Five ways to turn Bali into a ‘Zoom island’ for global remote workers

The Indonesian government recently announced plans to send 8,000 Jakarta-based civil servants to work remotely in Bali to help the tourism-dependent economy rebound from the pandemic.  If the government succeeds in fully vaccinating Bali residents, the idea makes a certain amount of sense.  Hotels and restaurants are struggling to survive. According to Statistics Indonesia, hotel occupancy rates averaged…

Asia’s smart cities

What makes a ‘smart city’? Climate strategist, Boyd Cohen mashed up about nine data sources and city rankings to create a master list of the 10 smartest cities in the Asia Pacific region. Hong Kong is ranked number one in the region for its multiple government funded universities, high rates of transit rides per capita,…