ASEAN should work towards international standards in providi...

KUALA LUMPUR - ASEAN countries should work towards international standards in providing universal internet connectivity in order for the digital economy to grow, said a digital marketing and personal branding trainer. The founder of Digital Marketing Rider, Shalini Subramaniam, said an education system that will adapt to demands for a digital future and stronger safety nets for data protection is needed for the growth of the digital economy. In an exclusive interview with Bernama recently, she said that Southeast Asia has the potential to become one of the world's top digital economies because it is the fastest-growing internet market in the world. She also quoted a report by the Communications Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which says that the Internet has reached most people in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Singapore, but more than 70 per cent of Cambodia, In...