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ASOCIO e-Newsletter Q3, 2017

e-Newsletter

12 October 2017 Quarter 3, 2017

In This Issue

ASOCIO New Tagline,

Vision and Mission

Statement 2

ASOCIO

ICT Summit &

General Assembly 3 - 6

Launch of Inaugural

ASOCIO Research

Report 7 - 8

ASOCIO

ICT Excellence

Awards 9 - 12

Global Tech Leaders

Dialogue (GTLD)

and iAwards National

Gala 13

State Minister from

Bangladesh Visit to

Malaysia 14

Digital Nation and

Innovative Economic

Development Plan

(DICI+2025) in

Taiwan 15 - 23

The Success of

Digital Economy

in India 24 - 26

Chairman’s Note Dear ASOCIO members association, Welcome to the third quarter of 2017 and I would like to thank you for your continuous support to our quarterly published e-Newsletter. ASOCIO had a very busy time organizing the

ICT Summit held in Taipei for the past 3

months. Besides that, there were also events organized by our members’ associations such as Korea-Japan IT seminar, NASSCOM Product Conclave, Vietnam ICT Summit, e-Government Forum, AIIA Global Technology Dialogue and CAN CommTech. First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to announce that we have newly released the ASOCIO inaugural research report in ICT Summit held in Taipei. This is in conjunction with the launch of ASOCIO’s new tagline

entitled ‘Reimagining the Digital Era’.

Asia Pacific’s (APAC) strong and vibrant economy, favorable demographics, ICT investments, and ongoing economic integration have laid the foundation for the region to become a global leader in the digital economy. Countries in APAC have tremendous potential to embrace, transform and lead in the digital economy and a true digital revolution will transform the ICT development in the region in the near future. Besides that, in line with ASOCIO’s new vision; to be the Catalyst of Asia Pacific Digital Transformation and Enablement, this report plays an important role to initiate the realization of the digital economy in APAC region. Please take your time to enjoy reading this edition of the ASOCIO e-Newsletter. In this issue, we have received insightful articles contribution from our members Information Service Industry Association of Taiwan (CISA) and


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National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) as well as a packed upcoming events list of all members economies organized from October till December 2017.

Last but not least, I would like to thank the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) for hosting the International Smart City Conference and Japan ICT Day which will be held from 24 – 28 October 2017 at Ho Chi Minh and Da Nang City, Vietnam and I look forward to seeing everyone again in Vietnam.

Mr. David Wong Nan Fay Chairman, ASOCIO

ASOCIO New Tagline:

Reimagining the Digital Era

ASOCIO Vision:

Catalyst of Asia Pacific Digital Transformation and Enablement.

ASOCIO Mission:

➢ Create and facilitate frameworks and platform for cross border trade;

➢ Engage governments on the development of national digital agenda;

➢ Assist member economies to establish globally competitive ICT industry;

➢ Be the Voice of the ICT industry at international trade and technology fora;

➢ Facilitate implementation of standards and governance; ➢ Be the focal point on the state of the Digital Economy in

the region.

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ASOCIO ICT SUMMIT & GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2017

ASOCIO ICT Summit is known as one of the region’s high-powered IT forums, provides a platform for government and industry to exchange information and developing a closer relationship and most importantly, identifying new business opportunities among members associations. Recently, ASOCIO ICT Summit and General Assembly 2017 was held at Taipei International Convention Centre (TICC) from September 10 – 14, 2017. This year, ASOCIO ICT Summit 2017 was organized concurrently with the World Congress of Information Technology (WCIT) and was co-hosted by The Information Service Industry Association of Taiwan (CISA). This time, there were total 305 delegates from more than 17 countries that participated in this summit such as Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. On the first day, the General Assembly meeting was held at the Elegance Room at Taipei International Convention Center (TICC). During the meeting, a few members’ associations proposed to host different annual events for 2018. ASOCIO’s next upcoming event is the International Smart City Conference and Japan ICT Day at Ho Chi Minh City from 24 – 28 October 2017. This event will be co-hosted by Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) and People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.


During the Summit, CISA organized special programs and dinner receptions such as a welcome party, Taipei’s Culture Night and Gala Dinners to all ASOCIO delegates. This is the valuable moment where all members’ associations get to know each other, exchange business contacts and reunite again as a family.

Besides that, ASOCIO delegates also had the opportunity to attend the Taiwan Cloud Computing and IoT Day business matching session with Taiwan IoT and Cloud Computing companies on 11 September 2017. After the business matching session, Mr. David Wong (Chairman of ASOCIO) presented a souvenir plaque to Dr.

Jyuo-Min Shyu (Chairman of Cloud Computing Association and former minister of ministry of science and technology). In addition, ASOCIO launched its first inaugural research report entitled ‘Reimagining the Digital Era’ on 12 September, which makes this summit a remarkable and memorable event. Mr. David Wong (Chairman of ASOCIO) and Mr. Jeungbae Son (Chair of Research Committee) delivered a presentation of the research report after the official launch ceremony. Certificate of Recognition was presented to all the research committee members. On the same day, the ASOCIO ICT Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner Night was held as well. There were total 36 awards plaques presented out during the ceremony. ASOCIO Leadership Award was presented to Mr. Jong-Chin Shen, Minister from Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan. This year, there was a special ASOCIO Honorary Award presented to Mr. Ritchard Yin, the Founder and Former President of ASOCIO. This is in recognition and appreciation of his contribution and dedication to ASOCIO and ICT Industries in Asia Pacific region. The last event that was held is the ASOCIO farewell party hosted by CISA at Grand Taipei Hotel. There were a few souvenirs given out to all CISA staffs and working group for their diligent contributions to make this Summit a successful event. Besides that, souvenirs were also given out to top 4 members associations (PIKOM, BCS, ATCI and JISA) who brought the most delegates to attend the Summit this year in Taipei.


Launch of Inaugural ASOCIO Research Report – Reimagining the Digital Era

Recently, ASOCIO launched its first inaugural research report entitled ‘Reimagining the Digital Era’ during ASOCIO ICT Summit in conjunction with the World Congress on Information Technology at Taipei International Convention Centre on 12 September 2017.

