Victoria to start On-Farm Internet of Things trial as part of the digital agriculture initiative
The trial is a part of the
Connecting Victoria initiative of the Labor Government. It will cover major agricultural sectors such as dairy, horticulture, meat production and
broad-acre cropping. Farmers will be able to make more informed decisions
and improve farm performance with the help of the IoT solutions used in the
trial.
University of Canterbury to improve rocket-launching technology
A new flight strategy can potentially
launch rockets into orbit in a cheaper and more efficient manner. It aims to
solve the fuel movement within the tanks that affect the trajectory of rockets
through resonance.
Supercomputer to the rescue!
The new supercomputer is equipped with an
extremely fast analytics system capable of scouring websites 24 hours a day to
help gather important information during investigations.
Singapore’s Startup Culture Set to Grow through Partnership with South Korea
Singaporean SMEs and startups can expect more
opportunities to venture into the Korean market. Two Memoranda of
Understanding were signed between Enterprise Singapore (ESG), South Korea’s
Ministry of SMEs & Startups (MSS) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion
Agency (KOTRA). MOUs aimed to boost technology-centred collaboration and
co-innovation between SMEs and startups.
Singapore University of Social Science to Use E-textbooks
Singapore University of Social Science (SUSS) has launched e-textbooks for most of its courses. The technological initiative is part of a revised program to welcome the University’s July 2018 student intake.
Projects keep failing, so what’s the problem?
Projects
deliver an outcome that addresses a business need or takes advantage of an opportunity.
Yet, projects fail for many reasons. Problems need to be clearly identified, solutions need to be determined and a value proposition to the organisation, customer or both needs to be established.
Jamie Virtually Knows Everything
Virtual assistants are proving useful in
improving government-citizen relations. The dynamism NLP provides as an
analytical tool promises more development for ‘Ask Jamie’ in time to come,
making e-governance a promising tool.
Indian Health Ministry inks MoU with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for telemedicine initiative
The National Health Protection
Mission targets approximately 107.4 million deprived families. It has
identified the occupational category of urban workers’ families as per the
latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data, for both rural and urban India.
Hong Kong Police launch free online antivirus tools for smart devices
To combat rise in cyberattacks in Hong Kong over the last year,
police have launched an antivirus thats enable users to scan and remove
viruses from their smart devices. In addition, authorities urge owners of smart
devices to be more vigilant about the applications they download and sites they
visit.
Department of Information and Communications Technology upskills the Philippines’ IT-BPM sector with Business Analytics training
The Business Analytics training is part of
the digitalPH initiative designed to help improve the qualifications of the
local talent pool. Upskilling existing manpower in specialised competency areas
is a representation of DICT’s commitment to the IT-BPM Roadmap 2022.
Australia’s smart parking initiative to reduce traffic congestion in regional areas
The project is one of 49 under Round 1 of
the Australian Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. Aside from
reducing congestion, the smart parking initiative will help reduce air
pollution, improve road safety and boost ease of access to local businesses for
potential customers.
AR You ready for National Day?
NDP Jalan! is an activity app developed by Singapore’s National Day
Parade committee to differently engage citizens. In the lead up to the
festivities, locals can play with the AR mini games to win vouchers and a
chance to watch the parade live.
