality – and it is a conversation that everyone needs to join in, and not something you leave to ‘the IT guys, to sort out, writes Gabey Goh.
Internet for All: Telenor on the essentials
Access, affordability and services are key to bringing the internet to Asia's mass market, says Telenor executive vice president Sigve Brekke.
Trust key for IXPs’ role in driving digital economies
There is a certain amount of distrust between ISPs as they compete for customers and seemingly have no uniting common interest, but trust within the community is needed to build up local economies, argued participants of a workshop at the on-going Internet Governance Forum, Gabey Goh reports from Istanbul.
Big data key to developed nation goal: Communications Minister
Malaysia’s aspiration towards becoming a developed nation and fully-developed digital economy will depend heavily on how well it adopts big data analytics, said Minister of Communications and Multimedia Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
The economic impact of broadband?
When centres of digital activity can interact with each other, the multiplier effect is similar to that of logistics in the conventional economy, and the faster and more capacious the connections, the greater the multiplier effect, writes Tan Tze Meng.
Malaysian ‘Switching Economy’ worth over US$53 billion in revenue: Accenture
Most companies in Malaysia are failing at keeping their customers from switching service providers despite 98% of consumers using at least one digital channel to search for information via highly influential corporate sites. As a result, there is a potential US$53 billion of revenue at play in the market represented by the ‘switching economy’, according to new research released by Accenture.