This report was published by ASOCIO and with the collaboration partner, World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA). There will be 12 APAC economies covered in this report such as Australia, Bangladesh, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Asia Pacific (APAC) strong and vibrant economy, favorable demographics, ICT investments, and ongoing economic integration have laid the foundation for the region to become a global leader in the digital economy. Countries in APAC have tremendous potential to embrace, transform and lead in the digital economy and a true digital revolution will transform the ICT development in the region in the near future. The objectives of this report; to recognize the importance of digital initiatives in Asia Pacific region, to identify and share each nation’s digital transformation plan and to suggest few policies recommendations for making APAC a truly digital region. In this report, readers can acquire some real case examples of digital transformation plan initiated by some economies in the APAC region. Besides that, in line with ASOCIO new vision; to be the Catalyst of Asia Pacific Digital Transformation and Enablement, this research report plays an important role to initiate the realization of the digital economy in APAC region.

Please feel free to download a copy of the research report from ASOCIO website at https://www.asocio.org/our-media/asocio-research and distribute to all members associations and together we initiate the realization of the digital economy in APAC region.

ASOCIO ICT Summit and General Assembly Taipei, Taiwan 10 – 14 September, 2017.

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ASOCIO ICT Excellence Awards

Recently, there were total four categories of awards and 36 awards plaques such as Outstanding ICT Company Award, Outstanding User Organization Award, Digital Government Award and ICT Education Award presented out during the ASOCIO ICT Summit held in Taipei World Trade Centre.

The objective of this award is to invite more local ICT companies to participate as such award competitions are the ideal ground to hone your competitive positioning and to really test yourself against the best of the best. Congratulations to all the organizations recipients who received the awards during the ASOCIO ICT Summit ICT Awards night. The winners continue the track record of industry excellence at global levels and have pitted themselves against the best of the best and have done well.

ASOCIO Outstanding ICT Company Award

Association Economies Organization

BCS Bangladesh Aamra Holdings Limited – WE Smart Solutions

FKII Korea SysOne Co., Ltd.

ISIA Hong Kong NC Services Limited

JISA Japan NTT Data Corporation

JISA Japan UNITRAND Inc.

PIKOM Malaysia IPAY88

MCF Myanmar Myanmar Computer Co., Ltd. (MCC Group)

CAN Nepal Young Minds Creation Pvt. Ltd.

FITIS Sri Lanka OREL IT (PVT) LTD

CISA Taiwan SYSCOM Computer Engineering Co.

ATCI Thailand A-HOST Company Limited

VINASA Vietnam FPT Information System


ASOCIO Outstanding User Organization Award


FKII Korea Halla Holdings

LICA Laos Association for Autism

PIKOM Malaysia Sin Chew Media Corporation

CISA Taiwan Chain Sea Information Integration Co., Ltd

ATCI Thailand The Digital Airline

(Thai Airways International Public Company)

VINASA Vietnam Masan Group

ASOCIO Digital Government Award


BCS Bangladesh Bangladesh Post Office

BICTTA Bhutan Department of IT & Telecom of Ministry of Information & Communication; Royal Government of Bhutan

FKII Korea Daegu Digital Industry Promotion Agnecy

PIKOM Malaysia Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation

FITIS Sri Lanka Consular Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Sri Lanka

CISA Taiwan Taipei City Government

ATCI Thailand RDC Online System (National Science and Technology Development Agency)

VINASA Vietnam Ha Noi People’s Committee


ASOCIO ICT Education Award


BCS Bangladesh Bangladesh Computer Council

BCS Bangladesh BASIS Institute of Technology & Management

FKII Korea The Electronic Times

ISIA Hong Kong Learn23 Limited

LICA Laos Top Value Service

PIKOM Malaysia Eduspec Holdings

MCF Myanmar KMD Institute

CISA Taiwan Elite Information Technology Company

ATCI Thailand Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Mahidol University

VINASA Vietnam School of Information and Communication Technology - HUST

ASOCIO ICT Summit and General Assembly Taipei, Taiwan 10 – 14 September, 2017.


Global Tech Leaders Dialogue (GTLD) and iAwards National Gala

The Global Tech Leaders Dialogue (GTLD) is an invitation-only event that will present an opportunity for global technology leaders to interact with senior officials, thought leaders and experts from across the technology spectrum in a discussion-based environment. Participating Tech Leaders will be able to debate critical issues driving technology development and disruption in our societies and economies, while building key international relationships. This year, Tech Leaders from a number of countries attended this event, along with leaders from the Australian government and industry. The two GTLD sessions will be facilitated by Deloitte and focused on the topics of Cyber Security and the Future of Work respectively.

The Global Tech Leaders Dialogue (GTLD) is part of Victoria’s Digital Innovation Festival (DIF), a broad, state-wide festival of activities focused on digital capability and innovation. In 2017, the festival continues to grow, showcasing the contribution that technology makes to all industries and society.

The key goal of the iAwards is to discover, recognize and reward the technology innovations that have the potential to or are already having a positive impact on the community – at home, in the office and on a global scale. Proudly hosted by the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), the iAwards operates in all Australian states and territories, including in WA via WAITTA's Incite Awards and in Tasmania with the support of TasICT.


State Minister from Bangladesh visit to Malaysia

On 18 September 2017, Ms. Tarana Halim state minister for the posts and telecommunications division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh visited The National ICT Association of Malaysia, PIKOM and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). ASOCIO Digital Government Award plaque and ASOCIO Research Report were presented to the minister and Mr. Ali Ashfak by Mr. David Wong (Chairman of ASOCIO). Souvenirs were exchanged between both parties after the meeting. Later in the afternoon, Ms. Tarana Halim and the other delegates visited Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) where Mr.Raja Segaran presented comprehensive presentation on Malaysia Digital Economy and Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ).


