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Banks and telcos lead big data analytics spending in APAC Banks and telcos contributed nearly one-third of spending on big data analytics in the region, while the government and healthcare sectors will register the highest growth rates, new research finds Share this item with your network: By Published: 15 Jan 2021 4:26 At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri used its big data platform to determine which branches should remain operational and gave that informatio...

APAC real estate retaining investor interest 13 January 2021 The majority of institutional investors are planning to stick to their future investment plans for non-listed real estate in the Asia-Pacific region in the coming year despite the pandemic, according to a new survey. The data has come from the Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV), the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) and the Pens...

APAC firms grapple with cyber security amid pandemic Some aspects of cyber security have taken a backseat as companies across the Asia-Pacific region rush to shore up their infrastructure to cope with the demands of remote work Share this item with your network: By Published: 14 Jan 2021 9:26 Some aspects of cyber security have taken a backseat as companies across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region rush to shore up their infrastructure to cope with the demands of remote work amid the pandemic....

Diminished imports from top consumers further dent APAC midstream sector growth, says GlobalData.

Several companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have realigned their capital spending during 2020 due to the Covid-19 impact, leading to delays in s

Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido Company aims to tap into opportunities offered by the diversity of the Asia Pacific region, which it believes holds huge potential particularly in South East Asia and India.

upGrad- online higher education platform has appointed Zubin Gandevia as CEO- Asia Pacific.  In his previous role, Gandevia was working as President, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East with Fox Networks Group Asia for 14 years.  He joined the network in 2006 as Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific & Middle East where he built the Hong Kong, Taiwan & South East Asia business from 2 to over 20 channels, making Fox the runaway market leader. Co-led the merger and re-structuring of Star with Fox, ...

Daily Monitor Tuesday January 12 2021 Summary Bobi Wine said he had written to EC seeking approval for his campaign programme in 15 districts he had been earlier blocked from visiting by security agencies.  Advertisement The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, last campaigned in Namayingo District on January 7, five days to the official closure of campaigns.   Since that day, Bobi Wine has not been allowed to hold another campaign in an...

Australia When he was 21 years old, Sam Geer left his professional dancing career and—as a colleague put it—“pirouetted into media with no degree, no experience and no idea”. That was about 12 years ago. Since then, he has pranced from success to success. Joining MediaCom in Australia in 2008, Geer went on to become the first person to win the NGEN Award from the Media Federation of Australia (MFA) twice. Geer took off to New York City the year after to pursue his sweetheart and, barely...

Large Hydropower to Dominate the Market In 2018, large hydropower installed capacity accounted for more than 50% of the total hydropower installed capacity across the world. In line with the hydropower master plan, the Government of Uganda is fast-tracking the development of the identified hydropower sites. The country is currently implementing two flagship hydropower projects including Isimba (183.2 MW) and Karuma (600 MW). Other large hydropower plants being developed include Ayago (840 MW), ...