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Information technology (IT) in Asia-Pacific

February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26
CrowdStrike touts agentic SOC to tackle security woes

By embedding AI agents across its platform, CrowdStrike is looking to help security teams automate repetitive security tasks, enabling them to focus on complex and stealthier threats that could slip under the radar
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
NUHS and GSMA Foundry team up on 5G and AI in healthcare

Singapore’s National University Health System is working with GSMA Foundry, Ericsson and Singtel to drive the use of 5G-enabled robotics, ambient AI and holographic surgery in healthcare
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
Singtel, Nvidia to help scale enterprise AI deployments

Singtel and Nvidia have teamed up on a multimillion-dollar facility to help organisations scale enterprise AI deployments, tackle extreme datacentre power densities, and prepare for the era of embodied AI
February 23, 2026 23 Feb'26
Why crypto agility is key to quantum readiness

With quantum computing threatening current encryption standards, experts call for organisations to achieve crypto agility by managing the lifecycle of certificates and cryptographic keys through automation

February 20, 2026 20 Feb'26
What it takes to secure agentic commerce

With AI agents increasingly acting as digital concierges for shoppers, verifying bot identities, securing the APIs they rely on and detecting anomalous behaviour will be key to safeguarding automated transactions, according to Akamai
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
Neom partners with DataVolt on $5bn hyperscale datacentre project for digital infrastructure

The landmark 1.5GW renewable-powered facility at Oxagon signals the Kingdom’s accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, sustainable computing and next-generation digital cities
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
Nvidia backs India’s sovereign AI push with gigawatt-scale infrastructure

Chip giant unveils compute expansion with L&T, Yotta and E2E Networks at the India AI Impact Summit, paving the way for domestic heavyweights to build AI agents and physical AI applications
February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26
Qatar advances sovereign cloud strategy to strengthen digital trust and national autonomy

Deloitte’s Cloud Centre of Excellence in Lusail is helping public and private sector organisations adopt sovereign, AI-ready cloud environments aligned with Qatar’s regulatory vision
February 15, 2026 15 Feb'26
Wesfarmers to deploy agentic AI in retail operations

Retail conglomerate behind Kmart and Officeworks signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy AI agents for customer service and internal productivity
February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26
Singapore to form National AI Council, expands tax breaks to ease AI adoption

Singapore government unveils plans to spur AI adoption through fiscal incentives, implementation guidance and workforce skilling in a concerted effort to drive the nation’s AI agenda

February 11, 2026 11 Feb'26
APAC firms ditch Oracle Java to cut costs amid AI demands

Rising Oracle Java licensing fees and the massive infrastructure requirements of AI workloads are driving the region’s businesses to migrate to OpenJDK distributions
February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26
Arctic Wolf targets mid-market security gap in APAC

Following the launch of its full portfolio in Malaysia, the SOC provider discusses the security challenges facing lean IT teams, the value of supplier neutrality, and its roadmap for AI and ransomware protection
February 09, 2026 09 Feb'26
As space gets crowded, cyber threats from jamming to stalker satellites loom large

Experts at the inaugural CYSAT Asia in Singapore warn of the urgency of securing space assets amid growing geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities
February 06, 2026 06 Feb'26
ANZ rolls out AI agents for business bankers

Australian lender claims to be the first in Asia-Pacific to deploy Salesforce Agentforce at scale, following a national roll-out of a CRM platform that consolidates data from different systems to ease administrative toil
February 05, 2026 05 Feb'26
Why traditional automation is key to avoid the AI solution trap

Boards are pushing for AI, but Nintex CTO Niranjan Vijayaragavan warns that AI projects are destined to fail without a foundation of traditional automation and clean data
February 05, 2026 05 Feb'26
Why sovereign and agentic AI will define next phase of Middle East’s digital transformation

Organisations shift from artificial intelligence pilots to operational deployment as governments prioritise digital sovereignty and infrastructure control
February 04, 2026 04 Feb'26
LinkedIn touts agentic AI to slash recruitment time