Taiwan:

Digital Nation and Innovative Economic Development Plan (DIGI+2025) in Taiwan

In 2015, President Tsai Ing-wen, laid out her Light up Taiwan technology policy, stating that Taiwan, as a county, needed ground-breaking innovative thinking, a better environment for its younger generation, and ways to accelerate the transformation of economic structures. The answer was Digital Nation, Smart Island - one of the country's most important development strategies-in which cloud technologies, Big Data, 5G, and IoT would be used to instill new drive within Taiwan's economy. This building of a foundation for a digital nation and developing Taiwan into smart island will stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship and create platforms for new industries while increasing government transparency and openness, and upgrading the quality of life among Taiwanese citizens. In her inaugural speech, President Tsai made special mention of looking to build new economic models that align with the pursuit of sustainable development and have the qualities of innovation, employment and equal distribution at their center. The first step, therefore, is to strengthen economic activity and autonomy with priority given to the five innovative industries and, through this industry restructuring, to reshape Taiwan's global competitiveness. To ensure that these government prioritized industries have a sufficiently robust foundation from which to grow, 2016 saw the release of the Digital Nation and Innovative Economic Development Plan 2017-2015, otherwise known as DIGI+2025. The plan works to actively build an infrastructure for digital innovation and the consolidation of support measures for the foundation of a digital nation by building a friendly regulatory environment, fostering cross-discipline digital talent, and developing an advanced digital technology. By creating a first-rate digital economy, digital government, network society, and smart urban and rural areas, the plan looks to build a digital nation and innovative economic ecosystems that will serve as a critical foundation for the development of innovative industries. Only through such an innovative ecosystem can the industries of green energy, national defense, smart machinery, biotech, new agriculture, new material recycling, and the "Asian Silicon Valley" develop and grow. By building this foundation for industry innovation and strengthening the convergence of industry innovative applications, the vision of "developing an active internet society, promoting


high-value innovative economies, and developing affluent digital nation" can be fully realized.

■ Problem Analysis Currently, the Executive Yuan's NICI task force is responsible for Taiwan's ICT development. Since 2002, the task force has released three phases of the National Information and Communication Initiative. The initiative has succeeded in enlarging the population of internet users, promoting readily available services, smart life services, and other phased objectives. However, if we take a look at the initiative and its related plans and policies as a whole, we see that there has been an over-emphasis on the area of hardware construction, with the regulatory environment, industry personnel, and other supporting foundations still primarily focused on hardware. Furthermore, during the formulation of government policy, the focus has been on supply side developmental planning to the detriment of measures advancing application needs. Government policy implantation is also still very much a top-down affair and lacks sufficient mechanisms to drive cooperation between central and local governments. Finally, integration is lacking among the implementation of programs; the result being a lack of focus in both future goals and resource usage. From the perspective of the long-term development of Taiwan's ICT sector, the following areas need to be reviewed and addressed: 1. Taiwan's excellent ICT readiness foundation needs to play a bigger role in

society and the economy.

The strength of a nation's information readiness is closely connected with the direction of associated policy and can be seen in the degree of its implantation and use in the sectors of government, industry, or the life of the individual. The World Economic Forum's (WEF) National Readiness Index (NRI) is one of the world's most respected indexes on information readiness. Prior to 2012, the NRI was divided into the three pillars of "environment", "readiness", and "usage". Following 2012, however, a fourth pillar-"influence"-was added to better assess the social and economic impact of ICT development. This change to the index echoes the OECD's view on ICT development-i.e. when the "environment", "readiness", and "usage" of ICT are sufficiently strong, the importance shifts to the "influence" of ICT on a country's public life, business interests, and national economy. Taiwan has consistently been ranked in the top 20 of the WEF's NRI report. Regarding its rank among the four pillars: from 2012-2016, Taiwan's rank has gone from 24th to 29th in the "environment" pillar; its "readiness" ranking has gone from 14th to 2nd over the same period of time; while ranking in the "usage" pillar has gone from 14th to 16th. Unfortunately,


Taiwan's ranking in the "influence" pillar has dipped, going from 3rd place in 2012 to 20th in 2016. Taken together, these rankings show that although Taiwan has world-class ICT infrastructure, the question of how to use this foundation to the benefit of society and the economy urgently needs to be addressed.

2. WEF stresses that the use of ICT in a digital economy is key to promoting national development

The 2016 WEF's Global Information Technology Report (GITR) took as its topic Innovating in the Digital Economy. A digital economy was defined as using digital technology to drive economic activity, for example, using digital technology to create new business models. "Digital" here not only refers to technology, but something that can drive new business models, new consumption patterns, and promote innovation in both the individual and businesses as a whole. With the view that the digital economy will be the foundation for the world's fourth industrial revolution, the WEF points to active participation in the development of network infrastructure and the fostering of related talent as key to developing a digital economy and ensuring digital technology continues to benefit the development of a country's economy and society. The WEF further explored a key condition in the development of digital economies. In its analysis of the performance of the top seven ranked countries, the WEF notes that although the seven countries showed different strengths and weakness, the one area they shared in common were high scores in the "business usage" pillar. This shows that in developing a digital economy, governments should encourage the application of digital technology in enterprises and businesses at all levels. In turn, these companies will drive the creation of innovative products and services to further advance the digital economy.

3. Developmental efforts within the Industrial Innovation should seek new sources of economic momentum and innovative economic models

The NDC is currently working on structural transformation economic policies targeting the "Industrial Innovation" that offer sustainable development and have the qualities of innovation, employment, and equal distribution at their heart. As part of the plan, priority is being given to the areas of the "Asian Silicon Valley", smart machinery, green energy, biotech, national defense, new agriculture, and high-value material recycling. Using local characteristics to integrate local advantages in the creation of innovative R&D industry clusters, these industries will drive the next generation of industry, accelerate the process of industrial restructuring, and reshape Taiwan's global competitiveness.


In addition to strengthen its ultra wide band (UWB) networks, IoT and other ICT infrastructure, Taiwan needs to create innovative ecosystems, advance the development of innovative and entrepreneurial industry clusters, and strengthen cooperative mechanisms between targeted industries and academia. The end goal is to transform Taiwan into a Digital Nation, Smart Island, one complete with a vibrant value-added service industry and an energy saving, low carbon footprint, non-nuclear energy network. To sum up, on the way to becoming a Digital Nation, Smart Island, Taiwan needs to first undergo a SWOT analysis of the challenges and opportunities that it faces on the road ahead. 1. Strengths Taiwan already has a world class ICT infrastructure, placing it in the top 20 nations of the WEF's NRI. The government is actively promoting innovation driven policies as Taiwan also maintains its place among the top 20 nations of the WEF's GCI. In recent years, experience in local networking and e-commerce has begun to pay off. Taiwan's hardware design capabilities are also a boon to the acquisition of international competitive strengths in the areas of hardware/software integration and cyber physical systems. Finally, the public has access to strong science and technology skills, resulting in growing capabilities for the future development of a digital economy. 2. Weaknesses Adjustments to the current regulatory environment have been unable to keep up with changes in the digital economy. There also exists a shortage of cross-discipline talent within the digital economy, with new university graduates lacking the training to meet industry needs. The digital economy industry's transnational operational capabilities are also still insufficient, with progress in cross-industry integration and the development of innovative applications that could promote new digital economy ecosystems being far too slow. Finally, inertia among leading hardware manufacturers is impeding the labor market, regulatory policy, and forward thinking among industrial management. 3. Opportunities A maturation of technologies such as global Big Data, IoT, AI, VR/AR has led to new business opportunities within the digital economy, with the growth of digital economies among emerging markets currently being very high. The world's advanced economies also view the digital economy as a major factor in social progress and economic transformation. At home, Southeast Asia has a relative advantage in the areas of engineering talent and industry chains, while Taiwan is pushing its Industrial Innovation and New Southward Policy initiatives to reshape its global competitiveness with the development of a digital economy being the main driver.


