Innovation

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 28, 2021 • 13 min read

Fintech The secret to advanced fintech in Southeast Asia’s poorest countries

By Kiana Duncan • Jun 28, 2021
In Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, three of Southeast Asia's least-developed and most unbanked nations, unique socio-economic contexts have contributed to the growth of fintech that wouldn't look out of place in some of the world's most developed economies

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 10, 2021 • 5 min read
Partner Content

In Cambodia’s transition to a digital society, Cellcard is leading the way with a vision of innovation and equity

By Cellcard • Jun 10, 2021
The launch of Cellcard’s Pouk Mak, described as “Cambodia’s super-app”, could play a role in the Kingdom’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and hasten a return to normal life, but for CEO Ian Watson, the app is just one more step in the company’s vision for Cambodia’s digital future

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • May 17, 2021 • 2 min read

Business Indonesian unicorns to merge, creating tech giant

By Agence France-Presse • May 17, 2021
Two of Indonesia's most successful start-ups, ride-hailing giant Gojek and e-commerce firm Tokopedia, are to merge, the companies announced on May 17, creating the largest tech firm in the world's fourth most populous country

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 22, 2021 • 10 min read
In Partnership with 1

Tech meets tradition: Can digital tools boost Cambodia’s informal workers?

By Stew Post • Apr 22, 2021
Automated assembly lines and self-driving cars are among the first things that come to mind with the 4th Industrial Revolution. However, for Cambodia’s millions of informal workers, it's simpler digital innovations that are changing the face of traditional industries

Innovation • Feb 09, 2021 • 15 min read
Ten to watch

Meet the top 10 young Cambodians shaping the Kingdom’s future

The Focus Cambodia team has picked ten figures from Cambodia’s next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders that are shaping the future of the Kingdom through digital innovation, environmental responsibility, and community building
By Stew Post • Feb 09, 2021

Innovation • Jan 14, 2021 • 10 min read
Sustainability

Heralded as the future of food, but are bugs all buzz and no bite?

A staple food for billions, recent years have also seen insects marketed as an environmentally friendly and nutrient-rich protein source to wealthier consumers. But as bug-based products hit supermarket shelves, do they hold the potential to become a mainstay in Western diets?
By Andrew Haffner • Jan 14, 2021

Innovation • Dec 25, 2020 • 10 min read

Who should train the next generation of Cambodian workers?

Cambodian workers have long suffered from a lack of education and training. While historically the public and private sectors have placed responsibility for producing a quality workforce on one other, as the skills gap widens, cooperation on the issue is growing
By Andrew Haffner • Dec 25, 2020

Innovation • Dec 16, 2020 • 2 min read
Food

Lab-grown meat to make historic debut at Singapore restaurant

In a culinary first, lab-grown chicken meat will make its debut at a Singapore restaurant this weekend, after the company behind the product announced its inaugural commercial sale on December 16
By Agence France-Presse • Dec 16, 2020

Innovation • Nov 13, 2020 • 9 min read
Industry 4.0

Bridging the gap: Reshaping tomorrow for the young Cambodian workforce

With the future of work highly uncertain in a Cambodia increasingly shaped by the looming Industry 4.0 revolution, and now the heavy disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic, how should we prepare and equip the Kingdom's youth for what's to come?
By Pagna Ukthaun • Nov 13, 2020

Innovation • Nov 05, 2020 • 3 min read
Podcast

The Anakut podcast: Leapfrogging and the future of work in Cambodia

In episode five, we talk leapfrogging. Not the children’s game, but the idea that developing states can skip old tech to get up to speed with the latest and greatest. To learn more, we spoke to Kem Bora of investment group Mekong Strategic Partners, and Manu Rajan, CEO of digital money transfer service Wing
By Andrew Haffner • Nov 05, 2020

Innovation • Oct 30, 2020 • 9 min read

As virus exposes Cambodia’s fragility, Industry 4.0 vision more crucial than ever

Grand Industry 4.0 visions have long been on the agenda of regional leaders, from Thailand 4.0 to Make in Vietnam campaigns. But in Cambodia, still heavily reliant on an unskilled workforce, just how to create a tech-driven economy for the benefit of all remains unclear
By Alastair McCready • Oct 30, 2020

Innovation • Oct 20, 2020 • 10 min read
Industry 4.0

Cambodia’s newest dairy farm offers vision of tech-driven agriculture

Cambodia's agricultural sector is still heavily reliant on traditional, and inefficient, methods of cultivation. But the Kingdom's newest dairy farm, Kirisu, offers a vision of how technology could play a bigger role in helping the ailing sector offer better yields
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 20, 2020