https://www.scmp.com/rss/500383/feed Through interviews with experts in the areas of Enterprise 4.0, fintech, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and digital marketing, get a glimpse into some of the topics that will be covered at the 2019 Hong Kong Internet Economy Summit. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The challenges – and benefits – that individuals and governments face when adopting new technologies was among the topics of discussion at the Internet Economy Summit (IES) in Hong Kong, which concluded on 16 April. “Digital Economy – Redefines Our Future” was the theme of the fourth edition of the technology flagship event – organised jointly by the Hong Kong government and Cyberport, the city’s business park formed by about 1,000 digital technology companies – which was being held at Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/big-tech/topics/digital-makers-future/article/3006410/what-challenges-and-benefits-do?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/big-tech/topics/digital-makers-future/article/3006410/what-challenges-and-benefits-do?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Apr 2019 09:43:54 +0000 Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Anyone online appreciates the uncanny sensation that their activity is being tracked based on the pop-up ads that reflect their latest searches. For good or ill, this is AI in action. “The impact of AI is already visible in everyday life,” Giulio Chiribella, a University of Hong Kong academic and visiting professor at the University of Oxford, says. “The advertisements you see on your Facebook timeline are chosen by an... https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/big-tech/topics/digital-makers-future/article/3006159/facebook-and-amazons-ai-selected?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/big-tech/topics/digital-makers-future/article/3006159/facebook-and-amazons-ai-selected?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:30:18 +0000 Modern finance has its origins in medieval Italy. To protect and foster grain farmers, finance was arranged to start the growing process and cover a farmer’s losses. These exchanges can be traced back to Venice in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and helped build an economy that became the hub of global trade. As the practice of money lending was institutionalised, the bank emerged. The word comes from banca, Italian for the benches where the trade took place. What those Venetian moneylenders... https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/big-tech/topics/digital-makers-future/article/3004471/finances-future-rests-technology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/big-tech/topics/digital-makers-future/article/3004471/finances-future-rests-technology?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Apr 2019 04:15:12 +0000 Asia is a manufacturing powerhouse that has fostered countless fast-growing businesses. In a future that will be shaped by technologies we know – such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things – and others that are emerging, industrialists, manufacturers and entrepreneurs want to know how their businesses must evolve to compete. The new wave of smarter, highly connected machines used in production is a hallmark of Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution. The term... https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/innovation/topics/digital-makers-future/article/3003439/understand-impact-digital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/innovation/topics/digital-makers-future/article/3003439/understand-impact-digital?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:19:20 +0000