Indian state of Andhra Pradesh signs MOU to develop blockchain stack and set up blockchain university
This is part of the State Government’s plans for FinTech
Valley Vizag, which was launched in 2016 to bring together global financial
services companies, investors, startups, government and academia.
Indian Government working towards making 917 State Government websites accessible for the disabled
100 accessible websites have been launched. They are compliant
with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines published by the Web Accessibility
Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium.
International Monetary Fund calls for more international cooperation on cryptocurrency
According
to a
report by Bloomberg, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for global
coordination on cryptocurrencies, warning of the risks of surging prices.
Digital Punggol named Singapore’s first Enterprise District to support digital economy and create 28,000 jobs
On Jan 21, the Singapore Government unveiled the masterplan for the Punggol Digital District (PDD) which designates the district to be a home for key growth industries of the digital economy, creating 28,000 jobs. The District will open progressively from 2023.
Australia to introduce industry-wide New Payments Platform for real-time payments
Australia is expected to launch the New Payments Platform (NPP) in early 2018 to support the need for real-time payments of its digital economy.
Analytics for Utilities: Deriving customer satisfaction and better profits from Big Data
“Instead of purely having data pointing backwards at what might have happened in the past, they are using data to start helping predict the future, to drive digital transformation and identify what might happen in the future.”