LinkedIn’s head of engineering for talent solutions explains how fine-tuned LLMs and agentic AI architectures are replacing traditional search methods to save recruiters four hours per role
February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26
5G and Wi-Fi battle for dominance in APAC

Analysis from Opensignal reveals that the Asia-Pacific region is no longer converging on a single connectivity model, with some markets pivoting to Wi-Fi while others double down on mobile
February 02, 2026 02 Feb'26
Interview: Why identity is the nucleus for cyber security

Amid a wave of market consolidation, Computer Weekly speaks to Keeper Security’s leadership on how identity and access management systems are becoming unified identity platforms capable of securing both human and machine identities
January 30, 2026 30 Jan'26
South Korea debuts foundation model in sovereign AI push

A consortium led by SK Telecom has built a sovereign AI model designed to reduce reliance on foreign tech, lower costs for local industry and propel South Korea into the top ranks of AI powers
January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26
Nvidia releases synthetic dataset to support Singapore’s AI ambitions

The AI chip giant has developed a synthetic dataset of personas to help developers build AI models that understand Singapore’s demographic and cultural nuances without using personally identifiable information
January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26
Micron breaks ground on $24bn Singapore wafer fab

Memory giant presses ahead with its global expansion strategy, adding new NAND flash capacity in Singapore to meet growing demand for memory chips fuelled by the global AI boom
January 27, 2026 27 Jan'26
Transfer learning and governance help bridge healthcare AI divide

Singapore researchers show how adapting pre-trained AI models can solve data scarcity issues in countries with limited resources. Separately, they have proposed forming an international consortium to build consensus on AI governance in medicine
January 26, 2026 26 Jan'26
STT GDC launches HVDC testbed to address AI’s power demands

The FutureGrid Accelerator on Jurong Island will test the use of high-voltage direct current power systems, as traditional alternating current power systems can no longer address the growing energy needs of AI datacentres
January 23, 2026 23 Jan'26
Singapore debuts world’s first governance framework for agentic AI

The Infocomm Media Development Authority has released a guide to help enterprises deploy artificial intelligence agents safely and address specific risks such as unauthorised actions and automation bias
January 22, 2026 22 Jan'26
Macquarie Bank rolls out AI agent to personalise customer support

Australian bank launches a 24/7 intelligent assistant capable of asynchronous human hand-off, joining the country’s major financial institutions in the race to deploy AI-powered services
January 21, 2026 21 Jan'26
E& enterprise brings agentic AI to MENAT

A strategic partnership introduces autonomous, governance-by-design artificial intelligence as enterprises in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey move from experimentation to real-world impact
January 20, 2026 20 Jan'26
Google Cloud opens Bangkok region to support Thailand’s AI economy

The hyperscaler’s Thai cloud region is part of a $1bn investment to meet the growing demand for cloud services in the kingdom
January 20, 2026 20 Jan'26
G42 introduces Digital Embassies framework for sovereign AI

The framework enables governments to deploy artificial intelligence securely and at scale, while maintaining full legal authority over data and systems, regardless of the location of the infrastructure
January 20, 2026 20 Jan'26
Sovereign and edge AI drive return to on-premise Kubernetes

While public cloud services remain popular, the need to control sensitive data and maximise GPU performance is pushing enterprises to deploy Kubernetes in their own datacentres
January 20, 2026 20 Jan'26
Digital Realty enters Malaysia with acquisition of Cyberjaya datacentre

The datacentre provider expands Southeast Asian footprint beyond Singapore and Jakarta, acquiring a connectivity hub in Cyberjaya with plans for a 14MW campus to support regional AI and cloud workloads
January 18, 2026 18 Jan'26
APAC enterprises to boost AI spend by 15% in 2026

Lenovo’s CIO Playbook 2026 reveals that 96% of APAC organisations are planning to invest more in AI, with a growing reliance on hybrid infrastructure to manage rising inference costs
January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26
AI governance provides guardrails for faster innovation

