Research & playbooks
for shipping AI in Asia.
Frameworks we use in client engagements, plus original research on AI adoption across the markets we operate in. No hype, no rehashed Western reports.
Indonesia Enterprise AI in 2026: Digital Economy Leadership, PDP Law Compliance, and the Archipelago Challenge
Indonesia is Southeast Asia's largest AI market by addressable size — but adoption is bifurcated between Jakarta's world-class digital economy and a large provincial enterprise sector that is 3–4 years behind. A practitioner guide to Indonesian enterprise AI: PDP Law, OJK fintech regulation, Jakarta ecosystem dynamics, Bahasa Indonesia NLP advantages, and the infrastructure constraints of a 17,000-island nation.
Japan Enterprise AI 2026: Navigating APPI, Executive Culture, and the LLM Deployment Gap
Japan is the second-largest AI market in APAC by enterprise spend, yet lags Singapore and China on production deployment rate. Understanding why — and what the 2026 regulatory update means — is essential for any APAC AI strategy that includes Japan.
Multi-Agent AI Systems: Enterprise Design Patterns for APAC Deployments
The first generation of enterprise AI was single-agent: one model, one task, one output. Multi-agent systems unlock compound tasks — but they introduce orchestration complexity and new failure modes. Here are the patterns that work in production.
China Enterprise AI in 2026: Regulatory Complexity, Domestic Model Leadership, and the Hong Kong Gateway
China is the world's second-largest AI market — and the most complex for foreign enterprise AI practitioners. Three overlapping regulatory frameworks (CAC Generative AI rules, PIPL data localisation, Algorithmic Recommendation Provisions), a domestic model ecosystem that has closed the capability gap (Qwen 3, DeepSeek), and a manufacturing AI sector at global scale. A practitioner guide to operating AI strategy in and around Mainland China.
Government and Public Sector AI in APAC 2026: Procurement, Data Sovereignty, and the Three-Tier Market
Government is the largest AI buyer in APAC by aggregate contract value — but the procurement process, data sovereignty constraints, and explainability requirements make it fundamentally different from private enterprise AI. A practitioner guide to APAC government AI: the three-tier market structure, formal tender systems (GeBIZ, KONEPS, MyProcurement), citizen-facing AI governance, and data localisation constraints by jurisdiction.
Vietnam Enterprise AI in 2026: Manufacturing Hub, Digital Economy, and the Vietnamese Language Constraint
Vietnam is ASEAN's fastest-growing AI adoption market, driven by its position as the world's third-largest electronics exporter and a booming e-commerce sector. A practitioner guide to manufacturing AI, the North-South Vietnamese language divide, embryonic regulation, and what makes Vietnam different from every other ASEAN market.
Professional Services AI in APAC 2026: Legal, Accounting, and Consulting Transformation
Legal, accounting, and management consulting are among the highest-value AI adoption sectors in APAC — driven by document-intensive cross-border transactions that span multiple languages and legal systems. A practitioner guide to APAC professional services AI: multilingual document intelligence, Big Four audit transformation, transfer pricing AI, ESG reporting, Harvey AI in law firms, and what consulting's AI disruption means for mid-market advisory firms.
Malaysia Enterprise AI in 2026: Policy, Manufacturing, and the Islamic Finance Opportunity
A practitioner guide to enterprise AI in Malaysia: the Madani Economy AI policy framework, Bank Negara's evolving AI rules, manufacturing and Islamic finance sector opportunities, Bahasa Malaysia language requirements, and what makes Malaysia distinct from Singapore in enterprise AI.
Taiwan Enterprise AI in 2026: Semiconductor Leadership, Mid-Market Reality, and Traditional Chinese Deployment Constraints
Taiwan leads the world in AI hardware production but lags in enterprise software AI adoption. A practitioner guide to the hardware-software gap, mid-market manufacturing AI opportunity, Traditional Chinese language requirements, and what makes Taiwan a distinct market from every other APAC economy.
Enterprise AI Evaluation Framework: How to Select the Right LLM for Your Workload
Generic benchmarks are not enterprise procurement. Here is a structured evaluation framework for selecting AI models that fit your specific APAC workloads, compliance requirements, and operational constraints.
Korea Enterprise AI in 2026: Regulation, Culture, and Deployment Realities
A practitioner snapshot of South Korea's AI landscape: the AI Basic Act implementation, chaebol and mid-market adoption patterns, Korean language deployment constraints, and what it actually takes to succeed in the Korean enterprise market.
Securing AI Agents in APAC Enterprise: A Practical Threat Model
AI agents that can take actions — send emails, update CRM records, query databases — create new attack surfaces that traditional application security does not cover. Here is how to build a threat model for production agent deployments.
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