NZ police investing in facial recognition tech
The New Zealand police have been setting up a NZ$9 million facial detection software that would identify people using a live feed from CCTV. Run by a non-police contractor, the system will collect over 15,000 images a year. Some of the information is held in an Official Information Act (OIA) response. Inquiries show that the […]
Singapore Senior Citizens Go Digital During Pandemic
The Seniors Go Digital programme has made good progress, with more than 16,000 seniors benefitting from the programme since it was launched in May 2020. The Infocomm Media Development Authority – IMDA, launched the Seniors Go Digital programme to help seniors embrace digitalization so that they can lead more engaged, informed and fulfilling lives. IMDA […]
Cordillera, Philippine goes online to strengthen disaster resilience
The Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CRDRRMC) is engaging with local DRRM stakeholders for the second year of the Cordillera Resilience Caravan through an online platform. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in 2019 led the conduct of Provincial DRRM Caravans in the region, which served […]
Accelerated Digitalisation due to COVID-19 Increases Pressure to Ensure Seamless User Experience
The pandemic has brought about drastic changes to our personal and business lives and in particular how we carry out our financial transactions and access Government Services. These services have mostly moved online. It has slowed down business operations, closed borders, disrupted daily life but on the other hand, it has accelerated digitalisation in a […]
Vietnam uses AI to automate electronic identification processes
Know Your Customer (KYC) refers to customer identity verification, which is a requirement set by providers that offer sensitive services such as banking, finance, and telecommunications to prevent users from using services for illegal purposes such as money laundering and cheating. Electronic KYC (eKYC) uses new technologies such as face and writing identification, Big Data, […]
Indian common service centres to offer services via e-government app
The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Common Service Centre (CSC) E-Governance Services India Limited, earlier this week. CSCs are the access points for the delivery of essential public utility services, social welfare schemes, healthcare, financial, education, and agriculture […]
UnionBank Philippines’ simple and seamless cryptocurrency exchange
This project is a part of UnionBank’s futuristic vision that aims to legitimise and regulate the cryptocurrency exchange in the country.
US aids Vietnam in smart city operations centre development
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Information and Communications on 25 August signed an agreement with the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on technical assistance to build a smart city operations centre. The signing took place at the Ho Chi Minh City – US Business Summit: Driving Partnerships and Innovation for the Future. […]
An intelligence-driven SOC is necessary for public sector organisations to function effectively and efficiently
After an immensely informative and interactive session with delegates from the telecom industry across ASEAN, OpenGov Asia ventured to discuss the importance of an intel- driven security operations centre with executives from Indonesian public sector agencies. The session on 27 August witnessed a 100% attendance and a high level of interaction with the audience from Indonesia. The […]
Innovative Aquatic Self Driving Robots Set to Clean Up City Waterways and Rivers
An innovative start up in China has deployed over 40 boats in the rivers of China in a bid to stop pollution at the source and to stop anymore waste from reaching the ocean. Founded in 2017, ORCA-TECH uses urban and coastal waters as scenarios, supported by many scenario iterations and ultra-long surface driving data, […]
