Exclusive! Singapore OpenGov Leadership Forum Day 1

Delegates discuss how technology can be deployed to solve pressing issues and deliver better citizen services.
Singapore’s National Environment Agency Grows Energy Efficiency Fund up to 20%

Firms to receive higher support for energy-efficient technologies says Singapore’s National Environment Agency.
HKUST Makes Breakthroughs in Early Diagnostics and Gene Therapy Tech

Researchers established advanced biomarker discovery platforms, identified new blood-based biomarkers and created an innovative AI-based scoring system that enables AD risk prediction, early detection and classification.
Indonesia to End Analogue Broadcasting by November 2022

The ASO Programme of Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information will result in frequency savings that can be used as a digital dividend for telecom services when it is completed by the end of 2022.
Vietnam Social Security Uses IT to Connect Insurance, Population Databases

VSS is improving its operational efficiency with IT to cater to the 88 million people with health insurance and has been working with the Ministry of Public Security to link demographic information to the population database.
UniSA Develops First-iIn-Human Trial for Aggressive Brain Tumours

A novel technology designed to precisely image aggressive brain cancers and guide treatment is being developed by UniSA and an Australian cancer diagnostic company.
Houston Prepares for Global Energy Transition, Acquires EVs

Houston, Texas has made a commitment to build a more sustainable and resilient city, which includes purchasing electric vehicles (EVs) for the city fleet and actively developing EV charging infrastructure at many locations.
New Zealand Fortifies Its Tech Sector in Year 2022 Annual Budget

The digital industries just posted tremendous growth. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that New Zealand is set to boost the country’s overall digital adoption in this year’s budget.
Taiwan University New Centre to Focus on AI Self-driving Technology

One of Taiwan’s oldest universities has just launched a new tech centre. While there are many innovations focused there, a key initiative involves artificial intelligence for self-driving cars.
BeiDou Satellite: A Backbone of China’s Overall Economy

If there’s one technology that has a massive influence on the overall economy of China, then the country’s Beidou satellite navigation system would highly likely sit atop that list.