Singapore’s Girls’ Brigade learns tech skills to improve community service

Girls’ Brigade (GBS) partners with Amazon
Web Services (AWS) for workshops to raise participants’ tech skills to help
them better serve the community. The program aims to equip the 3,600 members of
GBS.
University of Western Australia telescope to capture the rare astronomical event of Saturn’s largest moon


Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, will pass
in front of a star creating an eclipse. The rare event, expected to take place on
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 at 11.09 pm Western Australia Time will last about four
minutes.
University of Sydney launches new research facility that will provide researchers with cutting-edge technology


Sydney Analytical is the newest core research facility at the University of Sydney. It has capabilities in spectroscopy, x-ray analysis, chemical characterisation, and training and access for industry. The new facility, which will be launched on 17 July 2018, can investigate the remains inside a mummy’s coffin, analyse microplastic pollution and characterise new drugs, among […]
University of South Australia to offer new Masters’ programs in Data Science and Sustainable Energy Systems


The programs offer a unique opportunity for
Australian students to look at challenges through a new lens – in the context
of the European market and post Britain’s exit from the EU. Students would also
have access to industry-engaged projects in two different business environments.
Universiti Sains Malaysia hosts competition to boost interest of secondary students in STEM


The National Science Challenge is Malaysia’s
premier science challenge targeting secondary school students. NSC 2018 brings
science to life to boost the interest of students in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The Government of India adopts net neutrality rules


The adoption
of net neutrality is in line with the Government’s vision to create a digitally
empowered nation. The Department to develop state-of-the-art telecommunication
network to provide seamless coverage to all areas and facilitate socio-economic
development.
Startup India van to spread awareness about start-up initiatives and provide opportunities for growth to entrepreneurs in Madhya Pradesh


The Startup India Yatra
van is part of the Startup India initiative and aims to provide a platform for
start-ups to be recognised, trained and incubated. So far, the program has been
able to gather well over 10,000 start-up registrations and generated employment
for over 100,000 people.
Singapore’s PUB announces the launch of SMART PUB


SMART PUB will digitalise Singapore’s water system to improve operational
excellence and meet future needs. Key innovations include Remote
Micro-Invertebrate Detectors, Autonomous Boat and Smart Water Meters.
Singapore’s Girls' Brigade learns tech skills to improve community service



Girls’ Brigade (GBS) partners with Amazon
Web Services (AWS) for workshops to raise participants’ tech skills to help
them better serve the community. The program aims to equip the 3,600 members of
GBS.
Singapore’s Civil Defence Force turns to artificial intelligence to help emergency call dispatchers


In an effort to support Singapore’s
emergency dispatch phone operators, Singapore Civil Defence Force works with
four other agencies to bring in artificial intelligence (AI). This will be done
using a speech recognition system that can transcribe and log each call
received in real time.