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ASIA_tech No. 4. October, 2018

Analytical digest
28 November 2018

Russia-China law society along with Lomonosov MSU Center for Asian legal studies presents the October, 2018 digest.

Asian countries are rapidly developing some industries in the struggle for dominance in high-tech and financial markets.

China continues to implement the «Made in China 2024» program, and its plans and successes are well versed in the South China Morning Post’s series of publications.

Hong Kong publishes a regulatory framework for regulating the activities of cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto funds, intending to build a large cryptocurrency hub. The crypto-businessmen of China are on the list of the richest. HTC announces its first blockchain smartphone. The regulators of Dubai and Singapore conclude agreements on cooperation in the sphere of fintech.

This review also presents interesting publications made by researchers on the assessment of the potential Chinese influence on the Bitcoin network, the ethical use of artificial intelligence technology in the legal sphere, and the technical structure of the social credit system in China.

Please find more details in the digest.

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Research
23 January 2018
21st CEO Survey The Anxious Optimist in the Corner Office, 2018

Every year, PwC conducts a large-scale survey of the CEOs of leading companies worldwide for deep and comprehensive understanding of key challenges facing global business leaders. In the 21st survey, PwC explored CEO views on trust and tenure; how public confidence in business has fallen along with trust in other major institutions of society. This year, 1,293 company executives from 85 countries took part in the survey. The results were presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos (WEF).

Expert opinion
6 September 2018
“Ideas themselves are worth very little”

One of the key themes of EEF 2018 is the digital economy. Alexander Galitsky, founder of venture fund Almaz Capital and one of the bestknown entrepreneurs in the Russian IT industry, discusses whether it has become more difficult for Russian companies to break into the international market, the culture of buying innovation in Russia, and why blockchain is the future.

Research
7 September 2018
Blockchain Technologies: Current State and Key Insights

This analytical report, prepared by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property with expert support from the Blockchain Competence Center of Vnesheconombank, provides patent landscape analysis on blockchain technologies. It reviews global patenting trends, leading companies in industry sectors, as well as geography, markets, and areas of application of blockchain technologies.

Articles
10 January 2019
China plans to be a world leader in Artificial Intelligence by 2030

The article published in South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) describes the current state of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sphere in China, telling the readers about Beijing’s plans to become a global leader in this field by 2030 and about possible areas of AI application in China’s industry and the service sector.