Virtual reality technology developed at UNSW allows multiple scientists to simultaneously ‘walk’ through cells
Multiple users from around the world can ‘walk’ inside the landscape
of the cell at the same time and annotate and interact with their data simultaneously.
New Zealand Government setting up advisory group for building digital economy and reducing digital divides
The group will consider possible future scenarios and
identify what’s needed from government to enable businesses and individuals to
take advantage of the opportunities provided by digital technology.
New Zealand Government calls for expressions of interest for new role of Chief Technology Officer
The CTO will be accountable to the Prime Minister and to the
Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, and Government
Digital Services.
MDEC announces fifth Malaysia Digital Hub as part of initiative to foster startup ecosystem
The Malaysia Digital Hub initiative was launched earlier
this year to offer opportunities to startups for connecting to ASEAN and global
digital ecosystem.
First Australian Defence Cooperative Research Centre formed for development of Trusted Autonomous Systems
This is being set up under the NGTF, with AU$50 million
invested over 7 years to deliver trustworthy smart-machine technologies for new
defence capabilities based on advanced human-machine teaming concepts.
EXCLUSIVE – Coupling top-down and bottom-up approaches to Natural Language Processing
“We try to take
inspiration from how the human brain actually understands things, which is a
very different approach from pure machine learning.”
Chinese Government sets out specific targets in three-year action plan on artificial intelligence
The Action Plan includes specific targets in areas such as smart
drones, facial recognition, AI-supported medical diagnosis, speech recognition
and translation. It also sets out targets for enabling infrastructure and developments in core technology.
