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Legalisation of same-sex marriage will inevitably spread across Asia-Pacific, say nearly half of respondents in new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey

Pride and prejudice:Assessing progress in Asia-Pacific

The Landscape surrounding LGBT rights in Asia-Pacific is changing fast. This report, the fourth in an annual series of Economist Intelligence Unit studies addressing the business and economic case for global LGBT diversity and inclusion (D&I), focuses on the situation in Asia-Pacific and what progress has been made compared to the first Pride and Prejudice survey fielded in 2015.

Pride on the continent

New research reinforces Asia’s progress on LGBT rights

Informed consent is needed in Pakistan’s marriage contracts

Under current laws in Pakistan, forced or underage marriage is illegal. But, in practice, most brides aren’t told about the content of the contract they are signing. Consent without this knowledge isn’t full consent. In this blog, three researchers outline how they have assessed progress towards informed consent for marriage, education, regulation and further ramifications.

Managing Application Development: The public-sector perspective

The public sector may suffer from its reputation as a technology laggard, but the reality is often quite different. Around the world, government agencies are about as likely to use cloud technology as any private-sector company, according to our survey. In fact, governments are more likely than their private-sector counterparts to use Agile, an innovative application-development approach. And just as private-sector companies do, public-sector organisations wrestle with the growing challenge of keeping their systems, applications and data secure.

Managing Application Development: The manufacturing perspective

Manufacturers are deep users of software. They use the cloud, rely on applications and employ advanced development approaches. And unlike many other industries, manufacturing is decidedly comfortable working with contractors, agencies and other outside application developers.

An in-depth review of the manufacturing industry’s survey results uncovered  the following insights:

Managing Application Development: The healthcare perspective

Healthcare has gone high tech. Bulky paper records are quickly giving way to efficient digital records. Clipboards are being replaced by tablets and other mobile devices. And a range of entirely new time-saving and life-saving applications are being explored with technologies that use artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cognitive computing, big data analytics, robotic process automation and augmented/virtual reality.

Managing Application Development: The gaming & media perspective

Few industries have felt the effects of digital technologies as profoundly as gaming and media. Without digital, gaming—now a multi-billion-dollar industry—would barely see such growth. Media, meanwhile, has seen its basic foundations of print, film, TV and radio crumble under the weight of newer technologies including podcasts, streaming, e-books and mobile tech.

To learn more about the role of application development in the growth of gaming and media, The Economist Intelligence Unit took an in-depth review of the industry’s survey results. The following insights were uncovered:

Managing Application Development: The financial services perspective

The financial services industry is playing catch-up in a digital age. Amid a period of intense change where regulations are intensifying and competitors with advanced technologies are entering the market, traditional players are intent on remaining relevant. Many are using the cloud and advanced application-development techniques to secure that edge.

ّ القيادة يف خضم عمليات التحول:الفرص التجارية واملخاطر يف الرشق األوسط

تبديد التصورات الخاطئة حول األعامل التجارية يف املنطقة، واتخاذ منهج قائم عىل األدلة يف تقييم الفرص التجارية واملخاطر، والتي حددناها من خالل تحليل نتائج االستطالع، وما يكملها من مقابالت متعمقة. ويعرض هذا التقرير هذه النتائج، إىل جانب االسرتاتيجيات التي تتبناها الرشكات للتعامل مع هذه الظروف الغامضة. 

 

 

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