DILG Urges Philippine LGUs to Update COVID-19 Vaccine Data
The agency reminded local government units in the country to ensure regular updating of their respective COVID-19 data in the Vaccine Monitoring System (VMS).
EXCLUSIVE: OpenGovLive! Virtual Breakfast Insight: Enhancing Organisational Capacities with Analytic Process Automation in the Office of Finance
Delegates from the financial sector and ICT leaders convened to discuss insights on how the proper utilisation of data analytics and automation can improve the financial sector’s business processes.
New Funding to Boost Singapore’s Autonomous Vehicle Adoption
A Singapore-based autonomous vehicle start-up recently secured multimillion-dollar funding to boost its production and operations in the country.
The Philippines’ DTI Revamps Online Price Monitoring System
The e-Presyo platform is a repository of all prevailing prices of basic necessities and prime commodities that are being monitored by the DTI nationwide.
EXCLUSIVE: OpenGovLive! Virtual Breakfast Insight: Improving Business Capabilities with Analytic Process Automation in the Office of Finance
Delegates from the financial sector and ICT leaders convene to discuss how proper utilisation of data analytics and automation can improve the sector’s business processes.
Singapore’s F&B Sector Assisted by Digitalisation Relief Fund
The fund aims to boost revenue for the country’s F&B sector by allowing them to transform into Cloud Kitchens with zero upfront costs.
Digital Transactions Continue to Rise in The Philippines
The country’s central bank said that citizens are turning to electronic payment facilities to carry out financial transactions safely amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Tech Programmes Empower the Philippines’ Education Sector
A tech company will provide technical assistance to the government’s tech learning programme involving skills mapping, work-based learning, mentoring, and internships.
EXCLUSIVE: OpenGovLive! Virtual Breakfast Insight Empowering Digital Transformation with Data and Analytics
Delegates from the public sector and ICT leaders convened to discuss how to make digital transformation more effective and sustainable by converging data, processes, and people.
Digital Banking Continues to Gain Traction in the Philippines
New research has found that over 8 in 10 Filipinos (83%) are aware and interested (81%) in using digital banking services.
New Zealand Adopts New Mobile Authentication System
The new SMS will alert the user whenever their mobile provider has received a request to port their phone number to avoid cyber fraud.
Singapore’s NYP to Offer AI and Data Engineering Course
The course will adopt NYP’s professional competency model which is aimed at mirroring workplace practices instead of the subject-based approach.
The Philippines’ DICT Ramps Up Digital Transformation Initiatives
The department focuses on the digital transformation of the country with its newly adopted CHIP Framework as a strategic guide.
Singapore to Adopt New Digital Payment System
The new system automatically verifies e-invoices against other business records to detect fraud and mistakes before making payments.
Weather Monitoring App to Help Fishing Community in the Philippines
The app converts collected localised weather data into simplified weather forecasts and sends them to the registered mobile numbers of fishers.
New Zealand Set to Cooperate with NASA
The country has joined Artemis Accords, an international arrangement to cooperate with NASA on peaceful exploration and activity in outer space.
Singapore’s Rewards-Based Waste Management Plan Set to Kick-Off
The programme aims to adopt an eco-conscious lifestyle by offering citizens a rewarding way to recycle used plastic drink bottles and aluminium drink cans.
New Zealand Set to Adopt AI-Powered Insight Generator
The tech is an artificial intelligence-powered super engine, revolutionising the speed and efficiency by which data is transformed into rich insightful knowledge.
DOST’s Tech Programme Inspires Philippine MSMEs
The programme provides technical and technological assistance to MSMEs to enable them to improve their production capabilities by infusing science and technology (S&T) interventions.
Indonesia’s F&B Sector Gets a Tech Boost
A cloud-based platform was created to connect F&B brands that want to expand, home entrepreneurs and diners hungry for more food options.
Singapore’s Cybersecurity Enhanced by Mobile App
The app has blocked a total of 5,537 phone numbers believed to be used in scams while over 722,865 suspicious SMSs have been reported on the app.
Online Platform Empowers Indonesia’s SMEs Amid COVID-19
Warteg owners can now start selling various other types of products, starting from daily necessities, electronics to 42 types of virtual products.
The Philippines’ DOST Supports AI Tool to Cut Electricity Cost
The tech is equipped with an electronics board, which is an AI-powered system that assesses the client’s profile using historical and real-time data.
New Zealand to Establish New Research and Innovation Hub
The facility, to be called Research & Innovation Queenstown, will house a cluster of research and innovation entities and commercial and hi-tech activities.
Big Data to be Used in ADHD Studies in New Zealand
Newly funded research will examine over 10,000 brain scans to identify the key brain processes underlying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Singapore’s Water Agency to Deploy Drones for Reservoir Monitoring
Advanced drone system will aid in the agency’s operations, including management of aquatic plant growth and monitoring of reservoir activities.
Online Resilience Hub Empowers Philippine MSMEs
The online hub provides information on the latest available loans, mentoring programmes, and online events specifically for MSMEs in the country.
The Philippines’ DICT Continues to Upgrade its Free-Wi-Fi-For-All Programme
The agency opted to deploy much higher Internet speeds for isolated and disadvantaged areas to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Zealand, Australia Rank First in Cloud Adoption
A study shows that A/NZ has shifted 43% of IT systems to the cloud in 2020 to boost business growth and capabilities.
Researchers from Singapore and Japan Turn Wi-Fi Signals into Electricity
The research shows that using Wi-Fi signals to power devices could very well be possible so long as they are within a 100m range of the waves.