Listed software companies in ANZ and Asia experienced the same explosive burst in valuations as their US counterparts, but there are some important differences.
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With more than 270 million people scattered across a vast archipelago, working and living in one of the world's largest, rapidly developing economies, can Indonesia’s entrepreneurs build an SE Asian digital powerhouse.
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With 17,000 islands strung out across thousands of kilometres, Indonesia spans a vast arc of the planet's surface and at least 17,000 potential points of pain as climate change accelerates sea level rise and the chaotic disintegration of long-established weather patterns. But with more than 270 million people scattered through that island chain, working and living in one of the world's largest, rapidly developing economies, the huge republic is destined to drive technological and economic adaptation to change, both locally and at global scale.
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With technology set to add trillions to the Indonesian economy over the next two decades, and with the Indonesian government creating a legislative and regulatory environment designed to accelerate growth, the nation's entrepreneurs are innovating across a wide selection of industries.
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In financial markets, the storm is always perfect, and the lessons are always clear. That doesn’t mean that most people will heed them — or even remember them!
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In financial markets, the storm is always perfect, and the lessons are always clear. That doesn’t mean we always heed them, or even remember them.
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Until the first quarter of 2022, the mega growth cycle for tech stocks, fuelled by the Fed, the impact of global digitalization, and the growth of the Chinese economy, had continued to deliver a sustained bull run. More recently, with a COVID-inspired need to do everything online, we saw a massive spike in all things tech. When the pandemic hit, a huge number of second and third tier tech stocks lifted off.
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Last year, 65 AI-related companies achieved billion dollar+ valuations. This month we delve into the AI phenomenon, examining how it will complement or replace human decision-making. We also feature three AI startups across the region, each blazing their own trail.
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Right now, just over half of enterprises globally say they are incorporating AI applications into their operations. According to McKinsey & Co, 70 per cent of companies will be using some form of AI in their business by 2030.
Use cases for AI are as varied as every device and every human who generates a data point. Here are five examples of AI companies solving real world problems that demonstrate the variety of opportunities available to entrepreneurs and the scale of those opportunities.
Annual worldwide spending on the IoT exceeded a trillion dollars in 2020. Double digit growth is set to continue this year.
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22 billion devices will be connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) by the end of this year, and that number is expected to surge to almost 39 billion by the middle of the decade.
The power of the Internet of Things (IoT) as a transformative technology comes from the vast trove of data which everything — from the most complex devices to the simplest sensors — feeds back for analysis from an increasingly connected industrial infrastructure.
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Welcome to the Year of the Water Tiger as we investigate Web3.
Some say the metaverse economy will be worth $21tn by 2030 (that’s the size of the US economy today). However, Web3’s debutante party has been gate crashed by a mini meltdown in tech stocks. Read on to piece together where this is all heading.
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Over the past year, perhaps no buzzword has generated more buzz in online discussions than “Web3”. Some people call it the future of the Internet, and some say its exclusively the domain for cryptobros … but most people just scratch their heads wondering what it is and what has it got to do with pictures of apes?
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Want to navigate the world of Web3? You will need to familiarise yourself with a range of new concepts, technologies and services. To ease the transition Christin Burns at North Ridge Partners has created this (very) simple primer for you. By the end of the article, you will be a little bit closer to being able to buy a waterfront block in the virtual world Decentraland, paid for with the cryptocurrency Ethereum.
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The accelerated digitalisation we’ve seen since the pandemic landed has created a booming market for technology skills, with selective talent shortages driving wage inflation across the Asia Pacific region.
There’s a lot of hype about the war for tech talent. In this month’s Tech Round-Up we’ve gone direct to our community of tech founders, investors and boards to understand how real the problem is. We’ve asked how companies are affected, and how you’re responding to stifle resignations and attract new talent.
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Packages for some tech roles are up sharply. Tech Round-Up readers reveal their experiences across the region, and we explore some of the new models of working that are expected to emerge beyond work-from-home.
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How hot? Sceptical about the hype, we reality checked our numbers with specialist tech recruiters and employers. We found that while wages aren’t going stratospheric everywhere, in some talent hotspots, wage inflation has hit triple figures.
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Consumers are set to go on an almighty travel binge, which has already fed into the price of global travel stocks. This month we unpack the numbers, reveal the views of some leading travel sector commentators, and hear from travel sector CEOs about staring into the abyss - and surviving. As you might expect, technology will play a pivotal role in this recovery.
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