Research
The AIR APAC AI Readiness Pulse, Q2 2026.
1,000 APAC organisations ranked by public AI readiness signal (RPS), an outside-in visibility measure across 23 markets and 6 sectors. Drawn from a 5,849-candidate proxy-led universe. Scores reflect public-evidence visibility, not verified readiness.
What RPS measures
Five public-signal dimensions. One visibility score.
RPS (Raw Public Signal) is an outside-in benchmark of publicly observable AI, data, digital, and hiring signals. It measures public signal strength, not the full extent of private internal capability.
Whether search and AI systems can find and identify the organisation.
Public evidence of AI, data, analytics, automation, and digital activity.
Public references to cloud, SaaS, ERP, CRM, and platform maturity.
Recent third-party coverage: launches, partnerships, awards, news.
Public hiring and role signals for AI, data, analytics, and digital work.
The index
1,000 organisations, ranked by visibility.
Filter by market, sector, visibility tier, evidence confidence, or classification. Defaults to the 1,000 organisations that pass the evidence gate. Each row links to a full evidence profile.
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Market and sector patterns
Where public signal is strongest.
By market (mean RPS)
| Market | Count | Mean RPS |
|---|---|---|
| Laos | 2 | 59.5 |
| Vietnam | 14 | 58.4 |
| India | 127 | 58.3 |
| Philippines | 47 | 57.9 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 57.8 |
| Japan | 83 | 57.2 |
| Singapore | 105 | 57.1 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 56.9 |
| Hong Kong | 47 | 56.9 |
| Sri Lanka | 32 | 56.9 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 56.8 |
| Australia | 115 | 56.6 |
| South Korea | 26 | 56.3 |
| Malaysia | 63 | 56.2 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 56.1 |
| Taiwan | 41 | 55.4 |
| Bangladesh | 26 | 55.4 |
| Myanmar | 7 | 55.1 |
| Thailand | 44 | 55.0 |
| Brunei | 5 | 55.0 |
| China | 66 | 54.9 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 53.3 |
| Macau | 9 | 52.0 |
By sector (mean RPS)
| Sector | Count | Mean RPS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Services | 205 | 57.4 |
| Financial Services | 268 | 56.9 |
| Tech/Fintech | 209 | 56.9 |
| Manufacturing | 137 | 56.2 |
| Logistics/Supply Chain | 89 | 55.6 |
| Retail/E-commerce | 92 | 55.6 |
Market and sector means are raw RPS visibility, not country readiness. For triangulated country context see the market pages.
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A sanitised public CSV with rank, RPS, adjusted RPS, visibility tier, evidence confidence, and classification for every published entity.