Science and technology

Businesses involved in post-harvest fisheries received a raft of green and innovative technology, equipment and materials necessary to make business operations and production more effective and efficient. ...

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. ...

More than 30,000 participants attended Cambodia’s first-ever Sacience, Technology, and Innovation Day at the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center from March 26 to 28. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday reiterated the importance of increasing the number of technicians and skilled labourers to attract new high-end technology investment projects to Cambodia. ...

Collaboration between governments, private sector entities, civil society actors and other development partners is a “must” for Cambodia’s digital socio-economic transformation and to unlock new sources of growth, telecoms ministry secretary of state Sok Puthyvuth said on March 29. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on March 26 called for all stakeholders to step up collaboration and allocate more funds and resources for science, technology and innovation (STI) towards bringing and keeping the workforce up-to-speed with tech developments. ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation is organising the first-ever ‘National Science, Technology and Innovation Day’ to promote the widespread adoption of technologies and further encourage home-grown innovation in the Kingdom. ...

Thousands of students across the country are set to benefit from Khmer Digital Literacy Program, a new digital literacy program, to be launched in Cambodia next month. ...

The Japanese government has provided a grant of $145,692 to Cambodia for the construction of a Community Technology Centre (CTC) in Bati district of Takeo province. ...

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 ...

More quality, effective technical education and skills development are needed to deliver the talented workforce sought after by industrial investors, Prime Minister Hun Sen stated on February 27, as pundits asked the government to increase and enhance job-aligned vocational training options while improving the labour-market ...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol asked Thai experts to share knowledge with Cambodian engineers regarding ports, railways and even subways constructions. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) cooperated with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to increase ICT capacity for lower secondary education teachers in Kandal. ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce and Lanton Cloud Service Technology Co., Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation to promote the kingdom’s e-commerce, said a ministry’s news release on Wednesday. ...

At least 444 companies have been approved by the four second-phase agencies for registration on the Online Business Registration Platform, also known as the “Single Portal”, which observers claim has created a good environment for businesspeople, offering convenience and reducing informal costs. ...

Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth encouraged female students to join a new digital competition. The format features training, a digital bootcamp and a pitch contest for each team’s finished product.​ ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport said the more than 1,000 students who earned A grades in last year’s high school examinations are set for their February 2 meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

Cambodia’s health sector is evolving thanks in part to improved human resources and the emergence of HealthTech. Kiripost speaks to medical experts who are using technology in the form of electronic medical records to improve services nationwide. ...

The government has announced its intention to establish a nationwide digital network, known as Educational Broadcasting Cambodia (EBC). ...

The number of e-wallet accounts in the Kingdom reached 17.9 million at end-December amid an acceleration in electronic payment volumes driven in part by Covid-19 anxiety, reflecting gradual fintech (financial technology) development towards achieving the government’s digital economy objectives. ...

The Covid -19 pandemic has driven digital transformation in Cambodia, said Prime Minister Hun Sen, calling for the strengthening of internet services nationwide to allow users access the booming digital platforms. ...

Okayama University, one of Japan’s top public universities, is holding an online “Study in Japan 2023” fair for Cambodians who wish to pursue their tertiary education. ...

The Techo Sen Institute (TSI) – run by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport – and the Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT) under the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications have announced plans to offer a number of scholarships to high school graduates. ...

Bunrany Hun Sen Chakriyavong, one of the only two high schools in the small coastal province of Kep, has recently added life skills to its curriculum in the hope that graduates will employ their skills to earn additional income to support their tertiary education. ...