Cambodia’s tech snapshot for October 2024 briefly captured items and articles covering: Cambodia-China cross-border payments; Cambodian agri-tech using fly larvae to deal with organic waste; a cyber-scams cooperation initiative; and the opportunities for technology in boosting agriculture, and lifting poverty, in Cambodia. Hit the links below to read each article in full.
Cambodia market reference:
- Cambodian population (2023): 17 million
- Cambodian online population: 5.4M / 32.8%
- Cambodia’s median age: 27.9 years
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- Cambodia: Central bank partners China’s Ant International for Alipay+ cross-border mobile payments via the KHQR system, facilitated by Cambodia’s Bakong CBDC / full item
- Cambodia: An intro to GrubFeeds agri-tech, turning organic waste into sustainable animal feed using black soldier flies, cutting methane emissions in the process / full item
- Cambodia: “Digital technology can boost agricultural productivity and alleviate poverty, but Internet connectivity in rural areas hinders enterprise…” / full item
- Thailand: The Australia Room opens its doors, a forensics training hub for police forces from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, focusing on cyber-scams and crime networks / full item