Digital economic opportunities

In partnership: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad launching Apec 2020 in December. A series of meetings this year will culminate in the summit in November. — MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star

IF the 2010s saw tech climbing to economic dominance, will the 2020s witness the digital economy fulfil its potential to achieve more inclusive growth?

I visited San Francisco recently to see the region’s strengths – the innovation fostered by its firms, universities and global talent – as well as the byproduct of rapid growth: two million people, said a Brookings Institution report, struggle to afford rising costs of housing, transportation, and food.