University of Sydney research project to capture citizen inputs in developing smart cities

University of Sydney identified the need for a human-centred design
approach when planning smart cities.
Need for combining medical, scientific and technological communities for healthcare: Minister of Science and Technology

The Minister of The Science and
Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated four projects at Sree Chitra Tirunal
Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology and has called for an increase in
technological resources in the healthcare sector.
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to expand digital projects under Digital India

The
Government of India through the IT Ministry plans to expand the India Business
Process Outsourcing Promotion Scheme (IBPS) and is set to establish the largest
Data Centre in the country in Bhopal.
Indian Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to provide ten million homes with Smart City features by December 2018



The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs through the Prime Minister’s
Housing Scheme will deliver around 10 million homes by December 2018. The
houses will have a number of technological features as per the Smart City
initiative.
India launches Integrated Command and Control Centre of Naya Raipur Smart City



It is the 10th Smart City Centre to become
operational in the country. The ICCC will control and improve the city’s
infrastructure using technology provided by the Government.
Australia’s My Health Record to deliver national education and training package to hospital pharmacists


A My Health Record is an online summary of a citizen’s health information. It can be accessed at any time by the citizen and his or her healthcare providers.
Ateneo de Manila University explores data security in the use of RFID


Once data systems are interconnected,
profiling an individual, from their daily transportation activities, to their
shopping habits, will be so much easier.
AI Task Force Report on the use of artificial intelligence to Achieve military superiority



The Artificial Intelligence Task
Force from the Ministry of Defence submitted its final report to Union Defence
Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman on using AI to increase India’s military superiority