World Innovations Forum holds first meet-up in the Kingdom
Monday night saw the first foray of World Innovations Forum Foundation in Phnom Penh, gathering an eclectic group of local and international entrepreneurs as part of their Seeding Innovation 2020 programme – a bid to change the way international development is done. ...
Gerald Flynn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50661465/world-innovations-forum-holds-first-meet-up-in-the-kingdom/
WB upgrades Kingdom to Grade B in gov’t tech index
Cambodia’s level of development of government technology measured by the GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI) has been upgraded by the World Bank (WB) to Grade B from C for 2022. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501188713/wb-upgrades-kingdom-to-grade-b-in-govt-tech-index/
Youth keying into digital economy
Southeast Asia’s youthful population is embracing the internet and rapidly connecting to the digital economy, creating enormous potential for economic growth throughout the region, panellists at the World Economic Forum on Asean said yesterday. Addressing a panel discussion on “The Asean Dream”, Kao Kim Hourn, the ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/youth-keying-digital-economy
Digital Business Expo held to enhance digital transformation to entrepreneurs
Techo Startup Centre organised a Digital Business Expo with the theme of Startup, Innovation, and Technology in the Context of the Digital Economy and Society at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397415/digital-business-expo-held-to-enhance-digital-transformation-to-entrepreneurs/
Subedi Protest Linked to CPP-Aligned Youth Group
Despite the apparent spontaneity of a protest against U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi at a university in Phnom Penh on Tuesday night, it emerged Wednesday that one of the apparent leaders of the demonstration is associated with a youth organization aligned with the ruling ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/subedi-protest-linked-to-cpp-aligned-youth-group-26156/
Pandemic means that Digital 2020 postponed
The escalating health crisis that Cambodia is experiencing because of the Coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of several major business-related events supposed to be held this month in the Kingdom, including Digital Cambodia 2020. ...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50705451/pandemic-means-that-digital-2000-postponed/
IT sector stumbles on skills gap
Cambodia’s nascent information technology (IT) sector faces an enormous skills gap that is slowing the industry’s development, increasing costs for businesses and affecting the competitiveness of firms in the Kingdom, according to a report released yesterday. ...
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/it-sector-stumbles-skills-gap
Post Media shifts focus to digital
With sweeping changes across Cambodia’s publishing industry, Marcus Holmes, CEO of Post Media, will be steering the publication through a “digital first” agenda that will transform the iconic publication into one that is faster and more effective in reaching its audience. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/business-insider-post-media-shifts-focus-digital
Information Minister urges for digital transformation adaptation
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith has urged officials to adapt to digital transformation to facilitate work in Fourth Industrial Revolution. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501189768/information-minister-urges-for-digital-transformation-adaptation/
CamDX to add three more ministries to its network
The Industry Science Technology and Innovation, Tourism and the Post and Telecommunications ministries will join the newly launched Cambodia Data Exchange (CamDX) platform to exchange data with other ministries as well as with the private sector. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50926187/camdx-to-add-three-more-ministries-to-its-network/
Vietnam, Cambodia promote cooperation in industry and trade
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on December 12 held a working session in Hanoi with Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul and Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Hem Vanndy, on the occasion of an official visit to Vietnam by Cambodian ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501406114/vietnam-cambodia-promote-cooperation-in-industry-and-trade/
Private sector assists gov’t tech plan
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is cooperating with a private company to develop a technology master plan for the public works and transport sectors to improve the ministry’s efficiency. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/private-sector-assists-govt-tech-plan
Cambodia to host first ‘IT Camp’ in Kingdom
Cambodia’s first ever computing camp is due to be held in Siem Reap this month to promote literacy on cyber security, open-source software, social innovation and the benefits of open data, according to its organizers.The five-day ICT Camp 2018, organized by Open Development Cambodia (ODC), ...
Sok Sopheakpanha
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-to-host-first-it-camp-in-kingdom/4691502.html
South Korea pushes for digital cooperation
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT have expressed interest in enhancing cooperation between Korean digital companies and those in Cambodia, in order to support digital business development in the Kingdom. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/south-korea-pushes-digital-cooperation
Cambodia’s first YIGF will empower digital champs
The Kingdom will host its inaugural Cambodia Youth Internet Governance Forum to bridge the technology divide among the younger generation as part of its continued digitalization drive. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-first-yigf-will-empower-digital-champs
Online platform elevates Cambodia’s fintech sector
Blockchain network CamDL launches this week with the aim of providing the public with a platform to experiment with blockchain technology to solve daily issues, such as managing digital assets and strengthening data protection. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-distributed-ledger-camdl
Cambodia aiming for road connectivity in 2015
Cambodia says it hopes to have road connectivity to Vietnam and Thailand by 2015. The connection would be part of Asean integration, a process where Cambodia lags behind its neighbors. Six countries of the Mekong River delta have worked toward linking by road since 1998, in an ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-aiming-for-road-connectivity-in-2015/1924443.html
Now Cambodians avail loan through ‘mobile chat’ tech
Get a loan sanctioned within a few hours, sometimes in minutes, and that too on the basis of an application you place through a mobile chat sitting at home! Well, this is already happening in Cambodia and some microfinance institutions (MFIs) have embraced the fast-developing ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247709/now-cambodians-avail-loan-through-mobile-chat-tech/
Training of the Trainers (TOT) on Digital Skills and Computer Science
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) together with the ICT4D Cambodia Network are the local partners in Cambodia to implement the ASEAN Digital Innovation Program, which is supported by the ASEAN Foundation and the Microsoft. We are delighted to be organizing the Training of the Trainers (TOT) ...
Open Development Cambodia
Announcement Workshop on Cambodia's digital economy and business web portal
On October 20 2022, Techo Startup Center has posted an announcement workshop on Cambodia’s digital economy and business web portal on their official social media site. The primary purpose of the workshop is to disseminate to the public and private sectors information related to essential web ...
Techo Startup Center