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Hardware, Software and Underwear (Underware) Emerging Technology Trends Globally as well as in Developed and Emerging Asia

By: Ravi Kashyap Email: [email protected]

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q  Software Every-ware (where)

q  What is the underwear (underware) here?

q  Business Environment in HK

q  IT Businesses in HK and Rest of Asia

q  Conclusion

q  References



Agenda

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n  Two Billion people use the internet with continued exponential

growth. n  What business are Amazon, Facebook, Skype & Walmart in ? n  Case Studies

n  Amazon and Borders, Netflix and Blockbuster. n  Music & Entertainment Companies are Software driven –

iTunes, Zynga, Pixar etc. n  Marketing Channels – Google, Facebook, Groupon etc n  The Largest Encyclopedia.

n  In 2000, the cost of running a basic Internet application in a cloud was approximately $150,000 a month. Today to run it in Amazon's cloud costs about $1,500 a month.



Software Every-ware(where)


n  What has been happening to the size of PC’s? n  Over the next decade or so, 60-70% of all people will own

some form of connected computing device. n  Handheld devices are lighter, have better resolution graphical

interfaces and powerful processors. n  Mobile phones will soon pack the power of traditional PCs. n  Your display unit can be the back of your friend’s Shirt? n  Underware is the Platform, the network and the distribution

mechanism. ---- Android, Cloud Computing etc.



What is the underware here?


n  World’s Freest Economy. n  Ranked 7th world wide in GDP

PPP per capita. n  Low Tax Rates. n  Proximity to two highly

concentrated pools of talent. n  International Trade Center. n  Financing Asia’s Growth Story. n  Extensive use of Technology in

Daily Life.

Percent of Labour Force

6%6%

42%20%

7%

19%

Manufacturing Construction

Trade, Restaurants and Hotels Financial Services

Transport & Communication Social Services



Business Environment in HK


n  Most software companies are export and outsourcing

oriented. n  Regional players catering to indigenous needs. n  Educated consumers ready to embrace new technology. n  Entrepreneurship culture starts at School. n  Bengaluru – The Silicon Valley of Asia. n  Hong Kong – The Funding Capital of Asia. n  Venture Capital firms are moving from the horizon to the

Front & Center.



IT Businesses in HK and Rest of Asia


n  The Opportunity is Enormous

n  Technology and Analytics is the Core Strategy for any Business.

n  The next Google or Facebook can start right here. n  The three rules of Epidemics

n  Contagiousness n  Little Causes can have Big Effects n  Change happens not gradually but in one dramatic

moment.


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Conclusion


Hong Kong Economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Hong_Kong

GDP – Purchasing Power Parity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

Tax Rates in HK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_rates_around_the_world

Software is Eating the World

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903480904576512250915629460.html?

mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read

Tipping Point – Book by Malcolm Gladwell

References



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