TLDR: International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced the national winners of its 2025 ASEAN Future Enterprise Awards, recognizing organizations from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines for their exceptional achievements in leveraging AI for digital innovation. The awards highlight a significant regional shift from AI experimentation to practical, impactful deployment across various sectors, including financial inclusion, risk management, sustainability, and tourism.
Singapore – November 5, 2025 – The International Data Corporation (IDC) has unveiled the national winners of its prestigious 2025 ASEAN Future Enterprise Awards (FEA), celebrating organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in AI-driven digital innovation. The awards, now in their ninth year, spotlight enterprises across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines that are not merely experimenting with artificial intelligence but are actively embedding it into their core operations to drive transformative results.
According to Linus Lai, Vice President of Digital Business at IDC Asia/Pacific, this year’s winners are setting new benchmarks for digital leadership by deploying AI as a fundamental force for change. “They’re deploying AI not just as a tool, but as a transformative force – enabling faster decision-making, inclusive access, and operational breakthroughs,” Lai stated. He emphasized that the 2025 ASEAN winners exemplify how AI can power innovation across diverse industries, from generative AI assistants and digital farming to construction safety and personalized tourism experiences.
The awards underscore a critical regional shift, moving from conceptual exploration of AI to its concrete execution, impacting areas such as generative AI financial inclusion, infrastructure resilience, and sustainable growth. This collective effort signals ASEAN’s confident and impactful scaling of digital capabilities.
Among the notable winners:
KASIKORN Business-Technology Group (KBTG) from Thailand was recognized for ‘Best in AI-Ready Digital Infrastructure’ with its Modernized Data Platform. This initiative addressed limitations in legacy systems by introducing a resilient, extensible, and automation-first architecture. The cloud-based, AI-driven platform now supports real-time decision-making, manages over 20 million customer records, and empowers 45 departments with advanced AI tools, including GEDI, OB1, and YODA for enhanced observability, automation, and compliance.
DANA Indonesia from Indonesia secured the ‘Best in AI-Ready Platform’ award for its ‘DANA AI Everywhere’ strategy. By integrating AI across its operations, DANA has embedded intelligence into critical functions such as customer service, fraud detection, lending, and infrastructure management. This initiative notably facilitated DANA’s entry into digital lending through AI-based credit scoring, improving access to credit while boosting productivity, cost efficiency, and customer experience.
Petronas Digital from Malaysia also received recognition in the ‘Best in AI-Ready Platform’ category for its Artificial Intelligence Incident & Risk Analytics (AIIRA) platform, which leverages live data streams for comprehensive analysis.
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The IDC Future Enterprise Awards have a rich history, recognizing digital transformation excellence across Asia/Pacific since 2017. To date, over 4,000 unique organizations have submitted nominations, with more than 700 regional winners celebrated, showcasing the continuous evolution and impact of digital innovation in the region.
