August 2023: Asia's technology news by country

Technology news from across Asia and the broad Indo-Pacific in August 2023 for obvious reasons touched on a wide range of tech topics, issues and developments. These included, for instance: Developments in the SEA-focused Regional Payment Connectivity initiative; China’s increasing interest in RISC-V chips, seen as a workaround to avoid foreign semiconductors; India’s launch of the BRICS Startup Forum; Australia’s hosting of the Indo-Pacific Space & Earth Conference in October; Seoul’s recent launch of the Semiconductor Fabless Alliance; and many more.

Hit the country/jurisdiction links below to access each location’s technology news index page.

Also available: Global semiconductor news from August 2023 >

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Australian Strategic Policy Institute: Australia’s north and space

US Tech workers boost Australia’s tech ecosystem

Tech Council of Australia: How US tech workers boost Australian tech

Tech in Asia Conference 2023 – October 18-19, Jakarta

CSET: Assessing South Korea’s AI Ecosystem

World Economic Forum: Markets of Tomorrow Report

Indo-Pacific semiconductor supply chains

Mapping semiconductor supply chains – importance of the Indo-Pacific

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