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The fourth industrial revolution is coming to Southeast Asia

The recent Inspire Asean event in Phnom Penh focused on the future of manufacturing, with industry leaders arguing that the region must move on from labour-intensive processes if it is to compete on the world stage
By Euan Black

Editorial

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

This week sees us kick off a new partnership with the United Nations Development Programme in Cambodia, in which over the next few months we’ll look at the future of work and industry in the Kingdom – among the hardest hit nations in Asia, economically speaking, by the pandemic. The Globe’s Lead Editor, Alastair McCready, gets the conversation started with a piece of analysis looking at how Industry 4.0 preparations in Cambodia compare to neighbours Thailand and Vietnam. Here’s to the future!
By Andrew Haffner

Hang Chuon Naron

Cambodia’s education minister on reforms and the fourth industrial revolution

Often held up as the poster boy for progressive reform in Cambodia, education minister Hang Chuon Naron sat down with Southeast Asia Globe to discuss how a country that is struggling to provide basic primary level education can compete on the world stage
By Euan Black

Digital Cambodia

Ready for a (digital) revolution?

The government in Cambodia recently hosted a digital conference that celebrated the Kingdom’s growing tech startup sector while simultaneously discussing the mounting challenges the country faces
By by Robin Spiess

Editorial

The Globe is going big with a new fundraiser. Here’s what it looks like now

Plus, we test the waters of a possible Myanmar federal army, explore the legacy of one of Vietnam’s female military icons and see what the Fourth Industrial Revolution actually means for Cambodia. In Thailand, we also explore the languishing world of academic freedom and learn of one man’s quest to end garbage for good with a bold new startup
By Andrew Haffner

5 Takeaways from the World Economic Forum on Asean 2017

Southeast Asia Globe runs through some of the key takeaways from the three-day summit Left to Right: Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte and Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan attend the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 11 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa
By Euan Black and Colin Meyn

Education

A knowledge society: hopes and hurdles for the future of Cambodian education

A nation’s education system is one of the most telling metrics for future development and CDRI’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation continues to analyse Cambodia’s academic landscape to guide the formation of meaningful government policy
By Stew Post

Cambodian history

From colonial emblem to refugee camp: A brief history of Hotel Le Royal

As Phnom Penh’s landscape has changed beyond recognition in recent years, one hotel has remained a constant feature. As Le Royal traverses its 90th year, Jonathan Evans looks back over the rich but turbulent history of this iconic colonial structure
By Jonathan Evans

Garment waste

Out of fashion

Enough clothes have already been made to outfit everyone on the planet. But with rampant overproduction leaving more and more fabric waste in landfill, it's time to find a solution
By Amanda Kaufmann