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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Spanning halfway round the globe – from Turkey to the United Arab Emirates to India, South East Asia and China – the book brings one on a fascinating tour of the complex business characteristics governing our neck of the woods. Beneficiaries include ASEAN mainland cities like Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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The Secret Sauce of a Successful Smart City

Austin Startup

A city isn’t smart because it uses technology. A city is smart because it uses technology to make its citizens’ lives better. A smart city isn’t smart because it uses technology. A city is smart because it uses technology to make its citizens’ lives better. The magic in technology is how it can transform lives.