Malaysia will use blockchain for securities borrowing and lending

The project joins other blockchain efforts by the country and aims to boost efficiency, speed, and capacity in securities lending supply and borrowing demand.
Data analysis to predict worthy technologies

Data scientists are bringing deep neural-network machine learning algorithms and rapidly maturing natural language processing technology to the government agency, IP Australia.
Device makes mountain climbing in Indonesia safer

Mountable is described as a smart monitoring and emergency system leveraging on the Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the mountain regions.
New course to strengthen students’ cybersecurity skills

Cyber Security Risk and Strategy is aimed at upskilling participants to understand the fundamentals of cybersecurity and how to formulate a preventative strategy of good cyber governance with a business.
DICT partners for billion dollar fibre network

The MOA will strengthen the network connectivity of the Philippines through the company’s investment valued at US$1 to US$2 billion, to be accumulated in various phases between 2019 and 2028.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur to set up AI research centre

The institute already offers a few courses in AI and related topics at the undergraduate level, which have become quite popular with the students. These streams are going to be fortified through the setting up of the AI research centre.
World’s First Afro-Asia FinTech Festival to Focus on Sustainable Finance

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday announced the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 16 July 2019. Jointly organised by the two central banks, the Festival – the first of its kind globally – will provide a platform for connections, […]