Asia Perspectives by Economist Impact

In the first episode of the "Culture and the creative economy" series, supported by Netflix. We will explore the economic, social and cultural impact the recent growth of Korean culture encompassing everything from music, movies, drama to online games and cuisine has had on the Korean economy. The phenomenon known as Hallyu (Korean Wave) has purported to impact multiple facets of the economy and s...

This is the second episode in the " Shelter from the storm " series on economic, geopolitical and environmental challenges facing companies and markets today. In this episode, we look at the dominant role of China in Asia's economy and the effect its slowdown might have on the region. Our guests are: Raymond Cheng, managing director and chief investment officer for North Asia at Standard Chartered...

Our final podcast of the series addresses the opportunities for building an environmentally sustainable and climate friendly healthcare sector. What is driving green house gas emissions in the hospital sector and what mitigation and adaptation efforts need to be taken? And can digital health offer low-carbon solutions? Speakers include:  Robert Metzke, global head of sustainability, Philips D...

In the first episode in the "Shelter from the storm " series on economic, geopolitical and environmental challenges facing companies and markets today, our guests discuss the realignment of global supply chains and its effect on the economies and industries in Asia Pacific. They talk about ways in which investors can safeguard their portfolios and where they can find opportunities amid the tu...

The Back to Blue team was at the UN Ocean Conference in Portugal and spoke to President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau about the ocean pollution issues they face, and Professor Bethanie Carney Almroth, Associate Professor of EcoToxicology, University of Gothenberg about her research into marine pollution and why she and her colleagues believe the pollution planetary boundary has been breached in the...

In this podcast episode, we will look at how ready the Asia Pacific region is for value-based healthcare and what role digital transformation and data can play in this. This concept was envisioned as a structure for rebuilding global healthcare systems with the goal of creating value for patients, but is it being addressed sufficiently in the Asia Pacific region? Speakers include:  Dr Kyung W...

Care in the Asia Pacific region is still widely hospital dependent, based on the premise of a one-place-serves-all model. In this podcast episode, we will explore what hospitals will look like in the future, and what it may mean for patients, providers and clinicians. Speakers include:  Dr Zubin Daruwalla, Health Industries Leader at PwC Singapore Dr Harish Pillai, Chief Executive Officer at...

In this episode, Gillian Parker speaks to Yeong Zee Kin, deputy commissioner of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission and Rama Vedashree, chief executive officer of Data Security Council of India, about the challenges in data privacy and how governments and the private sector can work together in Asia Pacific. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the last part of Threat Assessment 2022 podcast series, supported by WSO2, we speak with Chester Chua, Head of APAC Financial Services Policy at Google Cloud and Kerem Tomak, Global Chief Analytics officer from ING, to discuss what role data ownership plays in an open commercial environment. This episode is co-hosted by Michael Frank, manager, policy & insights, and Yuwen Xiong, analyst, po...

In this episode we will explore workforce shortages and to what extent staff have the necessary digital literacy skills to support the adoption of digital technologies in managing the growing demand for healthcare in the region. Digital technologies have the potential to relieve the strain on the workforce by streamlining services, increasing efficiency and strengthening primary healthcare. Speake...

The inaugural Digital Cities Index (DCI) 2022 considers four key pillars of digital connectivity, services, culture and sustainability in order to assess the extent and impact of digitisation in a selection of 30 global cities. In this episode, hosts Ritu Bhandari, manager, policy & insights, and Satvinderjit Kaur, senior analyst, policy & insights at Economist Impact take us on a tour aro...

In this episode, we will explore what virtual and remote care means in the Asia Pacific region and what challenges lie ahead if hospitals and healthcare systems are to enable this new model of care. Speakers include:  Dr Louise Schaper, CEO of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health Dr Ben Widaja, President Director of Mandaya Hospital Group in Jakarta, Indonesia Mr Benedict Tan, Group C...

In the second of the three-part Threat Assessment 2022 podcast series, supported by WSO2, we speak with two experts in the banking space, Jimmy Ng, Group Chief Information Officer, and Head of Group Technology & Operations at DBS, and James Lloyd, Managing Director at Citi, and APAC Head of Spring by Citi., to discuss cultural change regarding digital transformation. This episode is co-hosted...

