Igniting your growth in Asia

The UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme spans 11 countries: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Home to a combined population of 820 million, and standing out in terms of its rapid adoption of technology over many decades and position at the forefront of multiple new global trade agreements, the APAC region offers unlimited growth potential to UK tech companies.

The developed economies of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are home to global tech powerhouses that, over the past 50 years, have shaped the planet in mobility, energy, healthcare, ecommerce, consumerables and semiconductors.

A deal with a corporate here can be your route to global markets. Furthermore, demographic shifts such as an ageing population and rapid urbanisation offer exciting opportunities for UK tech companies expanding in the region.

Southeast Asia's rapidly developing infrastructure, tech savvy workforce and rising middle class make it a highly attractive commercial market for UK tech companies capable of implementing successful go-to-market strategies.

With a population of nearly 600 million 'digital native' consumers and over 7,000 digital startups (including the emergence of 21 tech unicorns in the last 2 years alone), there are ample opportunities for UK tech companies in ecommerce, fintech, mobile tech, cyber security and digital transformation.

With tech sectors worth a combined $170 billion, Australia and New Zealand lead the world in the application of cutting-edge technologies. For example, Australia has been at the forefront of blockchain adoption in finance, immersive simulation education, smart agriculture and quantum computing research.

New Zealand excels in terms of digital infrastructure, medtech, and digital and creative technologies. Ranking among the highest in the world for skills needed to use and adopt frontier technologies, the country is an ideal location for first-time international expansion in the APAC region.