Cambodia’s Ecosystem for Technology Startups

By Asian Development Bank

Technology-based startup enterprises are an increasingly important part of the business landscape in Asia and the Pacific. By applying innovative technologies to create new products and services, they can make a significant contribution to economic development while generating social and environmental benefits. However, to survive and then thrive, tech startups require an enabling ecosystem that includes supportive government policy, and adequate access to capital, skilled personnel, and quality digital infrastructure. This report assesses the current ecosystem for tech startups in Cambodia, focusing on four sectors: climate change and environment, agriculture, education, and health. The report discusses challenges facing tech startups in these sectors and provides recommendations to overcome them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Release date: Jun 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9789292695620

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CAMBODIA’S ECOSYSTEM FOR TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS

Sopheara Ek and Paul Vandenberg

JUNE 2022

Country Report No. 1

Ecosystems for Technology Startups in Asia and the Pacific

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Contents

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Foreword

Technology-based startup enterprises—or tech startups—are an increasingly important part of the business landscape in Asia and the Pacific and, indeed, around the world. These enterprises apply new technologies to create new products or services or provide services in a new way. Many startups may not survive long, but some will succeed and make significant contributions to economic development. Tech firms such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon are now among the largest firms in the world, and tech firms including Tencent, Gojek, and Grab are also among the leading emerging enterprises in Asia. The technology and dynamism they provide are important for economic growth.

Given their growing importance, it is essential to better understand the ecosystem in which tech startups develop. They don’t grow in a vacuum. They