Organisations in Singapore support government’s Digital for Life Movement
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The DfL movement aims to strengthen the community to help Singapore citizens use digital as a lifelong tool, and to enrich their lives through digital platforms.
IoT and 5G adoption get a boost in New Zealand
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A New-Zealand based telco launched an Innovation Studio with interactive zones that cater to different business applications that can utilise 5G and IoT.
India, Taiwan collaborate on AI-based ‘start pandemic prevention’ system
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Indian and Taiwanese institutes have developed an AI-based pandemic prevention system and plan to develop a tool to identify fabricated videos.
Contact tracing app for the Philippines’ DILG
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The agency aims to promote a unified system that will allow seamless contact tracing efforts amid the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country.
ARENA commits $47 million to Queensland pumped hydro plant
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The project will be the first pumped hydro plant to be used specifically to support the integration of variable renewable energy generation technologies.
Singapore trials solar-powered buses
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The buses will sport ultra-thin solar panels that convert solar energy into electricity for their batteries, lessening the load on their alternators thus reducing carbon.
Thailand to launch 5G pilot
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The Eastern Economic Corridor (EECO) has partnered with state-owned National Telecommunications (NT) to launch the country’s first 5G pilot.
Indonesians turn to digital services and fintech amid COVID-19
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Fintech companies and e-commerce service providers believe that MSMEs in the country should be encouraged to move to the digital space amid the pandemic.