4. Threats Global digital industry chain decoupling and reorganization have impacted Taiwan's traditional strengths in OEM. As well, there is a current lack of interest in industry reorganization investment, with prior efforts being ineffective. Development in the digital economy lacks strong support in domestic markets. Not only is the scale currently insufficient, but there is a lack of incentives to attract international business cooperation. Finally, the influx of foreign talent cannot match the outflow of talent to emerging markets.

Taiwan should, therefore, make good use of it advantages in the development of a digital economy, grasp the opportunities that are currently available, work to face current dangers, and overcome its disadvantages to achieve the dream of becoming a Digital Nation, Smart Island. With this goal in mind, future solutions and developmental directions are as follows: 1. Strengthen communication with the public and parliament; accelerate the

implementation of innovative laws and a flexible regulatory environment; use active, innovative applications to drive the rapid development of a digital economy.

2. Establish policies that increase private sector investment in the expansion of the digital economy; accelerate the development of innovation-driven industry ecosystems; establish international links.

3. Strengthen integration between industry and academia; improve university R&D; promote training of digital talent, R&D, and the market for intellectual property.

4. Integrate ICT technology in the Industrial Innovation and new media content industries to drive the development of a digital economy; promote cross-industry cooperation and balanced development of various industries.

5. Leverage the superior resources of the IC electronics industry; support innovation and entrepreneurship in the young generation; assist the development of a new generation digital industry ecosystem.

6. Build mechanisms for the promotion of a national digital economy; strengthen digital economy development and promotional policies; assist industries in meeting international standards and to penetrate global emerging markets.

7. Expand implementation of Public Private Partnership (PPP) cooperation mechanisms; integrate government and private sector resources to develop a digital nation.

■ Vision and Goals The Digital Nation and Innovative Economic Development Plan 2017-2025 has taken "developing an active internet society, promoting a high-value innovative economy, and developing an affluent digital nation" as its


overarching vision. Working to complete a digital innovative infrastructure, build a friendly regulatory environment, develop advanced digital technology, foster cross-discipline digital talent, encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, develop a digital economy, expand international e-commerce, and support the "Asian Silicon Valley" and other high-value developments within the Industrial Innovation initiative are just some of the steps towards nurturing innovative and vibrant national digital strengths. While forging digital a government, building smart urban and rural areas, developing an active internet society, implementing a participatory democracy, digital fairness, and digital rights will be all key to developing a safe, healthy, and prosperous digital nation. The overall structure of this plan is detailed below:

In order to achieve the vision of "developing an active internet society, promoting a high-value innovative economy, and developing an affluent digital nation", the Digital Nation and Innovative Economic Development Plan looks to achieve the following developmental goals in the areas of innovative digital economy, active internet society, and quality broadband environment by 2025:


■ Developmental Strategies While implementing President Tsai Ing-wen's Digital Nation, Smart Island initiative and accelerating the building of a digital nation infrastructure, the Digital Nation and Innovative Economic Development Plan 2017-2025 includes the following developmental strategies: DIGI+Infrastructure (constructing an infrastructure beneficial for digital innovation); DIGI+Talent (fostering talent in digital innovation); DIGI+Industry (using digital innovation to support industry restructuring and upgrading); DIGI+Right (transforming Taiwan into a nation with digital rights and an open internet society); IGI+Cities (collaboration between central and local governments and academia in the creation of smart urban and rural areas); DIGI+Globalization (promoting Taiwan's position in the global digital services economy).


■ Key Areas To support the Digital Nation and Innovative Economic Development Plan 2017-2025 and achieve the vision of "developing an active internet society, promoting a high-value innovative economy, and developing an affluent digital nation", the following key areas need to be addressed: 1. Constructing an infrastructure beneficial for digital innovation has as its

goal the building of a quality digital innovative application environment. Key working priorities include: Promotion of forward looking spectrum policies, a strengthening of the responsibilities and functions of the competent authorities, the development of a safe and reliable application environment, and the construction of an ultra wide band (UWB) cloud infrastructure.

2. Strengthening foundational support measures has as its goal the adjustment of a digital regulatory environment, fostering cross-discipline digital talent, and the opening of innovative industries/academia research links. Key working priorities include: Building a friendly regulatory environment, fostering cross-discipline digital talent, and developing an advanced digital technology.

3. Expediting digital economic development has as its goal using digital

innovation to support crossindustry restructuring and upgrading. Includes the three major areas of innovative applications promotion, e-commerce expansion, and innovation and entrepreneurship support. Key working priorities include: Stimulating digital innovative applications and driving cross-industry digital innovation, accelerating innovative government procurement, creating a friendly environment for commerce through digital innovative applications, strengthening international development mechanisms for the e-commerce industry, building an environment suitable for e-commerce development, strengthening digital economy inter-ministry/department promotional mechanisms, making available financial support for innovative industries and entrepreneurs, pooling Taiwan's innovation and R&D resources, pooling international innovative resources, promoting flexible and practical mechanisms, accelerating the practicality of digital innovation services, and strengthening entrepreneurial post-incubation efforts and IPO counseling mechanisms.

4. Forging a service-based digital government and promoting open governance has as its goal developing a government Open API and the construction of a demand-oriented, one-stop smart government cloud service for the public. Key working priorities include: strengthening digital governing mechanisms and functions of related ministries and local governing bodies, creating comprehensive relevant regulations targeting IC security management and digital governance, establishing mechanisms by which the private individual may assist with the digitization of


government bodies, implanting in digital governance at various levels of government, actively forwarding government information disclosure, constructing government/private sector cooperative mechanisms, and developing value-added data applications.

