Vietnamese mobile network operators tap into fintech industry
Mobile network operators plan to launch a payment service called Mobile Money. To be registered, a customer needs to only link their mobile phone to their account.
HK’s AI crowd management for more efficient services
As the government works to encourage innovation and build a world-class smart city in mobility, living, environment and other fields, AI will help objectively count and analyse the city’s demographics.
AI enabled tech for better crowd management in HK
As the government works to encourage innovation and build a world-class smart city in mobility, living, environment and other fields, AI will help objectively count and analyse the city’s demographics.
IoT to boost Australian manufacturing and construction industry
The project will utilise the Internet of Things (IoT) to lower construction costs, create safer building practices and more importantly, boost jobs in Australian manufacturing and construction.
Satellite images and GIS to mitigate rising Philippine temperatures
Harnessing the technology of thermal images from satellites will help the Philippine government in minimising the warming of urban areas or urban heat islands.
Malaysian SMEs advised to deploy tech to boost business
SMEs have been advised to break down the complexities around digitisation by looking into what they want to achieve and implement small projects to pave the way for further technology adoption.
Malaysia must continue to push digital transformation
Malaysia must reform its policies and follow a targeted strategy with specific steps in order to move up global value chains. Initiatives include uptake of new technology, upskilling and reskilling of the national workforce, attracting foreign direct investment and promoting entrepreneurship.
South Australia launches autonomous vehicle trial
The autonomous vehicle trial is the South Australian Government’s way of exploring innovative opportunities to provide better public transport.
Tech roles most promising for Indian job seekers
Tech-related job roles in India are among the most promising for job seekers given that these job openings have grown steadily in the past five years.
Vietnam to accelerate e-government development
E-governance will improve four relationships; the government with people and businesses, relations among government agencies, and between the government and civil servants.
EXCLUSIVE: OpenGov Breakfast Insight: Thriving in an A.I World – Are you ready for the future?
The new wave of millennial customers are digital natives and expect efficient and fast financial services. As this is only possible with AI, organisations need to quickly find ways to incorporate AI into their systems.
The Philippines jumps higher in the Global Innovation Index 2019
Jumping up from its 73rd position last year, the Philippines has made a meteoric rise to the 54th spot among 129 countries that are ranked in the Global Innovation Index 2019.
Digital skills training for special needs students
Building a digitally ready nation is about equipping all sectors of society people with the necessary tech skills and adding value to their lives.
Comprehensive policy crucial for Vietnam’s digital communication economy
The government aims to have a comprehensive legal framework for digital communication and plans to set up a system to identify communication crimes to detect disinformation and fake news.
EXCLUSIVE: Transforming the Philippines into a privacy resilient country
The Privacy Commissioner of the Philippines firmly believes that resilience is the key because having privacy resilience is a privacy disaster that did not happen.
Laurels in robotics for Hong Kong PolyU
The team’s robot featured a motorised platform for navigating a compact environment, a micro-controller system for wireless communication and control, and a vision-based system for object detection and robot positioning.
Pharmacy students learn cases virtually via simulation tool
SimPHARM™ is built on mathematical models of the physiology of body systems that simulates real life reactions to diseases and drugs.
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub to boost Queensland
The ARM Hub will allow Queensland to build the advanced capability that will enable manufacturers to be more competitive, bring manufacturing jobs back to Australia and generate new jobs locally.
A look at AI in Singapore’s workforce
IMDA’s Annual Survey on Infocomm Media Manpower for 2018, forecasts a strong demand for over 28,500 ICT professionals from 2018 to 2020.
Hotline app for the elderly in Singapore
Senior citizens can use the service to call for help or to just talk to someone; but it also provides greater access to telecare services available for the elderly.
ETDA working to expand Thai e-commerce participation
The two will collaborate to raise the level of development and build manpower in the digital industry. Of online transactions and integrated e-commerce. This will support the expansion of the labour market era 4.0.
Malaysia gets borderless digital connectivity solution
The solution offers products and solutions such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Enterprise Messaging, Cloud Network Integration Solution, comprehensive security solutions, data backup, disaster recovery solution and connectivity.
Imaging technology to advance chronic wound care
The technology gives clinicians the means for early stage detection of a chronic wound. This will allow them to see which wounds need attention and which ones can be left to heal naturally.
New app to reduce Indonesian maternal and infant mortality rates
The Posyandu Information System (SIMADU) is an application that serves as an administrative and documentation system that aids the carers in recording and reporting on various activities at the paediatric centre (posyandu).
Changing the way we look at quantum technology
Centre for Quantum Technologies are developing new solutions and innovations in this tech area with potential use in areas such as quantum chemistry, material science, machine learning and AI and data science.
NZ university partners with China for knowledge and innovation
The Memorandum of Understanding aims to strengthen the exchange of knowledge and innovation between researchers, scholars and students from both China and New Zealand.
SUTD and M1 to collaborate on 5G tech
M1 will be providing a test platform to allow for innovations to be created and applied in finding practical solutions for government and enterprises
Vietnamese network operator successfully tests eSim service
Viettel has become the first Vietnamese network operator to successfully test eSim technology on smartwatch devices.
Making Hong Kong a digital entertainment hub
HK$50 million was invested in the new e-sports arena, designed and built by Hong Kong-based start-ups. Another HK$50 million has been earmarked for internships and promotional programmes aimed at Hong Kong’s nascent e-sports industry.
Australia to boost Defence with high performance computing
The HPC will contribute greatly to Defence as it will allow their scientists to run code thousands of times faster than on their high-end desktop computers.