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Technology Gap Hinders Asean Members, Says IBM Study.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Woranuj Maneerungsee

Jan. 3--Asean members must work harder to establish an electronic business community, as they are divided by a technology gap, according to a study by IBM, the computer industry giant.

The study shows that Singapore is the most advanced Asean member in development of electronic commerce and has the ability to use e-commerce as a tool to compete with global rivals.

But the newest members, Cambodia, Laos, Burma and Vietnam, are in the early stages of e-commerce and are only just developing a national information technology strategy.

Asean paid IBM US$300,000 to carry out the study on the readiness of each ...

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