Visionscape

While mainstream “National security” paradigm has continuously dominated the organizational mindset of key regional authorities, the arrival of the New Millennium gave the world a new global security domain issue – cyber security. There has been increasing evidence that the existing paradigm may not fit very well in coping with this new vulnerability. With a high penetration [...]

This Infographic illustrates the possibility of a linkage between the cyber security problem and public health care. Problems such as the violation and fraud committed with 7.8 million records of personal medical information are not negligible anymore.

The shadow (or underground) economy is significant in Southeast Asia. Its structure will be changing as some Southeast Asian nations pursue strategies to become fully developed countries in the next decade. The need to compete globally is forcing countries to adopt strategies that increase productivity without necessarily creating new jobs or that keep wage levels [...]

Tag:  Security sector; new media; non-traditional security; cyber society; cyber terrorism; urban security; gated communities; security “freemium”; community crime watch; ICT; e-participation; e-government; open government; social media; cyber security, civic engagement. Transforming from a labor-intensive to a knowledge-intensive economy requires an upgrading of ICT infrastructure and innovation capacity. Some countries in Southeast Asia are catching-up [...]

Our infographic of the month takes a look at the size of the shadow market and human trafficking route in ASEAN. The trafficking in persons has been a major crime for decades. ASEAN is both the source of supply for illegal laborers to the world, and a destination for this immoral trade.

Tag:  shadoweconomy;  streetvendor;  sextrade;  legalization;  timbertrafficking;  gambling;  Violence;crime;  justice;bio-medical technologies;  healthsector;  forensicsystem;  SoutheastAsia.                                                                                     [...]

Since the 1990s, the Internet has revolutionized the way of communication and has become a global connection network for everyone. The new technology allows people to communicate instantly, facilitating access to information and dissemination of their opinions. This democratization of information has pushed us further into the era of the information society. Along with the [...]

Our infographic of the month gives us a point of caution when we use the terms collectivism and collectivity. Without thinking too much, we sometimes refer only to people who are in the majority in society, those with citizenships, and people with social status and recognition. But in reality, as many as 19% of Southeast [...]

Tag:  Collectivism, Empowerment; Community Forestry; Digital collectivism, Internet freedom, social media, digital culture, digital politics; Stateless People; human security; cross-border movements; vertical collectivity; Cambodia; Myanmar; Thailand. A stylized fact on the modernization process as observed in Southeast Asia is that as the economies develop and urbanization and industrialization continue, those societies become more individualistic. People [...]

Tag:  science; technology; and innovation; religion; STI diplomacy; ASEAN Community; creative economy; Sustainable development; inclusivity; green technology; green growth; Malaysia. Science, technology, and innovation (STI) have been the backbone of many social developmental or experimental platforms for decades. Although STI development is a well-established discipline in the academic world, a paradigm shift from STI development [...]