EXCLUSIVE- Australia’s New Payments Platform and real-time payments trends in APAC
OpenGov speaks with Philippe Dirckx, Managing Director, SWIFT, Asia Pacific. We learn about Australias’s New Payments Platform and the future of cross-border payments.
UNICEF looking to invest in early stage start-ups developing software solutions on open blockchain
The Fund is interested in software solutions on open blockchains, related to smart contracts, data analysis, crypto-tokens, crypto-currency mining and other areas.
Singapore and UK to cooperate on cybersecurity capacity building
Under this MoC the two countries will cooperate to deliver
cybersecurity capacity building programmes to Commonwealth Member States for a
two-year period beginning September 2018. The UK will also actively participate
in Singapore’s ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme (ACCP) that was launched in 2016.
Big data driven insights into tomorrow’s marketing environments
The team decided to look for new architectures that could handle the new volumes of data. About 30 criteria were identified for the new platform, ranging from depth and breadth of offering to support capabilities to price to unique distribution features. Hadoop and HBase quickly surfaced as a natural fit for Experian’s needs.
Delivering personalised omni-channel customer experience through real-time analytics
The EDH delivered immediate value to
Western Union by supporting predictive analysis on structured and unstructured
data sets, at the time of transaction. Consequently, the company was able to
impact transactions in real-time and drive customer compliance in a way that
drove better conversions.
Developing a scalable data platform to support evolving IoT-based insurance propositions
The
resulting NGP enables Octo Telematics to store, process, and analyse data
generated by over 5.3 million drivers totaling 175 billion driven miles, and
that increases by over 11 billion additional data points daily. It also allows
for complete flexibility in the selection of sensors, analysis and output of
data for all insurance and automotive services.
EXCLUSIVE – Transforming health systems through Data, Digital technology and Design – Part 2
Ms Tamsin Greulich-Smith, Chief of the Smart Health Leadership Centre, NUS-ISS, talks about how the Centre is applying the human-centric approach in an integrated care pilot project
EXCLUSIVE – Transforming health systems through Data, Digital technology and Design – Part 1
It is important not to lose sight of the humans who the technology is meant for, the patients, the doctors and nurses or caregivers in the community.
EXCLUSIVE – How the National Library of Australia is preparing for the digital age
OpenGov caught up with David Wong, Assistant Director-General of Information Technology and CIO at the National Library of Australia, to learn about the final stages of the program to replace the digital library infrastructure, and how the Library is building on the foundations laid by the program.
UNSW collaborating with French organisations for solar energy and remote sensing research
Agreements were signed with the
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France’s largest government
research organisation and the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, the French
Space Agency. In addition, Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd entered into a
collaboration with Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies
Alternatives.
Singapore-based company’s smart city solution to be rolled out across 10 towns in China
The IMDA accredited
company’s solution will enable cities to operate and manage themselves
seamlessly, from enforcing security to ensuring power stability as well as
maintaining and automating services and infrastructure.
Singtel and Razer to create one of the largest connected e-payment networks in south-east Asia
Mobile wallet users of Singtel and its regional associates
will be able to access Razer’s e-payment merchant network of over a million
payment points, the zGold virtual credit system, and Razer’s full suite of
gamer-related digital services.
Australian Government releases new national security science and technology policy agenda
Areas of focus include cyber security, intelligence, border
security and identity management, investigative support and forensic science, preparedness
to prevent and respond to incidents and technology foresighting.
China plans to deploy automated driving system for high-speed railways
The world’s first automated drive high-speed system, with a
designed speed of up to 350 kilometers per hour, will be tested on the railway
line that will link Beijing and Zhangjiakou, host cities of the 2022 Winter
Olympics.
PM Lee highlights impact of technological disruption in May Day Rally speech
“I know that it is not easy to change. I know it is coming
fast and furious, and many workers worry about the pace of change. But the
Government and the Labour Movement, we will walk with you and support you all
the way.”
