NTU: Mental Health Chatbots Effective in Helping Treat Symptoms of Depression

Chatbots can effectively engage people with depression in empathetic conversations and assist in the treatment of symptoms; an in-depth analysis of conversational flow will help app developers design future chatbots.
Indonesia to Meet Fintech Digital Talent Demands with Multi-layered Training

The training aims to address the gap of digital talent in the financial technology sector through three stages programme from primary, middle and top segments and simultaneously develop the national digital economy.
India: The Importance of Non-Personal Data for AI Ecosystem Development

The dialogue explored the current open data ecosystem, challenges in providing access to quality datasets for AI and the role of different stakeholders in ensuring the responsible use of data for innovation.
HKU Physicists Deploy New Advanced Computing System

Research teams from the Department of Physics at HKU collaborated to deploy a new supercomputing system, called Blackbody which aims to pursue advances in astronomy, quantum physics and interdisciplinary science.
New Security Cryptographic Algorithm Recommended in the U.S.

The venerable cryptographic hash function security, SHA-1, has been used since 1995 and can be easily hacked; experts recommend new version, SHA-2 or SHA-3, be deployed as soon as possible.
Digital Solution to Monitor Disbursements in the Philippines

The integrated information system allows the disbursement and appropriation of public funds monitoring to promote government transparency by making it publicly available through information technology.
Thailand Discusses Strategies to Attract 5G Investment

Thailand held FGD discussion to prepare measurement of digital technology utilisation and 5G domestic and international investment to drive the national economy.