HKT and ASTRI set up joint lab for Smart City solutions
The HKT-ASTRI Smart City Joint Laboratory will start with a few initial focus areas on Smart City infrastructure, Smart Mobility (including Electronic Road Pricing and Connected Vehicles) as well as fore-running technologies such as Blockchain, big data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Smart Economy.
South Australia launches personal protection app for women
The app will be linking at-risk women directly to police and domestic violence services with the touch of a button. Details regarding how the app works, including its name cannot be disclosed to protect the privacy of those using the app.
HKTP start-ups showcase latest innovations in healthy and active ageing
The expo, themed “Inno Living. Happy Ageing”, featured ground-breaking devices, supplies, apps and systems developed by the Park companies that can improve the quality of life for the elderly.
The Philippines and Japan partner for smart city development
The New Clark City can be made a reality and can emerge even better than what the government has imagined, through the cooperation between Filipino and Japanese enterprises. It will underscore the capability of the country to harness new technologies to build vibrant and sustainable communities.
Thai Border control gets hi-tech boost from Canada-funded initiative
The portal aims to assist training in detecting fraudulent travel documents, people smuggling and transnational crime. The training covered detection of fraudulent travel documents, cyber-security, information management, inter-agency cooperation and victim identification and assistance.
3D printing of microscale structures unveiled
This technology was developed to address the need to rapidly produce microscale structures in an efficient, convenient and cost-effective way. This is a game changer where high-resolution, size, weight and durability really matter.
Electric vehicles: the new tech focus of NAP 2019 in Malaysia
The Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister stated that his ministry together with some key companies in the automotive sector is currently reviewing the policy, which was first introduced in 2006 to transform the domestic automotive industry.
Indonesia encourages MSMEs to sell online
The contribution of e-commerce to Indonesia’s economy is remarkable and the Government has set a target of US$ 130 billion worth of e-commerce transactions for 2019. To achieve this, as much as 8 million MSMEs are being encouraged to sell their products and services online.
Investors and start-ups explore emerging opportunities in GBA
The conference provided a valuable platform for investors and start-ups to learn about capital investment trends and opportunities for cross-border investment from well-regarded angel investor networks.
New optic fibre allows transmission of one petabit per second
The fibre has applications in transmitting data between data centres, metropolitan networks, or undersea communications cables. It has the ability to smoothly accommodate traffic for big data and 5G services.
HKUST and ICRC discuss tech in humanitarian work
The dialogue also touched upon how Asian youth can impact the international humanitarian arena. To further deepen everyone’s understanding of international humanitarian work, HKUST also staged a three-day exhibition on the campus to showcase innovations deployed or developed by ICRC for people who work in harsh and rough environments.
Data Privacy in the Travel and Tourism sector
Data privacy compliance is a must for all organisations that collect and process personal data. A definitive outcome of compliance to the provisions of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 is ensuring the stable growth of the country’s tourism.
Funding to bolster South Australia’s defence research
Research collaborations from South Australia’s world-class universities, the defence industry as well as national and international partners aim to solve some of the Defence’s complex technology problems.
NYP boosts AI education and research with MoU
Nanyang Polytechnic and YITU Technology sign a Memorandum of Understanding to boost AI education and research. This is in line with Singapore’s push towards building deep national capabilities in AI.
The Philippines’ DICT collaborates for open source technology
This will benefit the government as this will help developers create applications that can be tested by different agencies across the government, making integration of innovation into the system much easier.
Why a Cloud Native Architecture is important
If the services industry is in the driver’s seat of Singapore’s economy, more needs to be done to help its businesses transform and ride the waves of technological disruption. A Cloud Native Architecture has been identified to aid the transformation process.
Enhancing internal audit processes through digital technology
“Embracing Digital Technology in Internal Audit” is an iaTech 2018 event with discussions focused on the role of technology in the internal audit process of organisations. These technologies include data analytics and robotic process automation of monitoring, among others.
How services are transforming in a digital economy
IMDA launches a series of initiatives to support the infocomm media sector to create opportunities for the future of services. The initiatives are part of the Framework for Action to develop Singapore’s digital economy.
AI to boost Australia’s biosecurity measures
It has started to identify particular features of different animals and plants that humans would not be able to necessarily pick up as a distinguishing point. This tech was designed to assist biosecurity specialists instead of replacing them. It can speed up and add to their accuracy.
New investments into deep tech for Singapore
In strengthening its Deep Tech Nexus Strategy with new deep tech investments and learning opportunities, SGInnovate shows commitment to investment and human capital to Singapore’s flourishing deep tech ecosystem.
New cybersecurity diploma to address skills gap
This qualification is a win-win as recipients are given the opportunity to get into a rich and rewarding career and at the same time develop a strong and capable cyber security workforce in New Zealand. This could also be a growth export service if New Zealand puts effort into this area.
VR as a sustainable teaching tool
The Simulation Technology Evaluation Pilot (STEP) Program is introduced to better understand how the next generation of digital simulation technologies can be utilised. These technologies will be allowing a level of training and experience that would normally be too dangerous or too expensive.
Singapore and US collaborate on cybersecurity
Singapore and the United States sign a Declaration of Intent to collaborate on a Cybersecurity Technical Assistance Program for ASEAN Member States.
Tech, legal, banking and engineering talent high in demand in Malaysia
A more competitive marketplace means a greater push for companies to embark on aggressive digital transformation initiatives to stay relevant and improve business processes. Thus, companies are expected to increase investment in new systems and talent development to create a greater presence online.
Tech Boost for Travel Agent Industry
Travel agencies are getting a tech boost as part of the Travel Agent Roadmap launched in August 2016. The slew of new initiatives will transform businesses to become digitally enabled and improve their human resource management strategy.
Philippines partners with China for sub-marine broadband
This partnership will utilise the Department’s existing cable landing station together with the telecom’s submarine cable. The facility will use fibre optics technology to carry signal and digital data including telephone and internet traffic by a submarine cable stretching across the oceans.
Hengqin New District MC and HK tech company join to promote smart city development
The two sides will seize the opening opportunities of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the development of the Dawan District, and accelerate the cooperation of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao communication and technological innovation.
Winners of first Singapore-India Hackathon Announced
Organised by a subsidiary of NTU and All India Council for Technical Education, a total of twenty teams from India and Singapore battled it out to develop creative and innovative solutions for a “Smart Campus”.
Solving biological and biomedical problems through computer science
Bioinformatics is a relatively new field of study that combines elements of biology and computer science. It has real-world applications in the development of personalised and preventative medicine, drug development, evolutionary studies, climate change, and waste clean-up, among others.
HKSTP incubatee launches blockchain platform
The service aims to help save costs, eliminate cross-border duplicated claims and provide reliable and up-to-date patient information to medical institutions and insurance companies.