The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is known worldwide for its luxury hotels, malls, antiques along Jalan Surabaya and various national and historical monuments – just to name a few.

Southeast Asia, especially member states of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are expected to undergo a digital transformation over the coming years which would drastically change the lives of its citizenry. Global management consulting firm, A.T. Kearney predicts that the pursuit of a radical digital agenda could potentially add US$1 trillion to the region’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the next decade.With this paradigm shift, comes a surge in the demand for energy.

For the past year, the term “cryptocurrency” has been bandied about by people in the tech and banking industries, usually with admiration from the former and some scepticism from the latter. More startups in the region are beginning to contemplate integrating cryptocurrencies into their respective business models. Fintech firms too could especially benefit from introducing cryptocurrency into their operations.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has seen many sweeping changes in the way we interact with one another. This interaction is not limited to human-to-human relationships but is extended to the way we deal with finances; with the idea of digitalising purchases and transactions now a reality. Mobile wallets are part of this reality, with users able to carry out purchases through cashless means, and as the term suggests, with the use of a smartphone.

As a primate city, Bangkok – Thailand’s largest city – is the foremost potential smart city in the country. It was recently inducted into the first cohort of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) in Singapore last April. Thailand has taken positive steps towards realising a digital economy and the development of smart cities is a priority.

Cybercrime is on the rise throughout Southeast Asia, with the region’s rapid development in terms of digital technologies making it a prime target for cybercriminals.

The term “hybrid space” refers to a work environment which combines employee and business needs in order to create a positive experience for both, employees and clients, according to workspace solutions provider Condeco in its Workplace Trends 2018 report. Here it means a shift from the traditional static office to a more agile model, in line with workplace changes driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

From paleo diets to veganism, the relationship that human beings have with food is multifaceted and cuts across different social underpinnings and economic considerations. As such, food production is an important consideration in the sustaining of any particular society.

Singapore may be small in size, but it has a lot to offer the region.As part of its agenda for its chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Singapore has envisioned the development of a smart city network spanning the region.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the character Tony Stark, better known by his superhero name Iron Man, pursues most of his experiments with the help of his computer assistant, JARVIS – which serves as an acronym for Just A Rather Very Intelligent System. However, JARVIS is like no other computer assistant most people have had experience using. It has a natural language user interface, which means that it is driven primarily by artificial intelligence (AI).