Australia upgrades My Health Record system
The government is confident these improvements will continue to build trust within the community for the online portal and provide crucial support to the health system and consumers over the coming months.
HK govt tech lab unveils AI camera solution
The solution’s AI Recognition is completed on the local site instead of on cloud servers ensuring faster response time and increased stability. Its recognition is also completed locally so no video data leaves the local intranet thus ensuring privacy.
How Singapore government’s communication keeps nation moving forward in crisis
The Singapore Government and it’s ministries have all pulled together to keep the nation working, through its various digital initiatives throughout this pandemic from the very start.
HKU’s new space programme to focus on novel space tech
The programme, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, will equip the next generation of space scientists and engineers with a sound knowledge of space science, associated technologies and related issues that are essential to sustain careers in the space industry and for research.
HKSTP to hold the city’s first Virtual Career Expo in I&T
More than 1,000 jobs will be on offer at the Virtual Career Expo, with 150 participating technology companies, spanning across four major technology fields of Biomedical Technology, AI and Robotics, Smart City and Fintech.
Vietnam successfully pilots 5G network
The 5G platform has successfully tested high-speed data services such as hologram-3D, cloud gaming, and virtual interactive applications between people in two different positions.
India ICT spending will reach $144 billion by 2023
India’s ambitions to be a leading digital economy is clear in its ‘Digital India’ platform underpinned by attractive incentives and favourable policies that encourage digital adoption and promote rapid growth.
NSW working to lead Australia in reaching net zero emissions by 2050
Using measures such as buying electricity from sources of generations with low emissions and offering government rooftops and other spaces for third parties to install solar panel systems.
New proposed cybersecurity label for home routers in Singapore
The proposed rules will mean new routers sold to consumers will not be allowed to have default passwords, meaning that no two routers will have the same access codes.
NSW gets $217 million boost for emergency communications
The funding will enable the NSW Telco Authority to accelerate the Critical Communications Enhancement Program to reach 96% of populated areas and is in addition to the AU$ 401 million allocated to the upgrade of the GRN since 2016.
NSW working to step up cybersecurity efforts
The NSW auditor general has called for the office of local government to develop a cybersecurity policy to ensure a consistent response across councils after finding 80 per cent don’t have a cybersecurity framework.
Cyber resilience in a pandemic
As organisations rapidly deploy a remote workforce plan in the face of a pandemic, they have to not only contend with creating polices and infrastructure, but also with bad actors waiting to exploit COVID-19.
South Korea looks to tech to combat Covid-19
South Korea’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has been widely lauded as a benchmark, in terms of both its effective response and its open and democratic approach.
The Philippines boosts commitment to develop ICT Services
Apart from a slew of applications and services, the Philippine government is anticipating that the construction of an ultra-high-speed information highway will improve speed, affordability and accessibility of broadband internet throughout the country by 2021.
Health tech boosts COVID-19 management efforts in the Philippines
While the current urgent need is to develop tech to diagnose, track and combat COVID-19, the Philippines has long been developing cutting edge health tech.
Indonesia’s big data goldmine key to its digital ambitions
The Indonesian government is looking to upskill citizens to create a digitally current labour base as well as develop infrastructure, regulatory framework and partnerships to drive its digital economy.
Tech to help ramp up NZ biosecurity and sustainability
Biosecurity and sustainability go hand in hand. New Zealand has several programmes, initiatives and funds to manage the safety and sustainability of its biodiversity, ecology and also promote the primary sector’s sustainability.
New mobile data interchange platform launched in HK
The solution is currently the only interactive mobile solution in the market that is compatible with different database systems and provides variance formats for real-time reporting on multiple platforms.
Australia to support technology innovation research in Vietnam
The study is a step to demonstrate how Australia and Vietnam can work together to translate the high-level Innovation Partnership between the two countries into practical and meaningful projects.
HKUST develops new smart anti-microbial coating
The essence of new coating technology lies with the creation of surface moieties that actively disrupt the microbial envelope and biomolecules, rendering the microorganisms nonviable upon contact.
Italy’s government set up digital solidarity site to help citizens amid COVID-19 lockdown
Italy’s Ministry for Technological Innovation and Digitisation teamed up with the country’s digital agency for a dedicated website with initiatives launched by operators, companies and associations throughout the country to mitigate the effects on citizens of the coronavirus emergency.
India holds nano-tech exhibition
The three-day event was organised by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the government of Karnataka.
Vietnam to produce $20 smartphones
Vietnam aims to move will boost national digital transformation, witnessing the development of Vietnamese digital technology enterprises and the cybersecurity ecosystem in 2020.
COVID-19 prompts surge in digital adoption in Thailand
AI mustcontribute to how people perform their work, rather than as a backstop for automation. The other three trends cover smart products and services, robots and in-house innovation.
Malaysian youth emerge as champions Taiwan e-sports tournament
Malaysia has seen growing interest in eSports. The government announced an allocation of RM10 million under Budget 2019 and a further allocation of RM20 million under Budget 2020 to develop the local eSports industry.
HK railways deploy robots for deep cleaning operations
By automatically spraying hydrogen peroxide solution that is atomised to a specific concentration, the VHP Robot ensures that disinfectants penetrate in the small gaps that are difficult to reach during normal cleaning work.
COVID-19 is pushing the future of work to be remote
For most companies, employees working remotely will likely be a short-term solution, but this induced mass experiment could promote the concept of remote work as an established norm.
Hong Kong government releases report on smart lampposts
The report noted that smart lampposts are key digital infrastructure for promoting smart city development and facilitating 5G mobile network implementation in Hong Kong.
Thai agencies develop apps to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Leading Thai tech firms are researching ways to prevent the spread of the coronavirus using a mobile app, high-performance computing, machine learning and material science.
Malaysia targets 100 electrical buses on road
The overarching aim is to accelerate the greening of Malaysia’s public transport by introducing electric buses and other supporting low carbon mobility solutions to help cities transform into low carbon cities through FDIs.
