InvoiceNow Improves Business Transactions with Singapore Government Agencies
Singapore government agencies can receive e-invoices using InvoiceNow which will enhance processing speed and lower processing costs for transacting businesses.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Launches ML Course for Agriculture
The course will help students understand and apply their knowledge of ML, deep learning, digital soil mapping, image processing and portable sensors to develop advanced soil and crop management systems.
The Philippines Enhances National Strategy for Financial Inclusion
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will upgrade its National Strategy for Financial Inclusion ensuring it remains a flexible framework for fostering financial inclusion across the country.
Cyberattack Simulation to Prepare for Real Cyberthreats in Illinois, USA
To prepare to face real cyberattacks, the Illinois office uses a platform that allows its security team to simulate being under attack in the labs using real-world tools that most agencies have in place already.
Pandemic Makes 85% of Vietnamese Consumers More Likely to Use Digital Banking
Digital banking has accelerated in Vietnam and changed customer behaviours. A recent report shows that 87% of local banking customers note the importance of online and digital banking services in financial institutions.
Indonesia Government Urges Banks to Strengthen Digital Security
To address cyber security issues in the finance sector, the Financial Services Authority is urging banks to enhance their information technology governance and risk management.
China Builds Self-Reliant Domestic IT Infrastructure Ecosystem
A new report showed how China aspired to be self-reliant in technology by creating a specific industry to build domestic technology from chips, operating systems, and applications.
Printed Circuit Board Industry on the Rise in Taiwan
Taiwan’s Printed Circuit Board industry is on the rise as the demand for PCBs is increasing for smartphones, self-driving cars and network equipment – leading to the growth of the entire electronics industrial chain.
EXCLUSIVE! Relationship Matters: Deriving Value of Data from Connected Data
Nik Vora, Vice President of Asia-Pacific, Neo4j provides insights on the importance of graph data technology and how organisations can derive actual value from it.
The Development of Machine Learning Model that Understands Object Relationships
MIT researchers have developed a machine learning model that understands the underlying relationships between objects in a scene and can generate accurate images of scenes from text descriptions.
NUS-ISS Unveils New Facility and More Initiatives to Grow Singapore’s Digital Talent
The university is accelerating the national digital transformation journey with initiatives to recruit digital talent and pursuing comprehensive partnerships with enterprises, trade associations and professional bodies.
Vietnam to be Fastest-Growing E-Commerce Market in Southeast Asia by 2026
Online shopping went up 50% compared to 2020, while online stores rose by 40% year-on-year, resulting in a 1.5-fold increase in total online retail sales nationwide; the country will have 53 million digital consumers by 2021-end.
EXCLUSIVE! The Power of Information Management for the Public Sector
OpenGov Asia, in collaboration with OpenText, deconstructs the use cases of information management in the public sector
AI-generated Brain Data to Help the Disabled
U.S. researchers found that synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up the training of brain-computer interfaces for people with disabilities.
PolyU to Help HK Shine as an International I&T Hub
The University announced new initiatives in the years to come; PAIR will spearhead the University’s interdisciplinary research efforts in cutting-edge areas such as AI, carbon neutrality, deep space exploration, smart cities and smart energy.
Indonesia Develops AI-Based Platform for Natural Resource Monitoring
BRIN’s Aeronautics and Space Research Organisation is working on an artificial intelligence tool to help monitor the country’s natural resources and environment.
India to Develop Blockchain Network for eGovernment Procurement Systems
The blockchain network will validate the claims of suppliers along with their identities and connect all the e-GP systems through a network, which will help retrieve and validate relevant supplier data between various e-GP systems.
Beijing Launches First Commercial Trial of Self-Driving
The city has launched China’s first pilot program for commercial autonomous driving travel services in the hope that it will expand the number of autonomous cars in use and broaden the industry.
HKUST Develops Personalised Real-time Air Quality Informatics System
The HKUST Institute for the Environment (HKUST-IENV) recently launched the “PRAISE-HK-EXP App” – a new mobile app that helps users analyse their personal air pollution exposure budget.
Central Banks of Indonesia And UAE Central to Boost Cooperation in Payment Systems
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Central Banks of Indonesia and UAE in order to strengthen payment system cooperation, combat money laundering and prevent the financing of terrorism.
Vietnam, Switzerland Cooperate in Science and Technology
The partnership comes at a time when Vietnam is restructuring its universities and research institutions, promoting the link between the academic sector and enterprises, encouraging private investment in innovation and attracting foreign enterprises to transfer technology.
Smart Farm Project Launched in Queensland
The Queensland Government has teamed up with a research foundation in North Sydney for a $9 million smart farm partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption of AgTech in the Queensland horticulture sector.
Philippine Finance Sector Embraces More Digitalisation Initiatives
The Department of Finance has recently introduced a series of innovative initiatives aimed at facilitating online trade and making tax exemption filing more convenient.
The Influence of AI in Taiwan’s Healthcare
AI has created positive changes in Taiwan’s medical fields especially as national ICT industries work with medical organisations to develop AI that answers specific problems in the medical field, such as diagnostic software.
Singapore’s GoBusiness Portal to Launch One-Stop Dashboard for Businesses
The government website, GoBusiness will be upgraded to create a one-stop shop for organisations and businesses to meet all their government-related demands.
Vietnam Economic Restructuring Plan 2021-2025 Focuses on Digital Transformation
The economic restructuring plan for the 2021-2025 period looks to develop national products based on new or high technologies and create a breakthrough in the competitiveness of key economic sectors.
Shanghai Launches Data Exchange
Shanghai aims to be a role model of data trading by unveiling Shanghai Data Exchange that covers eight industries including finance, transportation.
Indonesia Government to Launch Programmes to Enhance the Education Sector
The government will provide many measures to boost teaching quality in schools next year as part of its efforts to reform the education sector.
National Taiwan University Hospital Successful Trials of Leukemia Diagnostic AI system
Taiwanese researchers developed an AI system that speeds up leukemia diagnosis after completing trials with a matching rate of 70-90% with those by a human doctor.
A*STAR and local SME Develop Energy-efficient Cooling System for Data Centres
A*STAR partnered with a data centre solutions company to develop the cooling system for data centres using passive heat extraction and removal for improved energy efficiency and thermal management and lower carbon emissions.
