Policy Recommendation:
APAC Expansion
TH Schee
hi@schee.info
2017.12.17 @ SCU Taipei
—For Discussion—

1.Half of the world’s people
lives inside this circle
2.Highest growth potential
Nice problems to have.

Define Research Insight Crafting
Go!
Drive Transition Accelerate Holding On
*Regulatory Battle #1 *Regulatory Battle #2
Phase 0
Phase 1
Phase 2

Shaping Expansion & Regulatory Environment
- SDGs & Sustainability (e.g. C40)
- Connectivity (e.g. transportation)
- Tourism (e.g. on demand mobility)
- Digital Economy (e.g. startups)
Policy frameworks for consideration
Ph0

Urban: layers of regulated systems.
People
Systems
Hardwares Ecosystem
Software
VISION

Finer granularity.

Point of Lauch?
East Asia's changing urban landscape :
measuring a decade of spatial growth (Vol. 2)
Priority
- Tier 1: ASAP
- Tier 2: in 6 months
- Tier 3: everything else

East Asia's changing urban landscape : measuring a decade of spatial growth (Vol. 2)
Urbanization is not evenly distributed.

Serving different tiers
of cities in a coherent
fashion.
East Asia's changing urban landscape :
measuring a decade of spatial growth (Vol. 2)

e.g. Connectivity, which is best for expansion?
East Asia's changing urban landscape : measuring a decade of spatial growth (Vol. 2)

Samut Prakan (Thailand) will grow from 1.8 M inhabitants in 2015
to 2.9 M in 2025: 62.3% growth
Batam (Indonesia), from 1.4 M to 2.2 M: +60.8%
Vientiane (Laos), from 0.99 M to 1.6 M: +54.5%
Denpasar (Indonesia), from: 1.1 M to 1.7 M: +51.9%
Early entry to 2nd tier cities.
https://aseanup.com/infographic-top-cities-urbanization-asean/

Engaging Urban Stakeholders
- Push for optimal activations
- Addressing pain points
- Leverage urban resources
- Build dedicated communities
- Consider strategic initiative, if desired
Ph1

http://www.slideshare.net/GrowConf/3-growth-hacks-the-secrets-to-driving-massive-user-growth-josh-elman-greylock
THIS!

Addressing “pain points.”
Credit: bdon.org

Leverage urban resources.
https://invisiblecities.blog/2017/05/17/youbike-stations-rethink/

Image: Wikipedia
HK…? Mumbai!!
Credit: LSE Cities
Build dedicated communities.

Bat.
Solar Solar
Power
Bat.
E-
Strategic initiatives.
Puncar directly deals with “the last mile” issue, sending personnels,
connections and resources to needed remote areas. It is designed to
raise public awareness on digital divide and related issues. Ground
operations are aimed to support digital inclusion not only by channeling
urban resources to villages, but also framing discussion to support
decision making within stakeholders in local context.
In less than 6 years, the team has covered 150 towns and has put on a
mileage of more than 50,000km on the island.
Disclosure: I am co-founder of this initiative.

Internal Policy Consideration
1. Come up with a “play book.”
2. Code for internationalization (e.g. payment, content l10n, visual cohesion).
3. Internal PR and social media policy.
4. Internal dashboard.
5. “North Star” metric for expansion.
APAC Office
2.

TH Schee
hi@schee.info
+1 (646) 820-0002