Cyberport digital ecosystem focus could boost HK economy
The e-sports and digital ecosystem sectors have high growth potential and will create enormous job and career opportunities for the next generation.
Antique, Philippines launches online classes
Other educational materials are being readied to explore alternative delivery modes to accommodate learners who have no access to online learning.
Malaysia’s new tech initiative to train 50,000 over 5 years
The initiative aims to nurture 50,000 Malaysian candidates over the next five years, investing RM3 million across various businesses and tech sectors. The academy offers over 3,000 ICT courses that will be delivered by 100 skilled trainers.
New national tech cabinet group to plan Australia’s post-COVID growth
The cabinet, called the Digital Economy and Technology Senior Officials Group, will both create policies to assist the development of the local technology sector as well as look to harness the digital advances made by organisations to work remotely during the lockdown.
Indo bank encourages MSME partners to go online
By purchasing products from BNI’s partners MSMEs, the public can indirectly help boost the MSME’s sales and take part in propelling the wheel of the national economy.
HKBU organises virtual competition to connect global youth
By learning and applying emerging skills related to design thinking, mobile application development, and digital media and communication in 48 hours, the participants developed a series of innovative online project ideas that address the COVID-19 challenge.
New report on Fintech adoption and innovation in HK’s banking industry
Preliminary results also show that increased cost efficiency and improved profitability are associated with more extensive Fintech adoption by banks; 86% of banks have adopted or plan to adopt Fintech solutions across all types of financial services.
Government’s strategy to boost 5G deployment in Vietnam
Through Resolution 52, the government aims to actively involve itself in the wider adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies to drive the country’s economic growth.
ASTRI sets up joint innovation lab to develop smarter railway
The MOU will set in motion far-reaching opportunities as ASTRI’s award-winning research and innovation will be put to real-life use cases to help the city’s railway operator enhance efficiency and productivity.
Integrated Bar of the Philippine partners for AV tools in Quezon City Jail
Apart from dispensing of cases speedily to cater to the needs of persons deprived of liberty, the additional equipment will decongest jails – a key concern for COVID-19 pandemic.
DICT and ARTA collaborate to lead government adoption of digital signatures
The adoption of digital signatures complements the ARTA other advisories that urge all government entities to fast-track public transactions through alternative online procedures and the use of e-signatures for official documents.
DICT to build ICT capacity of teachers through online training
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said preparing to have online sessions to prepare teachers to cope with alternative learning systems and virtual platforms.
Indonesia to levy 10 percent tax on foreign digital services
While Indonesia has sought to get internet companies to contribute their fair share of taxes for years, the COVID-19 pandemic has finally made the transition into law.
Government app adds new weather-based services
The Indian Meteorological Department launches weather services in the unified mobile application for new-age governance (UMANG)
HKSTP incubatee develops new online food ordering platform
By combining its POS solution and their new online-to-offline (O2O) platforms, the firm provides Hong Kong’s first integrated solution for the F&B industry, creating new opportunities for local restaurants to expand their businesses into food delivery.
PolyU explores the application of peptides in data storage
A team of PolyU researchers has developed a novel tech for massive data management involving the use of peptides, which has been developed to optimise data storage for space exploration in China’s next-generation manned spacecraft in the new Long March-5B rocket.
COVID-19 pandemic has spurred government digitalisation
This challenging time has highlighted to governments and their agencies where they lag in terms of digitalisation and has lead toward accelerated digital transformation across agencies.
HKUST develops visual simulations to show necessity of face masks
The second of the two theoretical models that the team presented to predict the impact of face mask-wearing over time introduces an AI-inspired agent-based model, which explicitly simulates infections occurring as a result of contact between individuals moving in physical space.
Vietnamese government promotes digital payments
Vietnam has around 129.5 million mobile subscribers, including 61.3 million 3G and 4G subscribers.
COVID-19 technology: Australia government forms technology advisory group
As the country recovers from COVID-19, the group aims to help businesses become more resilient, agile, and productive through technology.
Australian uni to conduct study to future-proof tech needs of older people
The results from the data will help develop a website that will help people and inform them of the choices available.
MDEC and Coursera partner on ‘let’s learn digital’ campaign
Through the campaign, MDEC encourages the concept of lifelong learning via e-learning approach under its three main pillars – digitally skilling Malaysians, powering businesses and attracting digital investments.
COVID-19 technology: Vietnam develops new healthcare applications
Ncovi, the Vietnam Health Declaration portal, Bluzone, and An Toan DN are some of the applications that the country has launched in the fight against the virus.
HK government tech lab release new solutions
The new solutions come despite the region grappling with the COVID-19 crisis and are welcome innovations that could help in City Management.
Hamilton announced as headquarters for New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
The new national institute made up of 16 polytechnics plus the country’s training organisations clearly demonstrates the government’s vision for tertiary education.
COVID-19 technology: Technology Development Board approves new projects
TDB is proactively supporting the efforts of scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, and industrialists towards preventing and containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local tech in Thailand booms
From COVID-19 trackers to masks to robots, Thailand’s local tech scene has sprung into action, releasing innovation after innovation as a response to coronavirus pandemic.
COVD-19 technology: India develops microcontroller-based ventilator
The ventilator can be externally connected to an oxygen concentrator, for patients who do not require intubation and invasive ventilation.
European supercomputers hacked in series of cyberattacks
After the attack became public on Monday 11 May, staff are working with the National Cyber Security Centre to restore the system, which had recently installed a pandemic modelling tool.
Construction on biggest data centre in Vietnam starts
The need for a high-security data storage centre is important as Vietnam’s cloud industry is expected to increase to $291 million by 2024.