Asia’s Century?

East Asia – Boom Town?

Yong Tsui (YT) LeeAssociate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeConference Chair, SIGGRAPH Asia 2008

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Asia

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East Asia

• Brunei

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

• Laos

• Malaysia

• Myanmar

• Singapore

• Thailand

• The Philippines

• Vietnam

• Australia

• China

• Hong Kong

• Japan

• New Zealand

• South Korea

• Taiwan

South

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Infrastructure

• Varies across countries

• Even within countries

• Most are building and eager for business

• Connectivity

– Transportation

– Communication network

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Convention Centres

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Hotels

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Location, Location, Location

• Good transport connections

• Good tourism attractions

• Strong in the subject of the event

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Singapore ConnectionsAmericas

259 weeklyflights

Oceania465 weekly

flights

Middle East162 weekly

flights

SoutheastAsia

1,908 weeklyflights

India406 weekly

flights

Japan227 weekly

flights

S. Korea87 weekly

flights

GreaterChina

795 weeklyflights

Europe401 weekly

flights

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Is it an easy region to dobusiness in?• A region of different hues and persuasions.

• Easy to do business?

– Depends on which country you are in.

– Politics and politicians have a lot to do with it.

• Open, clean countries, with little bureaucraticbarriers, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan.

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Institutional Support

• Support from governments or their proxies

– Cash

– Facilities

– Connections

– Others

• The strength of the support depends onwhether an event is relevant to their objectives

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2004 2015

Tourism Receipts (TR) $10 b $30 b

Total Arrivals 8 m 17 m

Length of Stay 3.0 days 4.0 days

Per Diem $360 $500

Employment 150,000 250,000

A Government with an Objective

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Costs

• Costs to the organisers– Venue and facilities

– Staff and contractors

– Publicity and sales

– Transportation

• Costs to the delegates– Travel

– Registration

– Hotel

– Spending12

What do our delegates look for?

• A strong event

– Good business leads

– Good technical contents

– Good network

– Good fun

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Biggest frustrations

• For organisers

– Opaque bureaucracy

– Lack of responsiveness

– Things don’t work

• For delegates

– Bureaucracy

– Language

– Geography

– Getting to the right place at the right time14

Growth Potential

• Plenty of untapped countries and regions

• They are all leveling up

• There is still plenty of room for growth

• It depends on capital, entrepreneurship andrisk taking by investors

• Good supply of skilled personnel

• Political stability

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Asia’s Century?

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