Business people from throughout Asean and beyond filled an auditorium in Bangkok last week to learn more about the accelerating connectivity in what one speaker called the world’s “epicentre of growth and vitality”.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was the guest of honour at the recent launch of the “Digital Thailand Big Bang 2019: ASEAN Connectivity,” an international digital technology symposium that on the concept of ASEAN Connectivity organized the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) as part of the activities marking Thailand’s chairmanship of the ASEAN Summit.