Editor’ s Note
We’ re fast approaching the midway point of the year and technology transformation is continuing to accelerate at pace with no signs of slowing. In the pages to come you’ ll find a selection of some of the most interesting news and insights from across Asia-Pacific’ s tech space, with a key focus on AI evolution.
On the cover we have Yamaha Motor’ s Chief General Manager, IT Center, Toyoto Ono. On page 14, he deep dives into how the company is working with Informatica to transform fragmented global data into a unified asset.
The goal is to boost decision-making, streamline operations and accelerate enterprise-wide digital transformation. Ono discusses his experience of the implementation and reveals how the initiative is driving productivity gains across the organisation.
Alix Pressley Head of Content APAC
Talking Point this month draws on key findings from Akamai’ s 2026 Apps, APIs and DDoS State of the Internet( SOTI) report. The results highlight that while innovation is advancing at speed, API security maturity is lagging, exposing a critical layer at the centre of the region’ s digital growth.
Reuben Koh, Director of Security Technology and Strategy, APJ at Akamai, has advised organisations to prioritise building stronger operational governance to allow innovation to continue at speed. Read more on page 18.
Elsewhere in the magazine, on page 24, we explore another key piece of research from ST Telemedia Global Data Centres. The findings reveal that Singapore is leading the region in AI maturity but faces critical scaling bottlenecks as well as a widening AI readiness gap.
Commissioned in partnership with Ecosystm, the study surveyed more than 600 enterprise and digital-native leaders across nine Asian markets: India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
A key contributor to this month’ s edition is Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison’ s President Director and CEO, Vikram Sinha. He explains how the company’ s landmark telecom merger, AI-first strategy and Sahabat platform are positioning Indonesia to move from a digital consumption market to a creator of sovereign AI infrastructure.
On page 35, Sinha delves into the company’ s strategy and the three pillars it is built on, as well as its goals and vision for the future.
That’ s just a snapshot of what we have in store for you this month – turn the pages to find more of the latest news and insights across APAC and don’ t forget to visit our website for more regular updates: https:// www. intelligentcio. com / apac / www. intelligentcio. com
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