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Opportunities for Talent Collaboration in ASEAN in the Digital Age

In this article, Ming Tan, Keith Detros, and Basilio Claudio from the Tech for Good Institute explore ASEAN’s initiatives to enhance talent mobility in the digital age. They discuss the role of digital transformation, the challenges in bridging skill gaps, and the importance of regional collaboration to attract and retain talent for economic growth.

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Opportunities for Talent Collaboration in ASEAN in the Digital Age

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Addressing Legal Ambiguities and Regulatory Gaps: Defining Online Fraud and Scams in Indonesia

In this piece, Joanna Octavia, a researcher at Safer Internet Lab, explores the critical need for clear and consistent definitions of online fraud and scams in Indonesia, highlighting how regulatory ambiguity and fragmentation hinder effective action and coordination.

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Addressing Legal Ambiguities and Regulatory Gaps: Defining Online Fraud and Scams in Indonesia

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Strengthening the Philippine Digital Innovation Ecosystem

To promote further discussions on innovation, the Tech for Good Institute, in collaboration with the National Development Company, has produced a policy brief exploring the challenges and opportunities in enhancing the Philippine digital innovation ecosystem. The brief identifies key obstacles within the ecosystem and offers actionable recommendations to ensure that the benefits of digital transformation reach all Filipinos.

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Strengthening the Philippine Digital Innovation Ecosystem

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Shaping the Digital Future: Regulatory Updates from Singapore

In the last part of our 6-part series on Tech Governance in Southeast Asia for 2024, Keith Detros and Hamizah Myra from Tech For Good Institute dive into Singapore’s tech governance landscape for the first half of 2024.

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Shaping the Digital Future: Regulatory Updates from Singapore

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Spotlight on Southeast Asia: Evolution of Tech Regulation in the Digital Economy

This paper provides an overview of “who” are regulators of Southeast Asia’s digital economy.

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Spotlight on Southeast Asia: Evolution of Tech Regulation in the Digital Economy

This paper provides an overview of “who” are regulators of Southeast Asia’s digital economy.

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Shaping the Digital Future: Regulatory Updates from Malaysia

In the fifth part of our 6-part series on Tech Governance in Southeast Asia, Farlina Said, Fellow in the Cyber and Technology Policy Programme at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, and Ariane Yasmin, an independent analyst and research consultant, examine Malaysia’s tech governance landscape in the first half of 2024.

This article is also available in Bahasa Melayu, click here to read.

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Shaping the Digital Future: Regulatory Updates from Malaysia

This article is also available in Bahasa Melayu, click here to read.

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Leveraging Digital Platforms for Public Benefit

The Southeast Asian (SEA) region faces development challenges due to the dual transitions towards a digital and environmentally sustainable economy. This report presents case studies of how digital platforms contribute to economic growth and shape a more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable future for the region.

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Leveraging Digital Platforms for Public Benefit

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Harnessing Digital Platforms for Southeast Asia’s Inclusive Prosperity

Beyond their economic benefits, digital platforms are advancing sustainable development goals through efficiency, accessibility, scale, and agility. In this article, Samsu Sempena, Director of Technology at Kartu Prakerja Program, and Romora Edward Sitorus, Chief Economist of Kartu Prakerja Program shed light on how digital platforms can be leveraged for inclusive growth across Southeast Asia.

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Harnessing Digital Platforms for Southeast Asia’s Inclusive Prosperity

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Have insights on Southeast Asia's digital landscape?

TFGI is on the lookout for visionaries, industry experts, and thought leaders to contribute their perspectives. Whether your passion lies in innovation, sustainable growth, or digital progress, your unique viewpoint on the digital economies of Southeast Asia can spark thought leadership and shape impactful discussions.

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Leveraging the promise of technology to advance inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth

While technology continues to turbocharge Southeast Asia’s growth and development, the reality is that it is also transforming our economies and societies in fundamental and unprecedented ways. We know little yet about how these profound changes may require adaptations in our economic, social, political and economic systems.

We have only scratched the surface in understanding the impact of technology in a complex region like Southeast Asia, and much more can be done to enrich our collective knowledge and engage in meaningful discussions on the topic.

The Tech for Good Institute is creating dialogue, research and communities to harness the promise of technology and its full potential to uplift lives in Southeast Asia. We are a non-profit founded by Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp.