Thailand’s technology news coverage in January 2024 captured items including: the DEPA Digital Startup Fund‘s launch; the Thai Prime Minister’s crypto ‘handout’ scheme; Thailand’s National Startup Act’s ambitions for ‘unicorn’ firms; and more.
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Google Whitepaper: Artificial Intelligence Opportunity Agenda for ASEAN
- South Korea’s Pocket PangPang enters Thailand with single-price mobile shopping platform, matching customers with one product for a flat fee
- Cybersec Asia X Thailand International Cyber Week 2024 set for Jan 31-Feb 1, featuring conferences and exhibitions, organised by Thailand’s National Cyber Security Agency
- Thailand: Depa Digital Startup Fund allocates up to $28K for 15 early-stage startup projects working in state services, healthcare, tourism, agriculture, education, finance or smart city tech
Infosys: Generative Artificial Intelligence Radar Asia-Pacific
- Thailand: $14.3BN digital wallet handout program to launch by May, funded by borrowing, to meet PM’s election promise of distributing 10K baht to 50 million citizens
- Thailand may launch a ‘Unicorn Factory’ framework, tying in with National Startup Act
- Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission updates crypto regulatory framework, removes retail investor limits for asset-backed tokens, creates new rules for custodians and boosts role in digital asset monitoring
Critical Scalability: TrendMicro Cybersecurity 2024
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PwC: Navigating the Global Crypto Outlook in 2024
Weekly Asia Tech newsletters
In the January 23rd newsletter:
South Korea’s semicon mega-development,
India-Argentina lithium mining,
Singtel adds Starlink for maritime use,
India’s quantum technology moves,
Huawei adds Changan and JD for OS growth,
Google backs Pacific Connect undersea cable…
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