Victoria’s first driverless shuttle bus trial goes ‘live’ at La Trobe University
The La Trobe Autonobus Trial Group is keen to
understand how different demographics interact with autonomous technologies and
how this ‘last-mile’ complementary transport option can improve the mobility of
those who are less mobile such as the elderly and physically disabled.
SWIFT releases discussion paper on use of financial messaging standard, ISO 20022, for unifying FinTech ecosystem
The paper
talks about the use of ISO
200022 in the context of established technologies, as well as new technological
innovations such as contactless and mobile protocols, DLT and APIs.
Skills Framework for ICT launched in Singapore to guide and develop ICT professionals in the digital economy
“The Skills Framework for ICT is designed to
benefit employers and individuals who are either already in an ICT job role or
planning to join the ICT profession. Individuals, employers and training
providers can refer to the Skills Framework for ICT for various purposes.”
Singapore’s Health Minister launches Healthcare Industry Transformation Map (ITM)
The ITM is a collaborative effort of Singapore’s healthcare family, union partners, economic agencies, Skills Future SG and Workforce Singapore.
Protecting data as well as employees by understanding human behaviour
In today’s technological landscape, developments like migration to the cloud and the Internet-of-things have eliminated traditional boundaries and increased manifold the challenge for cybersecurity professionals working to protect their organisations. At the same time, attacks have grown exponentially in numbers, as well as sophistication. OpenGov discussed these issues with Forcepoint's Global CTO, Nicolas Fischbach (CTO Cloud at the time of interview) on the sidelines of the Singapore […]
NTU research team creates organic “tracking” nanoagents to monitor very small diseased tissues
“Potential use may be in image-guided surgery,
where surgeons could use the technology to help them precisely remove diseased
tissues in real-time, and in monitoring the effects of drugs that are seeking
regulatory approval.”
MyInfo Developer & Partner Portal launched by GovTech for developers and businesses
The portal, which has separate modules for
developers and businesses, allows developers to prototype digital innovations
through the use of an experimental sandbox, and helps businesses integrate
their services with the Government’s MyInfo service
MCI and CSA to refine designation of Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs) and duties of CII owners in Singapore’s proposed Cybersecurity Bill
MCI and CSA plan to work closely with sector regulators to streamline and harmonise the obligations of CII owners under the Bill with their respective sectoral regulations.
Australian Research Council awards grants totalling AU$333.5 million to 859 research projects
Projects include ways for more secure outsourced cloud data storage, addressing safety risks from autonomous vehicles and using open data to create new tools for public policy decisions.
Fighting back against low and slow attacks through machine learning technology
Created by mathematicians and machine learning experts from the University of Cambridge, Darktrace’s Enterprise Immune System uses AI algorithms that mimic the human immune system to defend enterprise networks of all types and sizes. OpenGov recently spoke to Sanjay Aurora, MD, Asia Pacific at Darktrace, about how cyber-attacks are evolving and how artificial intelligence can help […]
