Singapore, UK Finalise Digital Economy Deal
Singapore and the United Kingdom finalised a new digital-trade deal that includes encouraging digitalisation of the entire trading process, protecting data used and exchanged in trade deals and facilitating a digital environment.
New Public-Private Partnership in Supercomputing to Support Advanced Healthcare Research, and more, in Singapore
NSCC, SingHealth and NVIDIA have collaborated to develop a research ecosystem of hardware and software tools to support healthcare and medical research at Singapore’s largest public healthcare cluster.
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Aims to be a Smart City in 2022
In a bid to create a digital administration and become a smart city this year, Ho Chi Minh City will implement comprehensive tech solutions and link public databases to quicken the post-pandemic economic recovery.
Over NZ$ 75 Million in Cybersecurity for Health and Disability Sector
The New Zealand government has unveiled its plans to invest as much as NZ$ 75.7 million over a span of 3 years to fight cybersecurity risks in the health and disability sector.
Improving Fairness in Machine Learning Models
MIT researchers developed a technique that induces fairness directly into the machine learning model, no matter how unbalanced the training dataset, that can boost the model’s performance on downstream tasks.
Smart Farming Gets a Headstart in the Philippines
The Philippines is set to have its first taste of smart farming as DOST signs an agreement with a leading university to deploy an AIoT-assisted plant-growing system.
Wireless Data Reduces High-speed Accidents in the U.S.
Wireless data transmitted between oncoming vehicles and traffic signals is allowing researchers to dynamically change the duration of green lights to prevent accidents.
China’s Fourth State 5G Carrier Ready for Service
A new state-backed 5G operator announced its plans to start operating a new line of mobile network services starting mid-May, giving the Chinese its fourth carrier.
Building Digital Ecosystem in Indonesia
As governments worldwide turn to digital tech, Indonesia, represented by the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, has developed and strengthened a digital through various initiatives to grow the digital economy.
Taiwan Looks to Fortify Country’s Role as Global ICT Industry Leader
Recently, President Tsai Ing-wen expressed her government’s commitment to advance Taiwan’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector through expanded public-private cooperation. Tsai made the remarks at the Presidential Office while receiving a delegation of local ICT experts and business leaders. These tech leaders were initially honoured during the IT Month exhibition held last November in […]