5. Developing a fair and active internet society has as its goals to transform

Taiwan into a country of digital rights and possessing of an open internet society. Key working priorities include: Creating a comprehensive legal foundation for digital rights, offering equal digital development opportunities for all citizens, expanding digital infrastructure to rural areas and outlying islands, boosting and guaranteeing the development of digital applications in rural areas, outlying islands, and for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, ensuring equal opportunities for digital development across the island and all sectors of society, safeguarding the rights of disadvantaged social groups to enjoy broadband usage through the promotion of relevant support measures, using public technology to deepen public policy communication, network integration and citizen assistance mechanisms; integrating government resources, industrial sectors and civic groups; breaking new ground for digital technology, digital governance, and digital economy international partnerships.

6. Building sustainable and smart urban and rural areas has as its goal using the central and local governments along with academia to build smart urban and rural areas. Key working priorities include: Integrating resources among the government and private sector, promoting smart urban and rural joint governance and infrastructure, developing personal innovative life applications and public services, using IoT technology to build high-quality living spaces for citizens-including the use of public land, the maintenance of environmental quality, the safeguarding of national security, and the development of smart living environments.

Article contributed by: Information Service Industry Association of Taiwan (CISA)


INDIA:

The Success of Digital Economy in India

The success of India’s digital economy today is actually cumulative efforts of many generations. India’s huge population base with one of the largest youngest population in the world have lent heft to India’s foray into digital. The numbers in themselves are staggering: More than 375 million Internet and 300 million smart phone users by 2016; 93% of adult Indians have Aadhaar as their unique identification; it is the fourth largest mobile app economy, and understandably so, with more than a billion mobile connections; the development of 60 Smart Cities during 2015 – 17; GSTN rollout, and so on. While the numbers are staggering, what really stands out is the overwhelming digital outreach the economy has achieved, in a remarkably short time. The Government Lever

The government’s attempt to reduce the country’s over-dependence on cash by promoting on-line mode, have been laudable. The growth in daily transactions in e-Wallets, RuPay Cards, UPI, NUUP and the like, have all registered a 300% increase or thereabouts.

Under the BharatNet programme, 250 thousand village panchayats will be provided Internet connectivity through a three-phased approach. In the first phase, i.e. 100 thousand gram panchayats will get connectivity by mid-2017. The other two phases are likely to be in 2018 and 2023 respectively. For urban India, efficient service delivery and communication infrastructure will be provided by leveraging network operators.

To avail services, citizens have to travel to CSCs or government offices. The JAM trinity of Jan Dhan, AAdhaar and Mobile forms the bedrock for future governance which would be transformational in nature. Increasingly, citizens


are now able to avail benefits merely through the touch of a button in the comfort of their homes. Obvious benefits like reduced “leakages” due to effective implementation of the government’s direct benefit transfer, has been forthcoming. This is a giant leap towards better delivery of e-governance, financial inclusivity and overall reduction in cost of cash handling.

The Industry Lever

In FY 2014, IT BPM exports was 87 billion USD and the share of digital was only 4%. By 2017, when exports had shot up to 117 billion USD, digital contribution had grown more than 3 times - 14%. The speed at which digital adoption has been taking place is due to a confluence of factors, including, an expanding base of digital savvy consumers, disruptive new entrants and a dire need to retain customers in highly competitive market environment. Ubiquitous access of enabling technologies has been a powerful catalyst too, to have brought down costs and improved on efficiencies quite significantly. The leading IT BPM players, on an average, have reported their digital revenue to be in the range of 10 – 20%.

Notably, digital adoption has not been uniform across industry verticals. NASSCOM-McKinsey has classified adopters under the categories - Digital Attackers, Followers and Laggards. For instance, BFSI which has the highest tech spend, has been witnessing very high levels of digital activity spurred on by increasing operational complexity and very high levels of customer engagement. And, other vital considerations like self-service platforms which enable customers to stay connected (24/7) through multi-channel digital touch points.

Similarly, other industries like Healthcare, Manufacturing, Telecom, e-Commerce have all adopted digital in varying degrees with an intent to address specific needs of the vertical.


The Supply Side

As we inch closer to the 30 - 40% mark (industry revenue through digital) the kind of emphasis on talent would be very different from what we are currently witnessing. These changes are best captured through the lenses of technological shifts, changing expectations of stakeholders, and job scenario augmented by automation. One way of looking at it - and arguably the obvious one - is in terms of skills

required – SMAC, Big Data, IoT, AI, Robotics, Blockchains, and more. A deeper understanding and application of these would soon be a hygiene factor and provides a re-skilling opportunity to get better jobs in future. Having machines as co-workers is not too distant a reality, just as navigating complex regulatory environments could soon be the new normal.

A Final Word on the Planet of Apps

In a VUCA world, silos will not work. Given such deepening levels of complexity, it would be unlikely that any one entity would have complete control over the value chain. Collaborations and partnerships will be the new order of the day. And of course, the mobile device! How powerful it can get to be is perhaps limited by our imagination, and there’s no gainsaying that it will be the most important touchpoint with the customer.

Article contributed by: Rajesh Nambiar Co-opt Vice Chairman, ASOCIO General Manager and Global Leader, IBM - AMS Innovation


ASOCIO UPCOMING EVENT…

International Smart City Conference objectives are to share the vision,

strategies and experiences of building the smart city in cities across the

country and region, offering solutions for urban management, planning,

development for a smart city base on new technologies and an introduction

of Smart City solutions and providers from Smart City experts and enterprises.

The conference will focus on 3 main angles such as “Smart City: Visions of the

Mayors”; “IOT platform for Smart City” and “Digital Services of Smart City”

with the view of technology leaders and IT services providers. Besides that,

this conference also gives opportunities to ASOCIO Smart City Alliance Task

Force to deploy ASOCIO Smart City Index and Smart City related ICT Solutions

of ASOCIO members throughout Asia Pacific region.

International Smart City Conference and Japan ICT Day will be held on 24 – 28

October 2017 at Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, Vietnam. This event will be

co-hosted by Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) and


People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. Please make sure you mark this event

in your calendar. We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Should you need any event information, please email us at

[email protected] or [email protected]. They will be very glad to

assist and register you for this event.




