Welcome to the first of a 3-part series on emerging trends in Asia’s technology and innovation ecosystems. In this episode, we are going to look at how the Smart Cities & 5G are progressing - and we have a special guest to help us delve into that topic...me. That’s right, the host becomes the guest - and we have a special guest host as well. 

Many of you will know him as the former host of the hugely successful Analyse Asia podcast - and he was also the guest on my first ever TechBurst Asia podcast. He’s none other than Bernard Leong, making his first podcast appearance in over 2 years. 

In parts 2 and 3 of this Emerging Trends series, we will revert back to the normal format, with Bernard joining us as the guest to discuss a wide range of topics, including the latest on drones, AI, digital transformation, crypto, NFTs and what in the world is going on in China. Parts 2 and 3 will be out in the coming days, so stay tuned. 

Show Notes:

01:15 What are your learnings from doing the TechBurst Asia podcast? And what have you learned from interviewing your guests?

03:15 What is the right user experience for a citizen in a Smart City?

05:45 Smart Buildings: What is the ideal experience for the business owner or facilities manager? 

09:00 Why have Smart Cities not lived up to the hype?

12:05 How has Covid pandemic changed the way that people look at Smart Cities?

14:10 How will cities evolve to address the remote working trend?

17:30 Smart City Rankings - why did you create the CRAP Smart City Ranking

19:15 What metric would you use to make a “good” Smart City ranking?

20:40 How do you evaluate the progress on Smart Cities, IoT & 5G?

23:10 What will be the key applications that will leverage 5G?

25:35 If I gave you a magic wand, what would you want to see in the next 3 - 5 years?