Dataiku’s field chief data officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan discusses how implementing AI governance can accelerate innovation while mitigating the risks of shadow AI
January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26
Subsea cable worth $1bn to link Japan with Malaysia and Singapore

The Intra-Asia Marine Cable will deliver 320Tbps capacity across the region, complementing subsea cable investments by hyperscalers such as Google and Meta in recent years
January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26
AI to handle four in 10 customer queries in Singapore by 2027

As companies turn to AI agents to solve manpower constraints, more than nine in 10 APAC consumers say they want clear explanations for AI-driven decisions
January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26
Woolworths to power Olive digital assistant with agentic AI

The Australian retail giant is the first in the Asia-Pacific region to use Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience to turn its chatbot into a proactive shopping partner
January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26
Singapore and Japan team up on quantum computing

The two countries will work together to bridge the gap between quantum research and real-world commercialisation, marking Singapore’s first government-to-government pact dedicated to the technology
January 07, 2026 07 Jan'26
India and Singapore outpace global peers in agentic AI adoption

Research from Thoughtworks reveals that while 77% of global businesses are focused on generating revenue from AI initiatives, Asian markets are leading the charge in agentic AI adoption, job creation and executive confidence
January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26
Lenovo taps AI and digital twins to power World Cup 2026

Technology partner for upcoming football tournament has built an artificial intelligence knowledge assistant for coaches, digital avatars to assist VAR decisions, and smart infrastructure for venue management
January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26
Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin architecture to power AI agents

The AI chip giant has taken the wraps off its latest compute platform designed for test-time scaling and reasoning models, alongside a slew of open source models for robotics and autonomous driving
January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26
Global cloud infrastructure spending hits $102.6bn in Q3 2025

The cloud infrastructure market grew 25% year on year, driven by enterprises moving from AI experimentation to scaled deployment, according to research from Omdia
January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26
Singtel trials 50Gbps fibre to support future AI and cloud workloads

Singtel kicks off technical pilot for ultra-high-speed broadband, targeting the bandwidth requirements of immersive media, remote enterprise workflows and AI-driven systems
December 24, 2025 24 Dec'25
Top 10 India stories of 2025

From infrastructure expansion and sovereign AI innovation to regulatory maturity, Computer Weekly recaps the key developments that kept CIOs and technology suppliers across India busy in 2025
December 23, 2025 23 Dec'25
Top 10 ANZ stories of 2025

The 2025 tech landscape in Australia and New Zealand was dotted with major data breaches even as organisations continue to press on with their digital transformation efforts in areas such as AI and automation
December 22, 2025 22 Dec'25
Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2025

Southeast Asia’s 2025 tech landscape saw financial institutions, healthcare researchers and government agencies moving decisively from technology pilots to large-scale AI deployments and infrastructure modernisation
December 16, 2025 16 Dec'25
Singlife taps Salesforce Agentforce to drive agentic AI strategy

The Singapore insurer has begun rolling out Salesforce Agentforce to assist customer service teams, with plans to extend the use of the technology to financial advisers and direct customer interactions
December 15, 2025 15 Dec'25
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2026

Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to prioritise sovereign architectures, double down on securing agentic systems and rewrite their infrastructure playbooks, among other tech trends
December 15, 2025 15 Dec'25
Microsoft taps Indian IT giants for agentic AI rollout

The partnership with Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro follows a $17.5bn pledge by the tech giant to bolster India’s cloud and AI infrastructure
December 09, 2025 09 Dec'25
Tricentis looks to agentic AI as firms risk losses from untested code

With 42% growth in the Asia-Pacific region, the software testing firm is pushing autonomous AI agents to help enterprises balance the pressure for speed against the high cost of software failures
December 09, 2025 09 Dec'25
OAIC to launch blitz on privacy compliance

Australia’s privacy watchdog will begin the new year with a compliance sweep targeting businesses that run afoul of privacy rules, including the over-collection of personal information in-person, warning that non-compliance could trigger fines