A VIEW FROM THE TOP: IS ASIA LEADING THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY RACE?

As Europe and America explore how to tame the tech giants and ensure they act in the public interest, Asia has a chance to position itself as the testbed for innovation. The successful application of data is improving efficiency in a wide range of areas, from health care and education to safety, power grids and transport. Asia could demonstrate the positive attributes of data-driven societies, as it consumes innovation in an arguably more forward-thinking way than any other region. The “internet of things”, still mainly a buzzword in the West, is more of an everyday reality in South Korea and China. And on the whole, people in Asia seem happier than their counterparts around the world to share their data in exchange for better services. Yet a lack of cross-border data flows can limit algorithms to putting data to work only in its country of origin, and firms and the public sector are struggling to use data effectively.

 

Speakers:

- Ramez Younan, Managing director, PCCW Solutions

- Yutaka Sanada, president, Nissan Motor Asia Pacific and Chairman management committee, Nissan Asia & Oceania

- Alain Crozier, chief executive, Greater China Region, Microsoft

- Grace Park, co-founder and president, DocDoc

 

Moderator:

Tom Standage, deputy editor, The Economist

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