In this episode, we the explore the evolving use of data and its management in the Asia Pacific healthcare sector. What are the opportunities and barriers? And why are equity and security urgent issues if systems are to fully enable the better use of data. Speakers include: Professor Tim Shaw, Professor of Digital Health and Director of the Research in Implementation Science and eHealth Group (RIS...

In this episode, we will explore the role of AI and predictive analytics, and how this innovation is resonating in the Asia Pacific region. What is the current state and what are the challenges now and into the future? Speakers include:  Dr Kee Yuan Ngiam, group CTO and deputy chief medical information officer at the National University of Health Systems in Singapore Dr. Denis Bauer, bioinfor...

In the first of the three-part Threat Assessment 2022 podcast series, supported by WSO2, we speak with two experts in digital finance, Usman Ahmed, head of global public policy at PayPal, and Caecilia Chu, co-founder and CEO of YouTrip, to discuss the rising competition and collaboration in the financial sector. This episode is co-hosted by Michael Frank, manager, policy & insights, and Yuwen...

In this first episode of the Healthcare Redefined series, we explore how two advanced healthcare systems in the Asia Pacific region, Australia and Singapore, are driving digital transformation to ensure patient centred care is at the heart of the healthcare services. Speakers include:  Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, the founding director of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation and di...

What is green and sustainable chemistry and can it be the solution to marine chemical pollution? What role can the private sector play? How can the circular economy accelerate the transition to safer and less hazardous chemicals? Charles Goddard, editorial director at Economist Impact discusses the responses to chemical pollution with Joel Tickner, professor of public health at the University of M...

Charles Goddard, editorial director at Economist Impact speaks to Pascal Lamy, president of the Paris Peace Forum, and Naoko Ishii, director at the Centre for the Global Commons at University of Tokyo, about marine chemical pollution in a broader context. Is chemical pollution a key anthropogenic challenge on a par with climate change and biodiversity loss? Why do we need to in...

Now for Next Podcast #4: Advancing inclusion in India - episode sponsored by Google Host Charles Ross, principal, policy and insights at Economist Impact speaks to Adwaita Nayar, co-founder of Nykaa & CEO of Nykaa Fasion, and Rahul De, professor of information systems at IIM Bangalore, about the importance of advancing digital inclusion in India. For more content on Now for Next, visit nowforn...

Now for Next Podcast #3: Expanding digital access - episode sponsored by Google In this episode, host Charles Ross, principal, policy and insights at Economist Impact speaks to Vidit Aatrey, co-founder and CEO at Meesho, and Kushe Bahl, partner at McKinsey, about expanding access to digital technology in India. For more content on Now for Next, visit nowfornext.in Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

In the second podcast of this series, we look at the extraordinary number of chemicals that have been created, produced and in use, what inventories exist on these chemicals, how much we know about their toxicity and potential for harm, and how well they are regulated. We’ll also explore the legislative, regulatory and other interventions needed to better manage, reduce and prevent chemical pollut...

Charles Goddard, editorial director at The Economist Group speaks to two experts about the scope and scale of the problem of chemical pollution in the ocean, and asks how worried we should be about the impact of chemical pollution on ocean life and ecosystems, and human health. The guest speakers are: Elsie Sunderland, the Gordon McKay professor of environmental chemistry, and professor of earth a...

The fast-moving space of crypto and digital currencies took another sudden but not entirely unexpected turn recently when the Chinese government moved to ban Bitcoin—but then didn't entirely. To shed more insight on the situation, we invited Angie Lau, founder and CEO of Forkast. News , to join the podcast and explain the nuance and implications. Ms Lau is a long-time financial news vete...

Fact or fiction: Overcoming health misinformation - episode sponsored by Google In this episode, Jason Wincuinas speaks to Masato Kajimoto, Associate Professor, at Hong Kong University in The Journalism and Media Studies Centre, and award-winning journalist Syed Nazakat, founder and CEO of DataLEADS, a digital media and information initiative, and founder of ‘Health Analytics Asia’, about the spre...