What's interesting in Cambodia - Tech for Good
Issue 71 - Aug 3, 2021
Happy Tuesday!
I hope your week is off to a great start! This week my focus is 100% on what is happening in Cambodia. I’ve found an interesting read from DAI on Music 4.0, an article about social commerce in 2021, and Angkor 500 is having a EdTech event this weekend!
I hope you find this information helpful and if you do, I would really appreciate if you could forward it to someone who might also find it interesting.
Have a great week!
Jesse
What’s interesting this week…
Digital Asia Accelerator Cultivates Digital Skills for Cambodia’s Creative Sector
The digital team at DAI has highlighted one of their innovative programs in Cambodia in partnership with The Sound Initiative. The concept is around what they are calling “Music 4.0” and how they can help creative entrepreneurs expand their digital reach. It looks like a interesting program for any musician that is interested in “Music 4.0.”
Fact-Check Platform Questioned Over Maiden Post Critiquing Rights Group’s Concerns
VOD News in Cambodia has a interesting look at a new fact-checking platform that was funded by the US State Department. Disinformation is critical challenge that organizations should be working on and this report dives into some of the challenges of launching a fact-checking tool in Cambodia.
Social Commerce: Trends for 2021
Geeks in Cambodia has a great article from Maris Naglis, Vice President of Customer Success at Httpool on what they see as the upcoming trends for eCommerce on social media in Cambodia.
New accelerator program FYT101 to develop top Cambodian startups from inception to IPO
A new accelerator program FYT101 has been launched to support high-growth startups and innovative SMEs with education, mentorship, and financing all the way from inception through until an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX).
The initiative is a venture between back office support specialist Fourmi Rouge, brokerage firm Yuanta Securities (Cambodia) and top ITD Certified Trainer and serial entrepreneur Tommy Sim. The program will initially focus on startups in the technology sector.
Event: BIG IDEAS: EdTech
Are you passionate about education and e-learning? Wondering if you might have the new BIG IDEA for a technology startup in the education and e-learning sector?
On Saturday, August 7th, ANGKOR 500 is bringing Silicon Valley to Cambodia through the “BIG IDEAS: EdTech”, a Hackathon-style event, to:
Bring visionaries and entrepreneurs together to build ideas to solve e-learning problems in Cambodia
Test your startup ideas in front of a pool of experts
Discover new entrepreneur talent in Cambodia.
Best solutions will be offered mentoring and further training by the 500 Startups team to develop their ideas into new technology startups.