Members Associations UPCOMING EVENTS…

OCTOBER 2017

Event: CEATEC JAPAN 2017

Date: 3 – 6 October 2017 Organizer: CEATEC Japan Organizing Committee

Location: Makuhari Messe, Japan Website: http://www.ceatec.com/en/application/

CEATEC JAPAN looks to a future society suffused with information, ushering in a new industrial revolution driven by data. This international event brings together the people, the ideas and the technologies that will realize this future. Visitors will benefit from new business opportunities and exchange information on the latest trends and developments. CEATEC JAPAN offers innovative new solutions to the issues facing society, contributing to progress at the community level and to improved lifestyles at the individual level.

Event: PIKOM ICT Awards Night 2017 Date: 13 October 2017

Website: www.pikom.org.my Location: Conference Hall, Level 3, K.L.

Convention Centre Organizer: The National ICT Association

of Malaysia (PIKOM)

This great event is a prestigious awards program that recognizes individuals and organizations that demonstrate ICT’s best practices in their respective industries. The awards are also given to applaud the achievements and give due recognition to those who have made special contribution to the national ICT industry. The awards are ICT Organisation Excellence Award, Member

http://www.ceatec.com/en/application/

http://www.pikom.org.my/


Excellence Award, Technopreneur Excellence Award, CIO Excellence Award and ICT Personally of the Year.

Event: #MYCYBERSALE 2017

Date: 9 – 13 October 2017 Organizer: The National ICT Association of Malaysia,

PIKOM and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, MDEC Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Website: http://www.mycybersale.my #MYCYBERSALE, Malaysia’s biggest online sale event is here again for the fourth year in a row from 9 to 13 October 2017. This is an online shopping carnival like no other as over 1,000 eTailers will be offering their best products at incredible prices. The action begins

at www.mycybersale.my at the stroke of midnight on 9 October 2017 and the fantastic deals will not stop until 11:59pm on 13 October 2017.

#MYCYBERSALE is an initiative from Malaysia government to act as a catalyst to develop the e-Commerce industry as well as to boost e-Commerce culture in Malaysia. 2017 will be a transition year with #MYCYBERSALE being driven by the industry with a Strategic Partnership with PIKOM, The National ICT Association of Malaysia. In line with theme CATALYZING MICRO ENTERPRISES AND GLOBAL TRADE, the focus of this year’s #MYCYBERSALE is Micro e-Tailers (Micro but brand owners) and Export (Focus on Export Revenue). This year we have begun our international efforts by targeting shoppers in 10 countries in Asia Pacific namely Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. International shoppers should not miss this exciting event as there are many participating eTailers offering products and services that have gained worldwide recognition and appeal.

http://www.mycybersale.my/

http://www.mycybersale.my/


Event: TAITRONICS Taipei International Electronics Show

Date: 11 – 14 October 2017 Venue: Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1 @ Chinese Taipei, Taiwan. Organizer: Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (TEEMA) Website: www.taitronics.tw/en_US/index.html

Event: 19th NASSCOM BPM Strategy Summit Date: 13 – 14 October 2017

Organizer: National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

Venue: Bangalore, India. Website: http://www.nasscom.in/events/19th-nasscom-bpm-strategy-

summit

Event: Bangladesh ICT Expo 2017

Date: 18 – 20 October 2017 Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka. Organizer: The ICT Industry Association of Bangladesh (BCS) and Hi-Tech Pack Authority Website: http://ictexpo.com.bd/

http://www.taitronics.tw/en_US/index.html

http://www.nasscom.in/events/19th-nasscom-bpm-strategy-summit

http://www.nasscom.in/events/19th-nasscom-bpm-strategy-summit

http://ictexpo.com.bd/


Event: JISA Digital Masters' Forum 2017 Date: 24 October 2017

Organizer: Japan Information Technology Services Industry Association (JISA)

Location: Tokyo, Japan Website: www.jisa.or.jp/

Event: Japan ICT Day 2017 Date: 25 – 27 October 2017

Website: www.vjc.org.vn/japanictday Organizer: Vietnam Software and IT Services

Association (VINASA) and Japan Information Technology Services

Industry Association (JISA) Location: Ho Chi Minh City and

Da Nang City, Vietnam Japan ICT Day is an annually important event organized by VINASA and VJC aiming to promote Vietnam – Japan IT collaboration. The event was first organized in 2007 and is the best platform for Vietnam and Japanese companies to seek for business cooperation during the past 9 years. The event gets strong support from the Governments, associations, organizations and especially businesses of the 2 countries. The event’s activities include conference, panel discussions, exhibition, showcase, business matching, site visit and seminars in Da Nang. The benefits for participants are meetings with leaders of MIC Vietnam and Da Nang Governor, meeting all the most potential partners for effective cooperation, has a good chance to introduce products, solutions to potential customers and having updated information about IT Industry and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan.

Event: Software Engineering Ethics (SEE) workshop

Date: October 2017 Organizer: Mongolian Software Industry Association (MOSA)

Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Website: www.mosa.mn

http://www.vjc.org.vn/japanictday

http://www.mosa.mn/


Event: International IT-BPM Week Date: October 2017

Organizer: IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (iBPAP)

Location: Philippines Website: www.ibpap.org

For the past seven years, the International IT-BPM Summit has been a venue where trends and issues are discussed, finding ways to keep the global and local industry relevant, competitive and connected. This year marks yet another significant shift for the industry as it launches the Philippine IT-BPM Roadmap 2016-2022 that will guide the industry to accelerate into a future-ready sector. With the lauch, the 8th IIS takes on various topics that will further the industry players’ ability to face a fast-paced future, while giving delegates a sneak peek of what lies ahead of the Philippine IT-BPM industry.

Event: Digital Teacher Challenge 2017

Date: Month from March - December 2017 Organizer: The Association of Thai ICT Industry

(ATCI) Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Website: www.atci.or.th

Event: TICTA / APICTA 2017

Date: Month from May - November 2017

Organizer: The Association of Thai ICT Industry (ATCI) and Bangladesh Association of Software &

Information Services (BASIS) Location: Thailand and Bangladesh

Website: www.atci.or.th and www.bcs.org.bd/

Event: Thailand ICT Youth Challenge 2017

Date: Month from May 2017 - January 2018

Organizer: The Association of Thai ICT Industry (ATCI) Location: Bangkok, Thailand


Event: V Camping 2017




http://www.ibpap.org/

http://www.atci.or.th/



NOVEMBER 2017

Event: Infotel 2017 National ICT Exhibition Sri Lanka

Date: 1 - 5 November 2017 Organizer: Federation of ICT Industry and

Services Sri Lanka (FITIS) Location: BMICH Colombo

Website: www.infotel.lk INFOTEL 2017 is the largest information & communications Technology (ICT) event in South East Asia. SEARC. The theme of this

event is towards a Digital Economy. First Infotel exhibition was held in 1992 and initiated by Hon Ranil Wickramasinghe (Minister of Science Technology). Hon Harin Fernando (Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastruture) and Dr. Kithsiri Manchanayakke (Chairman of FITIS) are the steering committee of this event.

