Creating Impactful Innovation with Howard Califano, Director, SMART Innovation Centre
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Howard Califano shares the vital steps needed for innovation to become impactful for society and economically sustainable.
Singapore, India Link National Real-Time Digital Payment Facilities
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The PayNow-UPI linkage is the first-ever real-time payment system to use a scalable cloud-based infrastructure to handle future increases in remittance traffic and is also the first linkage to have a non-bank financial institution as a participant.
Latest HK Budget Aims to Foster I&T
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Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary launched the 2023-24 budget which allocates significant resources to bolster Hong Kong’s I&T industry, with a focus on life and health technology, AI, and green tech.
Indonesia: Better Managing Talent in the Public Sector
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The Ministry of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform is improving talent management in the government to speed up e-government efforts across ministries, agencies and local authorities.
Bill to Foster e-Government in the Philippines
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The Philippines approved an Act to hasten e-government adoption and transition to adapt to the digital age and improve government services deliverables to grow the economy and better serve citizens.