Online services market expansion to continue amid Covid-19 crisis, industry executives say


Online education and video gaming providers are among the biggest beneficiaries of stay-at-home measures. The expansion of online services is allowing more jobseekers with the relevant skills to find new opportunities, as more offline operations go digital. — SCMP

A range of online services – from videoconferencing, remote learning and delivery to cybersecurity and video games – is expected to grow and become more deeply entrenched in people’s everyday lives, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt economies around the world.

That was the consensus reached by a panel of speakers in their discussion on Tuesday at a South China Morning Post webinar on online services, part of the company’s “Covid-19 and the Economy” series sponsored by Credit Suisse.

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