NT Government to invest AU$1.5 million over the next three years in renewable energy R & D projects
“Increased investment in renewable energy creates
jobs, and delivering cheap and reliable energy for business and families will
provide a boost for economic development and population growth.”
MIT Technology Review recognises Asia’s top innovators under 35
The innovators are addressing global problems in fields such
as biomedicine, computing, communications, energy, materials, web, and
transportation.
MAS report finds Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore banks vulnerable to FinTech disruption
Banks could face lower payment transaction volumes as consumers switch to FinTech payment channels; and they might have to reduce fees charges for card payments in response to more competitive transaction fees offered by FinTech companies.
NICT Japan, NSCC Singapore and SingAREN complete first 100G international research and education network in Asia
The network,
which is ten times faster than the current 10G networks in the region will
facilitate collaboration in high-end research and education, bioinformatics,
and supercomputing.
ITU study on Singapore’s Smart Nation progress provides reference points for other cities and standardisation experts
The findings will feed into the work of ITU’s standardisation expert group for ‘Internet of Things, Smart Cities and Communities’ and contribute to the development of the world’s first ‘Global Smart Sustainable Cities Index’.
What is the Indian government’s DigiLocker platform?
Organisations that are registered with DigiLocker can push electronic copies of documents and certificates directly into citizen’s lockers.