Imagine a future in which food security can be enhanced with smart farming. Deeptech Times caught up with Richard Im, head of cloud and data analytics at CelcomDigi, on the sidelines of the Malaysian CIO Network (MCION) Conference held in Penang, on his views about emerging deep tech, how enterprises can harness generative and voice AI for competitive advantage and customer experience; alongside the use of space technology and analytics in solving real-world problems, and what CIOs and IT leaders have to consider when deploying deep tech.