ASEAN's digital economy is predicted to reach $430 billion by 2025, with e-commerce and financial technology seen to drive growth.

However, the digital ecosystem scene is still faced with several challenges. ASEAN members have varying degrees of digital readiness and digital usage for entrepreneurial purposes is prevalent in only a few member states. As such, there is a need to identify key factors that would promulgate and foster innovation ecosystem across the region as building an entrepreneurial ecosystem that fosters the creation and evolution of digital technologies and innovation is vital.

This seminar from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) will examine the current landscape for innovation/entrepreneurial ecosystem and the adoption of digital technology. It will also explore ways to navigate the digital transition amid challenges as well as the importance of having an entrepreneurship mindset, skills, and digital assets to turn crises into opportunities.

Speakers

• Giulia Ajmone Marsan, Director, Strategy and Partnership, ERIA
• Alessandro Rosiello, Senior Lecturer, Business School Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Innogen Institute, University of Edinburgh and Director of Innovation at the Edinburgh Futures Institute
• Sriganesh Lokanathan, Policy Fellow, LIRNEasia