Digital Economy stories - Page 9

At a Microsoft Innovators event, CEO Nadella met regional developers and business leaders and reinforced how Microsoft Cloud can help businesses grow in Asia.

The modelling showed for SMEs with low digitisation levels, digitising just one or two activities could provide a benefit-cost return of 2.4 - 3.1 to 1.

The digital economy is being disrupted by data, with an estimated 79 zettabytes of data created and consumed last year.

According to Gartner's survey findings, only 35% of board directors have achieved or are on track to achieving digital transformation goals.

Despite economic headwinds, IT spending in Australia and New Zealand is forecast to grow 6% next year as organisations push ahead with digital initiatives.

NetApp appoints Anchalee Towannasoot as Country Manager for Thailand, to drive digital transformation and cloud adoption among Thai enterprises.

The centre will be strategically located near the largest internet exchanges to meet the country’s growing digital needs.

CIOs must prepare for potential disruptions caused by social, behavioural, and technological changes, says Gartner.

According to IDC, ANZ spending on BDA solutions is expected to grow at 13.3% in the five years between 2021-2026, and hit US$8.9 billion by 2026.

SoftIron has joined the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA), a platform designed to help the digital sector reduce its environmental impact.

New Zealand has dropped from place 16 to 20 on the NTI overall between 2020 and 2021; seven places behind Australia.

Modis, soon to become Akkodis, partners with MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy to collaborate on research and digital transformation.

Coursera appoints Sue Turk as ANZ enterprise managing director to deepen investment in the region, drive growth, and develop new skilling initiatives.

Singapore appoints Tan Siew San as VMware country manager—her 20 years of IT and team leadership experience will help drive business growth in Singapore.

The government is spending an extra $20m over four years on its plan to transform the digital technologies industry.

Sarene Lee appointed as Malaysia country manager for VMware, taking charge of driving business strategy and development in digital transformation.

Ant Group's Digital Technology unit has appointed Derrick Loi as GM of International Business, to expand fintech solutions and services worldwide.

Derrick Loi has become Ant Group's General Manager of international business, creating global access to fintech solutions, software and blockchain.

As Australia accelerates its digital economy and Australians head for the polls, one word is central: productivity.

Capital markets tech firm Aquariux appoints Kelvin Chia as CEO. The company received SGD $3m pre-seed investment to expand its team and services.