Asia-Pacific region with Japan is all geared up to lead in developing the Internet of Things (IoT) blending with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Blockchain Technologies in the forthcoming years. The introduction of IoT represents this unique vision where internet is extending itself into the arena of real world and taking on everyday objects. As the developments around ICT are occurring at a fast pace, the physical and digital domains are merging faster. This new window of opportunities with the introduction of 5G or Edge and IoT is opening new and huge doors for both social progress and economic growth.

However, there are several challenges that come into implementation of Edge and IoT in the Asia-Pacific region whereas Europe and the US is experiencing huge surge in the development of the same. This white paper delves into some of the challenges in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region with some probable solutions that could help bring the revolutionary change in the industries and take the region at par with the ongoing global developments.