BANGKOK -- Southeast Asian countries are on the cusp of reaping a digital economic fortune, but the road to riches rests on the region upskilling its labor force, says Rich Lesser, the global chair of the U.S. consultancy Boston Consulting Group.
Rich Lesser says region has to invest in both current and future generations

Boston Consulting Group's Global Chair Rich Lesser speaks to Nikkei Asia in Bangkok on March 15. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
BANGKOK -- Southeast Asian countries are on the cusp of reaping a digital economic fortune, but the road to riches rests on the region upskilling its labor force, says Rich Lesser, the global chair of the U.S. consultancy Boston Consulting Group.