Social innovation in the new normal
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How tech can enliven Japan's energy market
As the Japanese government targets more than a third of its power supply to come from clean sources by 2030, new technologies supporting the renewables market have sprung up. Kansai Electric Power manager Naoki Katayama shares more.
News / Policy & Finance
Tapping the cloud to power Indonesia’s digital healthcare shift
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At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, some of the worst-hit provinces relied on health-tech solutions to manage the strain on their hospital facilities. Astrid Dita, an economist and policy lead at a global cloud computing company, says that the country is discovering new ways of solving healthcare problems.
News / Cities
Youths, innovation and the pandemic
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The Covid-19 crisis has ushered in a permanent digital transformation for young people. Veronica Low, founder of an Asean youth organisation who set it up amid the pandemic, shares why finding genuine community is useful in times like these.
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