Innovation Hot Zones in Asia Pacific

1. Selena Sol presents….. INNOVATION HOT ZONES ASIA PAC A practical summary for the regional investor selena@selenasol.com http://www.linkedin.com/pub/eric-tachibana/0/33/b53 http://www.slideshare.net/selenasol

2. Innovation Hot Zones in Asia Pacific Strawman RFC Selena Sol (selena@selenasol.com) http://www.slideshare.net/selenasol/ The purpose of this deck is to give an executive technology management team of a large company / MNC a quick snapshot of opportunities for external sources of innovation in Asia Pacific. Where should the company look in the region to source external inspiration. This is an RFC, and I am looking for suggestions on how to improve the material to make it more useful for purpose. Note to the reviewer: Don’t get caught up in the “Innovation Potential rating.” Each company would need to do the ratings themselves relative to their specific context. For example, an investment bank would have very different ratings than a pharmaceutical firm. The deck hopes to make that analysis easier, but the analysis would still need to be done.

3. SOUTH KOREA SINGAPORE SEOUL SINGAPORE • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Look to gaming and gamification for next-generation user experience • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Digital Payments • Leverage Innovation & New Product Incubation consultancy • Biotechnology and bio-informatics algorithms • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) • Fashion and entertainment • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Korea Chic • Language barriers • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • Korea Venture Capitalist Association • Private Equity Korea • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Interactive Digital Media (Social Media) • Biotechnology • Mobile payment • Cloud (AWS hub) • Water tech / clean energy • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Small size, business-friendly, managed economy • Financial industry domain & IT skills abundant • Regionally-strong entrepreneurship infrastructure • Device savvy population – multiple devices per person • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • SGEntrepreneurs • Founders Institute • Singapore Venture Capitalist Association • Information Development Authority Singapore • BANSEA

4. CHINA CHINA HONG KONG SHANGHAI / BEIJING • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Next-generation financial services • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Mobility hardware, software and business models for next-generation solutions • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Import / Export (China Gateway) • Financial products and services • Garment & Textiles • Logistics • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Gateway to Mainland China • Most metropolitan Asian city • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • Innovation and Technology Commission • HK Applied Science & Technology Research Institute • HK Science & Technology Parks Administration • HK Venture Capitalist Association • StartupsHK • Cyberport • Innocentre • BootHK • HKCommons • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Telecommunications & Mobility (major players like Huawei and Lenovo) • 3rd Generation Logistics & Contract Manufacturing • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Across the board drivers of innovation, many mature markets/sectors • Still a lot of replication of external innovation for internal markets • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • TBD

5. PHILIPPINES INDIA MANILA MUMBAI / BANGLADESH • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Watch what happens in the gaming space • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • No one in our industry has unlocked the value of software offshoring. Still big potential wins here. • Watch developments in the Financial services and payments spaces • Keep an eye on social innovation as it relates to our global brand • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Mobile • Interactive Digital Media (gaming) • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Call Centers • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • TBD • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Social Innovation • Energy & Green Tech • Financial services & payment • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Software off shoring sector • Large Overseas Indian population • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • TBD

6. JAPAN THAILAND TOKYO BANGKOK • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • The Japanese tend to be early adopters of next-generation tech. • Watch the interactive gaming space • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • No immediate areas to focus on, but watch the e-commerce space • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Mobile applications and devices • Robotics • Interactive Gaming • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Advanced and mature industrial base including automobiles and games • Large but highly insolated internal technology market • Language barriers • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • METI • Japan Venture Capital Association • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Nuticeuticals / agri-business / aqua culture / food science • Interactive Digital Media (e-commerce) • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Language barriers • Large natural resource base • Strong software development in Bangkok • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • National Innovation Agency • Thai Venture Capital Association

7. MALAYSIA TAIWAN KUALA LUMPUR TAIPEI • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Explore Islamic Banking Innovation • Stay current with ICT innovation (especially in the mobile space) • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Look to manufacturing for process innovation applicable to software design • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Islamic Banking • Biotechnology & pharmaceuticals • Interactive Digital media • Advanced manufacturing & materials • Energy • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Natural resources • Manufacturing • State-guidance of economy • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation • Malaysia Venture Capital Management Corp • 1VC • MSC • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Hardware • Manufacturing • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Closer ties with China • Highly educated engineering base • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • Taiwan Venture Capital Association

8. INDONESIA VIETNAM JAKARTA HANOI / HO CHI MINH (SAIGON) • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Mobile Banking • Micro Financing • WHERE WE CAN FIND INSPIRATION • Software development (agile) methodologies • Manufacturing process innovation and quality management • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Telecom-related IT (mobile & payments) • Manufacturing & import/export • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Raw materials • High wealth consolidation • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • MICRA • BIC • INNOVATION CLUSTERS • Manufacturing • Software development • TRENDING MACROECONOMIC DRIVERS • Language barriers • High growth of middle class and small to mid-sized business community • INCUBATOR, VENTURE, GOV’T COMMUNITY • Ministry of Science and Technology

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