Youth keying into digital economy
Southeast Asia’s youthful population is embracing the internet and rapidly connecting to the digital economy, creating enormous potential for economic growth throughout the region, panellists at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN said on May 10. Addressing a panel discussion on “The ASEAN Dream”, Kao Kim Hourn, the minister attached to the prime minister of Cambodia, said that youth participation in the region’s development was imperative as they represent such a large portion of the population. “The youth need to participate in the future of the region and they need to consider how they dream the region will be [in the future],” he said. He added that technology is providing youth opportunities to help their countries and the region develop. “Technology is developing very fast and it creates new opportunities and a chance to grow,” he said. “Youth need to recognise this potential and try to seize the opportunity.”
