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.
— Expert Opinion
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.
In this fourth of our 6-part series on Tech Governance in Southeast Asia, Francis Mark A. Quimba, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, guides us through the Philippines’ tech governance landscape in the first half of 2024.
— Expert Opinion
In this fourth of our 6-part series on Tech Governance in Southeast Asia, Francis Mark A. Quimba, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, guides us through the Philippines’ tech governance landscape in the first half of 2024.
In the third part of our 6-part series on Tech Governance in Southeast Asia, Dr. Thao Nguyen Minh from Vietnam’s Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) delves deeply into Vietnam’s tech governance landscape for the first half of 2024.
This copy is also available in Vietnamese, click here to read.
— Expert Opinion
In the third part of our 6-part series on Tech Governance in Southeast Asia, Dr. Thao Nguyen Minh from Vietnam’s Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) delves deeply into Vietnam’s tech governance landscape for the first half of 2024.
This copy is also available in Vietnamese, click here to read.
— TFGI Reports
This paper provides an overview of “who” are regulators of Southeast Asia’s digital economy.
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.
— Expert Opinion
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.
— TFGI Reports
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.
As negotiations for the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) enter their second year, the Tech For Good Institute was honoured to secure an interview with the Chair of the ASEAN DEFA Negotiating Committee, Ms Prewprae Chumrum, Executive Director of the Bureau of Trade in Services and Investment Negotiations at the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand.
— Expert Opinion
As negotiations for the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) enter their second year, the Tech For Good Institute was honoured to secure an interview with the Chair of the ASEAN DEFA Negotiating Committee, Ms Prewprae Chumrum, Executive Director of the Bureau of Trade in Services and Investment Negotiations at the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand.
— TFGI Reports
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.
— TFGI Insights
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.
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.
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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Mouna Aouri is an Institute Fellow at the Tech For Good Institute. As a social entrepreneur, impact investor, and engineer, her experience spans over two decades in the MENA region, South East Asia, and Japan. She is founder of Woomentum, a Singapore-based platform dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs in APAC through skill development and access to growth capital through strategic collaborations with corporate entities, investors and government partners.
Dr Ming Tan is founding Executive Director for the Tech for Good Institute, a non-profit founded to catalyse research and collaboration on social, economic and policy trends accelerated by the digital economy in Southeast Asia. She is concurrently a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore and Advisor to the Founder of the COMO Group, a Singaporean portfolio of lifestyle companies operating in 15 countries worldwide. Her research interests lie at the intersection of technology, business and society, including sustainability and innovation.
Ming was previously Managing Director of IPOS International, part of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, which supports Singapore’s future growth as a global innovation hub for intellectual property creation, commercialisation and management. Prior to joining the public sector, she was Head of Stewardship of the COMO Group and the founding Executive Director of COMO Foundation, a grantmaker focused on gender equity that has served over 47 million women and girls since 2003.
As a company director, she lends brand and strategic guidance to several companies within the COMO Group. Ming also serves as a Council Member of the Council for Board Diversity, on the boards of COMO Foundation and Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), and on the Digital and Technology Advisory Panel for Esplanade–Theatres on the Bay, Singapore’s national performing arts centre.
In the non-profit, educational and government spheres, Ming is a director of COMO Foundation and Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC) and chairs the Asia Advisory board for Swiss hospitality business and management school EHL. She also serves on the Council for Board Diversity and the Digital and Technology Advisory Panel for Esplanade–Theatres on the Bay, Singapore’s national performing arts centre.
Ming was educated in Singapore, the United States, and England. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University and her doctorate from Oxford.
