The flow of data across a connected world.(World Map Courtesy of NASA: https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=55167)
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When we look at what parts of the world are most aggressively moving in AI disruption, Asia looms large. It’s a region where, for one reason or another, there’s a focus on what artificial intelligence can do, a willingness to experiment with its capabilities, and proactive integration into societies.
“Across the continent, innovation is seen as a strategic lever to unlock economic growth, accelerate transitions and shape new markets,” writes Claudia Ukonu for the World Economic Forum, with an included tagline: Innovation ecosystems across Asia are enabling tech-driven solutions through collaboration, financial innovation and policy alignment. “Whether it's policy labs in Thailand, clean energy corridors in China or deep tech clusters in Singapore and Tokyo, innovation is now firmly embedded in Asia’s economic development story.”
Ukonu speaks to a common observation by experts around the trajectory of technology in Asia, over the course of the twentieth century:
