Southeast Asia Connect Editors

Malaysian engineers examine a connected electric-vehicle prototype alongside advanced manufacturing robotics.

SEA Connect26 Aug 2026

MIDA and MARii open GATE Conference on software-defined mobility

A national automotive forum opening today connects AI, vehicle software, smart manufacturing, localisation and investment in one competitiveness discussion.

ASEAN inventors, legal specialists and investors examine a technology prototype and valuation materials in a Singapore innovation lab.

SEA Connect26 Aug 2026

ASEAN IP working group advances 2026–2030 commercialisation plan

A new action-plan focus on aligned systems, valuation and cross-border use aims to help Southeast Asian companies turn intangible assets into growth.

Vietnamese and Singaporean technology leaders review a shared innovation roadmap with semiconductor and digital-network tools in Singapore.

SEA Connect25 Aug 2026

Vietnam and Singapore issue joint technology connectivity strategy

A new bilateral framework puts digital infrastructure, trusted data flows, research and commercialisation into one innovation-economy agenda.

Singapore clinicians review a secure AI-assisted care workflow while patient care remains human-led in a modern hospital.

SEA Connect25 Aug 2026

Singapore Health Ministry outlines shared infrastructure for public-health AI

Common infrastructure, clinical workflow tools and an outcomes framework point to a more disciplined phase of health-AI adoption.

Singapore university and industry researchers inspect a silicon wafer and a compact edge-AI robotics prototype in a semiconductor laboratory.

SEA Connect25 Aug 2026

STMicroelectronics and NUS launch four-year HELIX edge-AI lab

A four-year university-industry laboratory will work across chips, memory and intelligent devices, with deployment evidence as the test of impact.

An Indonesian food-stall owner accepts a customer’s phone-based QR payment at the counter.

SEA Connect24 Aug 2026

QRIS reaches 65.77 million users as Indonesia’s MSME payment rail deepens

Bank Indonesia reports 44.86 million accepting merchants, 96.68% of them MSMEs, turning QR payments into operating infrastructure rather than a niche checkout option.

Two infrastructure professionals review plans beside an undeveloped Selangor site with transmission lines in the distance.

SEA Connect24 Aug 2026

DayOne lines up a 78.8-acre Selangor site for data-centre development

A conditional RM617.86 million land deal in Southville City adds a measurable infrastructure commitment, while approvals and a targeted 2027 completion still separate the agreement from delivery.

Indonesian researchers and clinicians inspect a compact diagnostic prototype in a university health-technology laboratory.

SEA Connect24 Aug 2026

BINUS schedules health-tech lab and research translation programme

A scheduled laboratory launch and multidisciplinary programme aim to connect Indonesian health research with prototypes, clinical needs and universal-coverage priorities.

Engineers test a compact autonomous robot beside an enterprise operations display at a Singapore technology showcase.

SEA Connect24 Aug 2026

AIMX Singapore opens enterprise AI demonstrations and business matching

The Singapore event is organising demonstrations and business matching around operational AI use, but measurable deployment evidence will remain the standard.

A Singapore events-business team coordinates customer requests, scheduling and fulfilment in a compact retail studio.

SEA Connect24 Aug 2026

Singapore puts AI agents in the productivity frame for smaller firms

The National Day Rally moved the SME discussion from AI that answers questions to agents that can execute routine work, while keeping adoption tied to safeguards and worker support.

Three Indonesian small-business operators use digital tools in a batik workshop.

SEA Connect23 Aug 2026

Bank Indonesia links digital tools to productivity and finance for smaller firms

The central bank is pairing e-farming, e-commerce and financial-record tools with a broader innovation hub for Indonesia’s UMKM economy.

An illustrative Vietnamese factory team reviewing production performance beside an electronics assembly line.

SEA Connect23 Aug 2026

Ho Chi Minh City opens a 70-factory smart-manufacturing pilot

VSM 70 will give selected manufacturers a 90-day, no-fee improvement programme focused on practical production and supply-chain performance.