High Time for Korean Startups to Ride on Digital Fever in Southeast Asia(1)

High Time for Korean Startups to Ride on Digital Fever in Southeast Asia

Startup boom can be named as one of the hot issues in Southeast Asia this year. This may not sound familiar to most Koreans except for those involved in the IT industry or venture capital sectors. However, startup markets across Southeast Asia have been rapidly gaining momentums. 

In fact, locally born leaders of digital economy such as Grab in Malaysia which recently acquired the Southeast Asian business unit of Uber have been acclaimed for changing the conventional industrial map in the region.

Recent startup boom across Southeast AStartup fever in Southeast Asia and its implication for India to improve indispensable public services(15)

Implication of Southeast Asia's startup fever for India to improve public services

According to this year's release of UNDP (United Nations Development Plan) on GII (Gender inequality Index), India was ranked 127th among the 189 surveyed nations in the world. All 10 members in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) received higher scores than India in terms of women's social status. 

Overall assessments on criteria encompassing maternal mortality ratio, share of seats in parliament and labor force participation ratio of India turned out alarmingly low.

Which Asian universities prominent in QS world rankings for engineering and technology?(2)

Which Asian universities shine in QS world rankings for engineering and technology?

This year' results for engineering and technology, to be released on 2 April 2011, will rank universities in computer science and these engineering disciplines - chemical, electrical and electronic, civil and structural, mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing. 

The new subject rankings will be based on established QS rankings methodology and on a combination of research citation and survey data from academics and graduate employers across the world.