YANGON — With ambitions of becoming a genuine smart city, Mandalay — the country’s last royal capital at more than 160 years old — is in the midst of a high-tech makeover at the government’s behest thanks to an eclectic team of doctors, engineers, lawyers, writers, journalists and IT experts. After a year of work […]
Mandalay taps British expertise for higher education
November 14, 2017 by
MANDALAY, Myanmar’s second largest city, is expected to become the country’s northern economic hub over the next two years. Yet, skills and talent in the city still lags behind Yangon and many cities in ASEAN. The brain drain and skills shortage are dragging its economic growth. But Ko Ye Tun Min, founder of the Mandalay […]
Softline and Microsoft Target Local Banks With Launch of Cloud Services
March 23, 2017 by
Moscow- based global IT solutions and service provider, Softline, is looking to sell its cloud security services to customers in Myanmar’s emerging financial sector, one of the company’s executives told an audience at its Yangon product launch. Softline will be teaming up with long-time partners US software giant Microsoft to provide ICT and cloud […]
Invitation for Bids for Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Server Room IT Equipment & Infrastructure for Treasury Department. Closing Date 21 March 2017
February 9, 2017 by
Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list 1. This Invitation for Bids is for the Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Server Room IT Equipment & Infrastructure for Treasury Department. 2. The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received financing from the World Bank and a Grant from UK and Australian […]
How Long can Vietnam’s IT Industry Thrive on Low-Cost Labor?
October 31, 2016 by
Vietnamese engineers are now earning much less than their peers with similar skill sets in the region. Vietnam’s information technology (IT) sector may soon lose its competitive edge as salaries are likely to go up due to a shortage of skilled labor, experts have warned. Though holding equal qualifications, employees in the sectors are taking […]
With Sanctions Eased, US Sees Economic Potential in Myanmar
August 12, 2016 by
STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. officials are looking to boost economic engagement with Myanmar, a country that has been dubbed by some as “the final frontier” because it is one of the last markets largely untouched by Western companies. The United States imposed heavy economic sanctions on Myanmar in 1997 over the ruling military junta’s repression […]
Myanmar’s mobile revolution
June 23, 2016 by
Myanmar has seen massive growth in internet penetration, mobile phone adoption and social media usage in the past few years, spurred by the end of direct military rule and rapid opening up of its market after decades of isolation. The consumer market in Myanmar has essentially bypassed the development stages seen in other economies and […]