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore launches second National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign
The campaign will
focus on communicating to the public four important cybersecurity tips, namely
to (i) use an anti-virus software, (ii) use strong passwords and enable
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), (iii) spot signs of phishing and (iv) update
their software as soon as possible.
Australian Government announces A$65 million investment to reform country’s data system
The Australian Government will establish a position called
the National Data Commissioner to be the trusted overseer of the public data
system. The Government will also introduce legislation establishing
institutional and governance arrangements including Accredited Data Authorities
and a trusted user framework to facilitate better sharing of data.
Victoria investing A$17.6 million to deliver state’s Cyber Security Strategy
This funding intends to ensure that the Victorian Government
has the strong cyber security capabilities required to protect the delivery of
public services through a whole-of-government approach. The Budget also
includes A$2.6 million to assist the Office of the Victorian Information
Commissioner to better support government in protecting the privacy of
Victorians.
Dubai unveils blockchain-based corporate registry project
The project aims to streamline the process of setting up and
operating a business, roll out digital exchange of trade licenses and related
documentation for all business activities, and ensure regulatory compliance
across Dubai’s business ecosystem.
IP Australia launches new AI-enhanced tool to simplify trade mark filing process
The new tool helps address the challenge of identifying the
right goods and/or services classes for a trade mark that has long been an area
of confusion for customers and one where they can make costly mistakes.
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Australia receives A$70 million for infrastructure replacement
This investment together with last year’s A$70 million investment into the National Computational
Infrastructure located in Canberra aims to strengthen Australia’s position in
the global research environment.
NTU researchers develop technology to reduce noise pollution through open windows
The device detects incoming noise even before it reaches the
window, computes its attributes, and emits a countering sound or “anti-noise”. The
researchers are working with government agencies in Singapore to further
improve the technology to make it viable for commercial and residential
applications.
Smart cities, cybersecurity, e-commerce, trade facilitation in focus at 32nd ASEAN Summit
Recognising the importance of capitalising on the opportunities presented by the digital age, and the need to promote cross-border electronic commerce (eCommerce) in the region, the states are establishing an ASEAN Agreement on E-commerce.
Singapore’s Global Innovation Alliance network expands to Bangkok
GIA
Bangkok, led by Enterprise Singapore, will make it easier for Singapore
startups to access the market for business opportunities, drive partnerships
between Singapore and Thai startups to co-create innovative solutions and build
a pipeline of talent for entrepreneurship and innovation.
Chinese Government pushing for integration of Internet technologies with healthcare
The
top two levels of hospitals within the three-tier hospital system will be
encouraged to provide online services, including consultation, reservation and
test result inquiry. The
health authority intends to issue detailed online hospital regulations by May.
Precision-targeted marketing through big data enabled machine learning
Traditional systems could no longer be used with the increased volumes of data coming in. Novantas also needed to process and analyse a greater variety of data, such as audio from call center recordings and unstructured text in payments transactions data.
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore proposes enhanced drone regulatory framework
A UA pilot licensing
framework will be introduced for certain UA operations to ensure
that UA pilots have a minimum competency level. CAAS will also introduce a UA training organisation
framework to
support the proposed UA pilot licensing.
Animated data visualisations on new website show human impact on the planet
It combines satellite imagery from NASA with over 300 free,
open-source geospatial datasets from the World Bank, the UNHCR, Berkeley
Earth, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Climate Central,
S&P Global, Kudelski, the International Renewable Energy Agency and WWF, and
others.
DEPA Thailand, UOB Thai and The Finlab join hands to help Thai SMEs with digital transformation
Selected SMEs will be guided by DEPA, UOB (Thai) and The
FinLab as they identify problem statements in their business and processes that
can be optimised with technology solutions. The FinLab will then curate and
shortlist suitable technology solutions and help the participating SMEs with
the pilot implementation of the solutions.
From genomic data to precision medicine via machine learning
Inova had generated petabytes of genomic and patient data, and needed to provide a way to process that data into a single data infrastructure. It could take weeks and months to pull data together for researchers with its previous data warehouse.