Infotel is the National ICT Exhibition in Sri Lanka supported by the Ministry of Telecommunication & Digital Infrastructure, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Skills Development & Vocational Training etc. The National ICT Exhibition, Infotel 2017 – ‘Towards a Digital Economy’ organized by the Federation of IT Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) for last 25 years and it will be held from 2-5 November at BMICH, Colombo. INFOTEL has been focused towards the country’s national growth all throughout the history and it has been the platform to experience the latest trends and cutting edge technologies for Sri Lanka. Benchmarking the 25th years’ of existence, this year’s theme ‘Towards a Digital Economy’ will be focused on how ICT and Digitalization can help various sectors in the economy to reach its potential.

http://www.infotel.lk/


Pledging the support from the Government towards this National Endeavour, Infotel 2017 Steering Committee will be headed by the Hon Harin Fernando – Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure.

Event: ICT Conference South Asia’s Premier and Sri Lanka’s Largest

ICT exposition “INFOTEL” (since 1992) Date: 2 November 2017

Organizer: Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS)

Location: Shangri-la Colombo Website: www.infotel.lk

Event: National CXO Forum 2017

Date: 2 November 2017 Organizer: Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) Location: BMICH Colombo Website: www.cxo.lk

CxO (Chief x Officer), a generic term for any Corporate officer (C Level). CxO is a short way to refer, collectively, to corporate executives at what is sometimes called the C-level , whose job titles typically start with "Chief" and end with "Officer” or Equivalent Designations or Higher.

Event: Smart Sourcing Summit 2017 Date: 2 November 2017

Location: Le Meridien, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organizer: Outsourcing Malaysia (OM) and The

National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) Website: www.smartsourcingsummit.my

http://www.infotel.lk/

http://www.cxo.lk/

http://www.smartsourcingsummit.my/


Outsourcing Malaysia (OM), an initiative of the outsourcing industry and a chapter of PIKOM – the

country’s national ICT industry association, is envisioned to promote and develop Malaysia’s outsourcing services

industry as a global hub for high-value outsourcing. Outsourcing Malaysia leads the field in organizing the Smart Sourcing Summit; our flagship event on an annual basis. This power packed event is strived towards creating a platform that provides quality learning experience through leading specialists and presenters and runs alongside a patented networking platform. This year's theme "Sustainable Growth in a VUCA Environment – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity & Ambiguity" is geared towards understanding how businesses and organisations have adopted this concept in many industries and sectors to guide leadership and strategic planning. The end of the Cold War ushered in a new era of change as political and economic barriers were torn down. Regimes were coming to an end and the world was starting to welcome a new order where economies once thought distant were inter-connecting and engaging in commercial relationships. VUCA is the current reality and it shall remain that way as global conditions continue to change and technology evolves. Strategies built on corporate sustainability present business the means to navigate through a period of turbulence without fear but renewed confidence in achieving growth and sustainable success. Come and join us for keynote presentations from thought leaders who will speak in keynote presentations and plenary sessions that will invigorate your business value as buyers and sellers join forces to discuss hot trending topics in a closed-door and stimulating environment. Event: eGovernment Conference & ICT Exhibition Date: 7 – 8 November 2017 Location: Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Organizer: Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF) Website: https//www.egovernmentnpt.org

http://www.egovernmentnpt.org/


This year's e-Government conference and ICT exhibition (Nay Pyi Taw) takes place on the 7-8 November 2017. The conference and ICT exhibition is organized by Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF), in accordance with the guidance of the Computer Science Developed Council, Chaired by the Union Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. In hosting this conference and ICT Exhibition, the primary objectives are:

• To enable the departmental CIOs to understand more on the latest technologies and updates regarding e-Government,

• To showcase the capabilities of the local IT companies to the heads of the state departments,

• To recognize the great importance of Information Technology in implementing the goals of the government,

• To enable the state and regional (divisional) governments to take a good example of the union government's reliance on e-Government and Information Technology

• To obtain a positive signal among international communities by proving that the new government pays a great attention to Information Technology.

Online Registration Form http://tinyurl.com/egovnpt2017form

Event: Japan IT Week Autumn Date: 8 – 10 November 2017

Website: www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/

Japan IT Week Autumn is truly leading trade show where you can find any kinds of latest IT technologies/solutions. A great number of information systems manager, management executives, sales managers, system integrators and managers from division where use various IT systems will visit Japan IT Week to conduct business face to face with exhibitors. Japan IT Week is absolutely meeting point of both IT solution providers and IT system managers.

http://tinyurl.com/egovnpt2017form

http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/


Event: Embedded Technology 2017

Date: 15 – 17 November 2017 Location: Yokohama, Japan

Website: www.jasa.or.jp/expo/english/

Hardware Solutions MPU/MCU, DSP, System LSI (ASSP/ASIC), IP Core, FPGA/PLD, Smart Card, Embedded Platforms, Board Computers, Wireless Networks (802.11x, Bluetooth, UWB, etc.) Interface Technologies (IEEE1394, USB, etc), PowerSupply/Management, ICSocket, Back-Plane, etc. Software Solutions RTOS, Device Drivers, Firmware/Middleware, Internet-Related Technology (Browsers, etc.), Database, Security Technologies (Encryption/Decryption, etc.) Development Environments and Tools Programming Languages (C/C++, Java, HTML/XML, UML, Compilers/Assembers), In-circuit Emulator and Debugging Tools, EDA/System Design Tools, Measurement & Instruments, Project Management Tools, Configuration Management Tools. Others System House, Design Service Firms, System Integration Companies, Technology Promotion Organizations, Publishers, Universities/Research Organizations, etc.

http://www.jasa.or.jp/expo/english/


Event: loT Technology 2017

Date: 15 – 17 November 2017 Organizer: Japan Embeded Systems Technology Association (JASA)

Venue: Pacifico Yokohama, Japan Website: www.jasa.or.jp/expo/english/

Exhibit subject areas are semiconductor devices in loT, wireless sensor networks/M2M technologies, remote control monitoring system, wireless networks (Wi-SUN, Wi-fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, etc), wearable devices, ITS System (vehicles, traffic management system, etc), data analysis technologies, engineering design of loT Platforms, security/authentication technologies, smart energy technologies (wireless power transmission, smart meters), integration technologies and services, authenticated services (wireless authentication).

