Digitalisation

SEA firms that transformed outperformed peers during Covid: EY
Companies that proactively undertook transformative actions as they worked toward riding through the disruptive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic saw outperformance by 13 percentage points based on total shareholder returns, as compared to reactive transformers, EY said.
E-commerce helped MSMEs mitigated pandemic impact: Alibaba
Alibaba.com and AliResearch Institute, Alibaba group’s research arm, have co-published a report titled “Challenges, Responses, and Transformation of MSMEs in the Post-Pandemic Era”. 
Malaysia launches Malaysia Digital, succeeding MSC Malaysia
Malaysia has launched a new initiative called Malaysia Digital, which government officials say will succeed MSC Malaysia, replacing a 25-year-old effort to transform Malaysia into a knowledge-based economy.
Asia Mobiliti inks MoU with Indonesia’s PT Len Railway Systems to advance digitalisation of public transit
Deliver high-quality digital systems for public transit operations in SEA Opportunity for both to find synergies, lead way in digitalising public sector
Alibaba Cloud launches programme to support digitalisation
Alibaba Cloud announced that it will launch the Alibaba Cloud Digital Empowerment Program.
IJN embarks on digitalisation push, EMR system slated for Q3 launch
Aims for ‘total information system’ transformation, improve processes CareAide, a compliance platform to help improve medication non-adherence
​​SolarWinds appoints new APJ director of channel sales
SolarWinds announced the appointment of Sandeep Mehra as director, channel sales for Asia-Pacific and Japan.
Schneider Electric opens new SOC to support business growth
​​Schneider Electric, the digital transformation of energy management and automation company, announced its expansion plans as well as the opening of a new full-fledged Service Operation Centre.
Agrobank picks IBM to help digitize operations, better serve agriculture communities
Will modernise its core banking system with the IBM Power-based system Enable Agrobank to enhance its operations’ stability, security and resiliency
Pantas, Funding Societies launch finance solutions for SMEs
Fintech startup Pantas has partnered with Funding Societies to launch an automated invoice financing facility for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. 
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