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Thailand: December 2024

Thailand tech snapshot for December: Thailand moves to combat digital fraud and scams; TechSauce Media is partnered by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Thailand Post moves into insurance-tech; and more.

  • Thailand: Korea Tourism Startup Center opens in Bangkok, an initiative by Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism and Korea Tourism Org’n aiming to boost collabs and market entry / full item
  • Thailand unveils the DE-fence Platform, a wide-focus platform aiming to counter digital fraud and scams, with databases integrated from telcos, police, AML task force, and other agencies / full item
  • Thailand: Freshket secures $8M with sights on becoming the leading tech-driven restaurant food supply chain platform in Thailand / full item

Southeast Asia: “…the rise of global scam operations is the third-most concerning geopolitical trend for regional respondents.” / full item

  • Thailand: TechSauce media platform gains Ministry of Foreign Affairs partnership to boost awareness of and opportunities for Thai startups domestically and internationally / full item
  • Thailand: India’s Wipro, Thailand’s SIAM AI, and NVIDIA partner for ‘Sukjai’, AI-driven digital assistant enhancing domestic and international tourist experiences / full item
  • Thailand Post partners Singapore’s bolttech insurance-tech to enable customers to purchase coverage via QR codes on post office receipts or in person at any PO branch / full item
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  • Vietnam: NVIDIA and Vietnam Gov’t ink agreement for joint development AI R&D centre, and AI-focused data centre…
  • South Korea: DeepX chips firm preps to receive wafers from Samsung Electronics’ 5nm process, focusing on on-device AI semiconductors and following 87% yields…

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Critical technologies in December 2024

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