Thailand Places Third for Digital Skills Readiness
Ranked 3rd in workplace digital skill readiness, according to a recent survey, demonstrating strong confidence in workplace digital skills readiness and a higher level of preparedness and readiness than the global average.
India to Launch Digital University
The digital university aims to expand access to high-quality education programmes in the country through technology tools and platforms and has the potential to increase the gross enrolment ratio from 27% to 50%.
ARENA Launches Programme to Propel Zero-emissions Vehicle Technology
On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA launched the Future Fuels Program with a $127.9 million funding envelope to support fleets to shift to new zero-emissions vehicle technology over the next four years.
New Zealand ‘White Gold’: Lithium Extraction Investment Could Catapult it as the Planet’s Green Tech Leader
Seeing a huge yet largely untapped opportunity, the New Zealand government has announced it is investing further US$ 2 million to support a lithium extraction pilot plant near Taupō.
Bac Giang, Vietnam Holds Digital Transformation Training for Local Officials
By 2025, Bac Giang will move 95% of documents and applications online and the rate that they are processed electronically at the district and communal level is expected to reach 85% and 65%, respectively.
UniSA Co-Develops VR Facial Recognition Tech
An international team of researchers from Australia, New Zealand and India has developed a novel facial recognition technology that uses expression to manipulate objects in a virtual reality setting without the use of a handheld controller or touchpad.
Taiwan Set to be a Launchpad for Digital Healthcare Device in Southeast Asia and the World
The country is set to have its first taste of long-distance health monitoring with a manufacturing giant setting its sights on digital health devices for the Southeast Asian market.
EV Charging Infrastructure Doubles in 9 Megacities in India
India witnessed a 2.5 times growth in charging stations in nine megacities in the last 4 months, accounting for 940 0f the total 1,640 operational public EV chargers.
UTM And Industry Partner Collaborate to Drive Digital Talent Development
UTM via School of Computing, Faculty of Engineering, has signed an MoA with an education social enterprise to drive digital upskilling and reskilling efforts for Malaysians through the Industry-Driven Digital Talent Development program.
China Looking to Regulate Artificial Intelligence Usage
In a strong initiative, China is rolling out rules to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence to better serve and safeguard citizens and customers.
Philippine Chief Justice Promotes a More Tech-enabled Future
Wanting to fast track the justice system, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo is asking all his justices to keep abreast with the latest advances of technology.
Strengthening Digital Capabilities for Innovation in Singapore
To accelerate investments in digital capabilities. Singapore has invested S$200 million that will go partly towards enhancing initiatives that help firms adopt cutting-edge digital solutions.
Vietnam Strives for Breakthroughs in Digital Industry
‘Strategies to Develop the Digital Technology Industry in Vietnam until 2025’ aims to create sufficiently skilled human resources in the field and aims to increase digital tech businesses from 64,000 to 70,000 this year.
CityU Researchers Co-Develop Super Elastic Alloy
A CityU research team have discovered a first-of-its-kind super-elastic alloy that can retain its stiffness even after being heated to 1,000 K with applications in manufacturing high-precision devices and for space missions.
DICT Philippines Installs VSATs to Ensure Connectivity in Typhoon-ravaged Towns
Residents from 13 southern towns ravaged by the supertyphoon now have connectivity allowing them to get their lives back ore quickly.
CISA, U.S. Posts Catalogue of Free Cyber Services
A new webpage features links to basic and advanced services for reducing the likelihood of a damaging cyber incident, detecting malicious activity, responding to confirmed incidents and maximising resilience.
India Drafts Roadmap for New Tech to Support Coal Mine Operations
The government plans to deploy new tech solutions and platforms to support coal mines operations that will be built on a multi-speed backbone IT and infrastructure system that allows rapid deployment of new technologies.
CSIRO Secures Funding to Co-Develop Novel 3D-Printed Ostomy Seal
CSIRO, in collaboration with a MedTech company, has secured $100,000 in funding to develop and commercialise a 3D-printed ostomy seal that will improve the quality of life for people living with stoma bags.
Maintaining Financial System Stability Through Digitalisation in Indonesia
To maintain a stable financial system and achieve stronger growth, Bank Indonesia addressed challenges in terms in digitalisation, including inclusive finance and the development of digital currencies.
Chinese Tech that Made the 2022 Winter Olympics a Success
Despite COVID-19 challenges, the quadrennial games were successful due to a host of cutting edge technologies.
How Machine-Learning Models Could Potentially Overcome Biased Datasets
Researchers applied the tools of neuroscience to study when and how machine-learning models can overcome bias in a dataset and found that data diversity is key.
Singapore Launches GovCash for Government Payments
About 40,000 Singaporeans who receive government payouts via cheques can now withdraw the payments quickly and conveniently from an ATM with a new service called GovCash.
Queensland Police to Trial Cutting-Edge Drones
The new airborne observation platform will have enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and advancements like AI tech to track vehicles and thermal imaging cameras to locate lost people.
Novel Clean Energy Technology in the U.S.
U.S. DOE awarded $7.8 million for three of Argonne’s clean energy projects that will focus on technologies such as revolutionising fuel cells for light and technologies to generate less nuclear waste.
National Space Industry Hub launched in Sydney
Sydney’s Tech Central Precinct has opened the National Space Industry Hub at its Eveleigh facility. The hub’s first residents will build on NSW’s space capability to ensure it is the strongest in Australia.
Philadelphia, U.S. Launches Digital Equity Plan
The five-year plan describes how the city will address the affordability of broadband and devices and tackle the fundamental issues that contribute to the digital divide: barriers of language, race, limited digital literacy skills and disabilities.
Indonesia Strengthens Literacy and Monitors Digital Finance Platforms
To develop n ecosystem and investment in the digital finance sector, Indonesia encourages literacy and supports the digital investment sector through National Digital Literacy Movement Program.
India Organises FinTech Hackathon
India’s think tank is tying up with a private provider to launch a hackathon to find solutions for the fintech sector for an opportunity for innovators, digital creators and developers from all over India to ideate and code.
Vietnam Seeks Opinions on Draft Decree for Internet-Based Services
A seminar was held to gather experts’ opinions on amendments to Decree 72, regarding the management, provision and use of services and information on the internet – feedback will be submitted to the Ministry of Information and Communications for finalisation.
Singapore’s National Digital Literacy Programme
To help students access digital information to improve their learning experience, Singapore implemented the National Digital Literacy Programme in which students became owners of a personal learning device.
