Despite uncertainties in the global economy and politics, businesses continue to invest in strategic technologies to drive their digital innovation and help them stay competitive, with ICT having clearly become a critical factor for business continuity during the pandemic. The latest Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2020 report, insights from which were recently shared at the MWC Shanghai 2021 event by Huawei, has also indicated key digital transformation trends in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, as follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 The acceleration of 5G construction and commercialization:<\/strong> Broadband connectivity plays an even bigger role during the pandemic as the 5G speed, latency, and capacity has become even more crucial for powering business resilience and overall recovery. Governments in the region, including Thailand, are likely to accelerate spectrum auctions and at an acceptable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Building sustainable future by accelerating digital transformation with Cloud:<\/strong> Organizations accelerate the migration of applications to the cloud, equipping them to better cope with the crisis. SMEs, which represent over 95% of businesses, can make use of cloud to access advanced technology without heavy upfront investment, benefiting from various initiatives by the government and private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Fight against pandemic powered by AI:<\/strong> Investment in AI-based healthcare solutions has doubled from about 2 billion USD globally, as a result of the pandemic. Apart from detecting the virus, AI-enabled devices, telemedicine, drones, and physical robots have been used to reduce interaction between patients and doctors and cut the risk of infection for medical staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Connecting the dots in the post COVID-19 world with insights fueled by IoT:<\/strong> Manufacturing plants can harness 5G to power IoT solutions in smart factories, increasing productivity and ROI, while maintaining social distancing. The use cases across distribution and services, manufacturing and resources, and the public sector will be worth 311 billion USD by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thailand is currently experiencing the fruits of its ICT Policy Framework 2011\u20132020. As of 2019, 78% of the population was covered by 4G, with the mobile broadband connection rate reaching 132% of the population. Thailand’s use of cloud computing has tripled over the last three years, and the Thailand 4.0 plan is further driving its digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thailand has tremendous potential in sectors such as Healthcare, Education, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Tourism. Taking healthcare as an example, 5G connected ambulance is a potential solution that can help combat road accidents, an important issue in the country. In addition, Agriculture, one of the key contributors to Thailand\u2019s economy, can greatly benefit of effective use of technology, by enabling data sharing to improve productivity and profitability. According to the GCI 2020 report, Singapore is leading Southeast Asia in digital transformation, followed by Malaysia and Thailand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Despite uncertainties in the global economy and politics, businesses continue to invest in strategic technologies to drive their digital innovation and help them stay competitive, with ICT having clearly become a critical factor for business continuity during the pandemic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":18208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,122],"tags":[3975,4076],"class_list":["post-18205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-story-special","category-technology-en","tag-huawei-2","tag-asean-2"],"yoast_head":"\n