Event: World Embedded SW Contest 2017

Date: 20 November 2017 Organizer: The Federation of Korean Information Industries (FKII) and

Korea Embedded Software and System Industry Association (KESSIA)

Location: COEX, Seoul, Korea

Website: www.kessia.or.kr

Event: SITEX Innovation Town 2017

Date: 23 - 26 November 2017 Organizer: Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF)

Location: Singapore Expo Halls 7 & 8

Website: www.sitex.com.sg

http://www.jasa.or.jp/expo/english/

http://www.kessia.or.kr/

http://www.sitex.com.sg/


SITEX, Singapore's annual consumer and lifestyle IT exhibition that connects people to technology will be taking the show up a notch this year by launching new and never been seen before experiential zones, visitors will be able to suss out the best bargain deals whilst engaging with some of the newest cutting edge technology.

The consumer lifestyle IT event in Singapore, where consumers can purchase, experience and get an exclusive, first hand look at some of the innovative technologies and products available in the market. Average footfall based on past years is 300,000 - 400,000 consumers over the span of 4days. Back in 2015, we started the inaugural Innovation Town which was previously known as Startup Alley/Innovation Alley and it's our 3rd run this year. We provide this platform for our startup community to showcase their innovative solutions and products to the mass consumers. Some of the notable past exhibitors are ShopBack, AirFrov, Neeuro, LiquidPay and more. Event: Hanium ICT Expo 2017

Date: 24 – 25 November 2017 Organizer: The Federation of Korean Information Industries (FKII) and Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion (IITP) Location: Kintex, Ilsan, Korea Website: www.kessia.or.kr

Event: International Myanmar ICT Exhibition Date: 28 – 30 November 2017 Location: Novotel Yangon Max, Myanmar Organizer: Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF) Website: http://www.communicastmyanmar.com

http://www.shopback.sg/

https://www.airfrov.com/

https://www.neeuro.com/

https://www.liquidpay.com/

http://www.kessia.or.kr/

http://www.communicastmyanmar.com/


Event: ASEAN Data Centre and Cloud Summit

Date: 30 November 2017 Organizer: Malaysian Data Centre Alliance (MDCA)

Location: Selangor, Malaysia Website: www.mdca.org.my

MDCA is a professional and sustainable alliance that provides a collective voice for the industry with respect to regulation and policy issues that may affect it. MDCA creates platform for members to contribute to the establishment of best practices, education, industry leadership and technical standards to which the data centre industry adheres and acts as the Malaysian voice in the forward development of data centres.

Event: Startups Summit 2017

Date: November 2017 Organizer: Vietnam Software and IT Services

Association (VINASA) Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Website: www.vinasa.org.vn

Event: Digital Convergent Expo 2017

Date: November 2017 Organizer: The ICT Industry Association of Bangladesh (BCS) Location: BICC, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Website: www.bcs.org.bd


Date: Month from March - December 2017 Organizer: The Association of Thai ICT Industry (ATCI)

Location: Bangkok, Thailand Website: www.atci.or.th

Event: TICTA / APICTA 2017

Date: Month from May - November 2017

Organizer: The Association of Thai ICT Industry (ATCI) and Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS) Location: Thailand and Bangladesh

Website: www.atci.or.th and www.bcs.org.bd/

http://www.mdca.org.my/

http://www.vinasa.org.vn/

http://www.bcs.org.bd/












DECEMBER 2017

Event: Bhutan International IT & Training Event (BIITTE)

Date: 4 - 5 December 2017 Location: Thimphu, Bhutan

Website: www.bictta.org.bt Organizer: Bhutan ICT & Training Association (BICTTA)

BIITTEE is an annual event of BICTTA and it is hosted in partnership with Department of IT & Telecom, Royal Government of Bhutan. BIITTEE is hosted to promote uses of ICT in the country. BIITTEE consists of activities such as seminars and panel discussion on trending ICT issues, sharing of knowledge and experiences on uses of ICT in the regional countries by international experts and networking dinner, to encourage local industry to establish international partnership.

Event: Digital World 2017

Date: 6 - 9 December 2017 Organizer: ICT Division,

of the Government of of Bangladesh Location: BICC, Dhaka, Bangladesh Website: www.digitalworld.org.bd

"Digital World" is the largest IT Expo of Bangladesh which covers the breadth of knowledge in the IT program and highlights the optimum use of the economic potentials of ICT.


http://www.bictta.org.bt/

http://www.digitalworld.org.bd/


This event is considered as a huge platform to establish network with the local and regional/global IT-ITES industry leaders and experts, with a view to share their achievements and experiences. Moreover, it will provide a platform for showcasing a wide range of IT products, services, home grown technologies and innovations.

In addition to this, the global event- "Digital World" helps to flaunt many potentials of digital technologies as various policy makers, national / multinational / international organizations, and academic institutions, startups young IT students

and also non IT students participate actively. It will also facilitate communication and cooperation between foreign and local investors, venture capitalists, icons from the IT world and the futurists.

Event: Vietnam Information Technology Day 2017

Date: 12 December 2017 Organizer: Vietnam – Japan IT Cooperation Club (VJC)

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam Website: http://vjc.org.vn

Vietnam IT Day is the annual technology forum of researchers, leaders and managers of technology to share information, identify trends and directions for information technology development and application. In all sectors and fields of social economic life; At the same time, it creates opportunities for cooperation in research, technology transfer and trade promotion among IT organizations, enterprises and enterprises and organizations. Vietnam IT Day is an annually event organized by VINASA, VJC aiming at promoting business cooperation between Vietnam and Japan enterprises. The event will provide a good opportunity for Japanese and Vietnamese companies to exchange and update business cooperation information and discuss the possibilities of cooperation for the next fiscal year. Program activities include seminars, networking meetings and company visit in Tokyo, Osaka.

http://vjc.org.vn/



Date: Month from March - December 2017 Organizer: The Association of Thai ICT Industry (ATCI)

Location: Bangkok, Thailand Website: www.atci.or.th









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