South Korea to invest 2.2 trillion won in bid to seize the lead in AI technology by 2022
Grappling with the
challenges of Industry 4.0, South Korea seeks to close the
gap by allocating 2.2 trillion won to developing AI.
Seoul and UNDP to share best innovation policies with developing Asian cities
Building upon the 2016 City I-Leaps Program, both parties signed a MoU reaffirming their commitment to improving global governance via innovative solutions to problems posed by urban development.
KOMINFO invites government agencies to build a Government Integrated Data Centre
An announcement made by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (KOMINFO) highlighted the need for all ministries and agencies to build a Government Integrated Data Centre (GIDC) for Indonesia to be a Smart nation. Directorate General of Informatics Applications Ministry of Communications and Informatics has prepared several schemes of e-government infrastructure implementation in Indonesia. Representing […]
ITU annual global summit generates 35 pioneering AI for Good proposals
Annual AI for Good
Global Summit organised by the International Telecommunication Union connects experts in artificial intelligence and
humanitarian action to advance sustainable development.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries optimises use of technology for policy implementation
The Ministry of Marine Affairs and
Fisheries (KKP) has employed digital technology innovation in order to
supervise marine and fishery resources, to allow transparency of fishing data
and to achieve bureaucratic reform.
Indian Ministry of IT to introduce new electronics policy
Through
a range of digital projects under Digital India, the number of people being
digitally connected has drastically increased; the Ministry of IT will
introduce a new electronic policy to build on its momentum
India inks MoU for cooperation in the field of Electronics and IT
Union Cabinet
apprised of MoU between India and Angola for cooperation in the field of Electronics
and IT.
ICT volunteers in Indonesia help MSMEs increase market audience through online access
Ramadan, or the fasting month, is the period with
the highest purchase transaction and considered to be the peak period of
consumption within the year. KOMINFO would like to optimise this period by helping
MSMEs get online market access. To
give them the opportunity to sell online, the KOMINFO tapped on the ICT
volunteers to help.
Education made more accessible in the Philippines through the UPOU Networks
The UPOU Networks is an online collection
of UP-created educational multimedia materials widening access to education in
the country, which paved the way for Philippine education in the digital age.
Data platform enables the UK statistics agency to perform better analysis on GDP estimates
This unprecedented use of VAT returns data in GDP measurements represents a significant advance in the transformation of UK National Accounts and short-term economic indicators. The initiative was facilitated by ONS’ adoption of Cloudera Enterprise data platform.
