The June 2023 snapshot of Cambodian tech news captured items including PM Hun Sen’s attacks on Facebook following repercussions over remarks made on the platform, the VC and tech startup scene in Cambodia, and a couple more.
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- Facebook faces a litmus test around community standards versus ‘newsworthiness’ in Cambodia in the approach to July elections
- Cambodia: The Rising Giants podcast looks at the venture capital scene and startup ecosystem in the Kingdom, with input from Monk’s Hill Ventures VC, Jeremy Au
“The conversation took a turn when the hosts asked Jeremy about the requirements to nourish a startup ecosystem. He outlined a pyramid of needs, placing a stable political and societal system at the base, followed by education, health and infrastructure in the middle, and finally the ecosystem enablers/accelerators at the apex. He pointed out that people often disproportionately focus on the ecosystem enablers/accelerators, whereas investments into education, health and infrastructure should be the primary focus.”
“When discussing how to attract VC firms to an ecosystem, Jeremy reiterated the importance of comprehensive education – especially for the critical K-12 bracket. He cited Vietnam’s strategy as an example, where government investment in education and infrastructure laid a strong foundation for a thriving ecosystem we are seeing today.”
- Cambodia: Gov’t rolls out Phase III of Online Business Registration Platform, integrating 12 state bodies, in part to streamline registration and procedures for licences, permits and certificates
- Cambodia: Meta Oversight Board recommends Cambodian PM’s Facebook and Instagram accounts be suspended for 6 months over language that may incite violence
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