Kai Ostwald on Technological Challenges in Southeast Asia
The Sule Pagoda in Yangon. (Harish Shivaraman, Unsplash)
Hello everyone!
Today Joshua Diemert sits down with Kai Ostwald for a conversation on the developmental and technological challenges that Malaysia, Myanmar, and other Southeast Asian countries currently face. On another note, they also discuss the best way to teach statistics to non-statisticians.
Kai Ostwald is currently a professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs as well as the Department of Political Science in the University of British Columbia. He currently serves as the Director of UBC’s Centre for Southeast Asia Research and a Faculty Associate at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research. His research largely focuses on developmental projects in Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Myanmar.
Joshua Diemert is a first year MPPGA student at UBC. His primary policy interests focus around tech policy, data ownership and cybersecurity. Prior to joining the SPPGA he worked in commercial finance and venture capital in Waterloo, Ontario, with specialities in tech firms, real estate and lean manufacturing.