Sascha Funk Room: stage C While we all grew up with technology and, many of us, with the internet, we all had the chance to learn how to use it. Now, in a country that was set aside for decades, people have to handle an incredibly high technological impact. How does this impact look like? How could it be used? What are the dangers and possibilities that come along? This is not only important for the people in those areas but also for companies that are about to set up business in the region. What's important to know? How should the local market be approached? What is likely to happen? While having not only worked with educational institutions but also with internet start-ups (while running www.myanmar-startups.com), NGOs and professional service providers it became clear that Myanmar as well as investors are facing an incredible difficult challenge in order to not fall into a wild west 'shoot first, ask later' manner when it comes to technology and its usage.  When talking about Asia most people automatically think about China. Or Japan. When talking about technology in Asia most people automatically think about China. Or Japan. However there is, of course, more. Asia is more and in between China and India there is a region that deserves more attention than it gets. South-East Asia is on the verge. The verge towards complete modernization, cultural change or, another possible outcome, chaos.  With the Asean Economic Community coming close to becoming reality Southeast Asia has a lot of work to do and the all member states try to get into a good starting position for the most important change in recent, economical, history. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will introduce the AEC treaty in 2015 which will enable citizens of ASEAN countries to work freely within AEC members. Furthermore foreign investments will become easier and more welcome. e policies, introduce new laws, try to increase English proficiency among their citizens and open their culture and countries towards the west.Produced by Voice RepublicFor more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com