International Acclaim for Wellington’s Digital Twin
New Zealand’s capital has gained global recognition along with it a US$ 1 million prize money for its Digital Cities project that aims to successfully manage climate change.
Digital Transformation of China’s Power Industry
Digital adoption is pushing China’s power industry to greater heights accelerating it to serve people better – sustainably.
Taiwan Reorganises National Space Agency to Meet Digital Goals
Space is one frontier that plays a huge role in digital technology. Knowing this, Taiwan wants to give its space agency the best support by putting it directly under its technology ministry.
Singapore NTU Medical School Launches Centre to Predict Disease Progression With AI
The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine has unveiled the Centre for Biomedical Informatics to leverage data analytics and artificial intelligence to develop “super algorithms” that predict and personalise medical treatment.
SIT, Enterprise SG and JTC Jointly Launch FoodPlant
Singapore’s first shared facility for small-batch food production provides affordable access to a wide range of pilot-scale equipment and technologies, R&D, consultancy services, and upskilling courses.
Vietnam Distributes Over 1 Million COVID-19 E-Passports
Launched by the Ministry of Health, the electronic vaccine passports are valid within 12 months from the issuance date and can be used in 62 countries. When the passport expires, a new QR code will be automatically generated.
CityU Co-Leads Research to Boost Efficiency of Solar Tech
An international research team co-led by CityU is accelerating the commercialisation of perovskite photovoltaic technology with a new approach that boosts the efficiency of inverted PSCs to a record high of 25%.
Developing a Roadmap for Electric Vehicle Tech in India
Leading experts discussed the research and development needs of electric vehicles for a roadmap which could meet the government’s target to have electric mobility be 30% of the vehicle population by 2030.
India Government Inaugurates Fintech Initiative
The government-led initiative will serve as a platform to mobilise the Indian fintech start-up community to build meaningful financial products that will broaden the reach of digital finance in the country.
New Zealand, Japan Exchange Tech for Net-Zero by 2050 Goals
IEA’s decarbonising goals should be taken up by everyone on the planet and New Zealand and Japan are working towards that reality collaboratively.
Vietnam Launches Nationwide E-Invoice Project
The goal is to help all businesses move to e-invoices by the end of June even as the General Department of Taxation will continue to improve its technology and infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted operations.
Taiwan’s Green Energy Milestone: First Offshore Wind Installation Vessel
Wanting to make Net Zero 2050 goals happen, Taiwan has launched Green Jade, its first-ever wind installation vessel made by its indigenous people — another first.
Digital Transformation Key to Philippine’s Modern Customs Bureau
The Philippine Customs was able to meet its tax collection targets even during the pandemic and a deeper look shows how digitalisation played a key role in modernising the bureau and keeping it on track.
Tech Testing Successful on China’s Shenzhou XIII Space Mission
The crewed space mission is China’s most ambitious space journey and has taken place smoothly with no major issues so far.
Boosting FinTech in Shenzhen, China
The government is making sure the tech institutions that cater to this sector are fortified with timely measures to raise business in the region.
EXCLUSIVE! Accelerating Real-Time, Data-Driven Decisions for Next-Gen Citizen Services: Realising the Vision of Satu Data Indonesia
Delegates from the Indonesian public sector unpack the use of technology to transform government digital services for the delivery of citizen services
Singapore and Sweden Partner to Help Tech SMEs Scale Up
The GIA acceleration programme will help Singapore start-ups and tech SMEs enter Sweden and the larger Nordic region with a Swedish digital accelerator to run the programme and support from government agencies.
India, US to Commence Defence Artificial Intelligence Dialogue
India and the U.S. have decided to hold an inaugural Defense AI Dialogue this year to harness opportunities for joint innovation and cooperation in new domains. They will also expand joint cyber training and exercises.
CSIRO Invests in Future Science And Tech
The agency will invest AU$ 50 million over the next 5 years in 4 new programmes to drive critical breakthroughs in tough national challenges and is part of CSIRO’s AU$ 200 million portfolio to push the boundaries of research.
ASTRI to Co-Develop First ‘Made in Hong Kong’ SiC IPM for EVs
ASTRI, a supplier of semiconductor assembly and SMT equipment and a local power solutions provider will develop the industry’s first ‘Made in Hong Kong’ Silicon Carbide Intelligent Power Module for electric vehicles.
India Launches Online Portals to Facilitate Agri Exports
The Plant Quarantine Management System and the Computerised Registration of Pesticide portal will make pesticides registration and documentation processes for exports/imports quick, simple, and transparent.
China to Study Earth’s Pollution via a New Satellite
A thorough assessment is needed to deal with pressing global issues. and China is using its satellite to study Earth’s health from above.
New COVID-19 Tech to Deliver Faster, More Accurate Test Results
Murdoch University and the Perron Institute are working on a new technological screening platform that will rapidly and accurately detect COVID-19, without compromising quality. The new screening tech will help hasten the pandemic’s closure.
Vietnam’s Finnovation Contest 2022 to Foster Fintech Solutions
Participants can introduce fintech solutions and business models to leading experts in the fintech field to receive companionship, legal support, and approach investors and seek capital to commercialise their products and services.
Taiwan’s ITRI: Innovation is Central to Country’s 2050 Net Zero Roadmap
The global goal of net-zero-by-2050 as set by the International Energy Agency is a worthy target; ITRI affirms that relying on technology is the key to Taiwan achieving that.
UQ Collaborates on Sustainable Energy Project
UQ will play a critical role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain.
New Hi-Tech Desalination Plant Launched in Singapore
The plant is highly automated and incorporates the latest proven water treatment equipment and membrane technologies such as dissolved air flotation, ultra-filtration, and reverse osmosis.
India Holds National Cybersecurity Incident Response Exercise
Government and critical sector organisations will be trained in intrusion detection techniques, malware platforms, vulnerability handling and penetration testing, network protocols and data flows, and digital forensics.
The Philippines Leverages Space Tech for National Defence
There may not be a better point-of-view to guard one’s territory against intruders than from above; the Philippine government is strengthening its space technology to do just that.
New Diagnostic AI Algorithms Developed by HKU
The new approach – Reviewing Free-text Reports for Supervision – can cut the human cost by 90%, enabling automatic acquisition of supervision signals from hundreds of thousands of radiology reports simultaneously.