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Hospitals reimagined
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 14/05/2018
» Smart healthcare requires a lot of factors to come together to deliver the best results to patients. For hospital operators, that includes smart building design where infrastructure and medical devices are interconnected with real-time data collection, cloud computing and big-data analysis.
Healthcare revolution
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 14/05/2018
» Soaring costs, a chronic shortage of medical professionals and infrastructure, as well as evolving consumer needs are forcing the cumbersome healthcare industry to rethink the way it serves people. Technology is playing a big role in a revolution that is creating a fresher, more efficient and sustainable system.
Calling Dr Love
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 14/05/2018
» It's easy to get carried away when Wei Siang Yu strikes up a conversation about his passion to revolutionise the status quo of global medical practice.
Creating a healthier future
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 04/06/2018
» In response to the rapid expansion of its greying population, Singapore has introduced compulsory healthcare insurance for elderly citizens. CareShield Life, an enhanced version of the existing eldercare programme, will require all Singaporeans aged between 30 and 40 to be enrolled from 2020. Policyholders who become unable to manage basic daily functions will receive S$600 (14,320 baht) a month, increasing over time to keep pace with long-term care costs.
Recipe for success
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 04/06/2018
» Douglas Martell learned early in life that life can take unexpected twists and the path taken isn't always strewn with flower petals. But the president and CEO of the Thailand-based hotel management company Onyx Hospitality Group has never let setbacks keep him from having big dreams.
Making mobility work
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 04/06/2018
» Contrary to the global trend, the movement of people across national borders within Southeast Asia has been increasing significantly over the past two decades. The continuing vitality of intra-regional migration is fuelled by rapid economic development, demographic diversity and the mismatch in supply and demand of domestic labour.
Huawei innovates to move up mobile value chain
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 11/06/2018
» Huawei Technologies of China is riding a wave of innovations in its campaign to achieve premium status in mature smartphone markets in Asia, competing head-to-head with Samsung and Apple.
Lessons from Sweden
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 18/06/2018
» Global anxiety over the impact of plastic waste has reached new heights since images emerged of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and, more recently, the sad tale of a pilot whale found dead in Thailand with eight kilogrammes of trash in its stomach.
Seeding green growth
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 18/06/2018
» Sustainability and planning for climate change have become mainstream components of economic planning globally as the world has witnessed the adverse impacts of irresponsible growth pathways.
Time to embrace the future
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 25/06/2018
» Last week was an extremely fruitful one for innovation and tech enthusiasts in Bangkok. The capital hosted the first SingularityU Thailand Summit, Techsauce Global and the blockchain-focused Block Club Meet Up. It was my privilege to attend all of them to see and hear and be inspired by the groundbreaking advances that are transforming everything around us.