Artificial Intelligence - AI

The Malaysian facility management (FM) market is considerably more advanced than its neighboring country markets (except Singapore) due to the extensive public sector participation and presence of global and regional companies. The high outsourcing culture in the public sector and support from government agencies have been instrumental in driving d...

Australia has witnessed unprecedented extreme weather events of drought and flood. Climate change also plays a role in drought and flood severity and recurrence. With over 80% of its population living in and around urban hotspots, the country is one of the most urbanized worldwide. As such, water and wastewater (W&WW) utilities in Australia are und...

The Southeast Asia (SEA) facility management (FM) market is growing, supported by the high construction and renovation activity in the region due to the rapid urbanization and the expansion of smart buildings. The adoption of advanced technologies in building services is also witnessing rapid growth. In addition, government regulations for energy e...

2021 marked the beginning of the revival of meeting rooms and office spaces. As businesses prepare for the return to office, meeting rooms have seen growing technology investments to support hybrid work. Despite the headwinds from the impact of supply chain issues and component shortages which have triggered uneven sales cycles throughout 2021, the...

South Korea has one of the highest per capita plastic packaging consumption rates globally, as well as one of the highest rates of collection and recycling. The country is strongly pushing the circular economy of plastic recycling through new policies and initiatives and is building on country-wide programs, such as waste disposal fees based on vol...