Tamil Nadu, India Launches AI-Driven Safety Project for Public Transport
Buses in Tamil Nadu will install AI-enabled mobile network video recorders connected to a cloud-based control centre via a 4G GSM SIM card. If a passenger presses the panic button, an alarm will be sent to the centre.
Vietnam Unveils Blockchain Union
The Vietnam Blockchain Union will raise community awareness and guide the development of legal corridors, standards and regulations in the application and creation of products and services on blockchain tech.
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.
India Launches National Data and Analytics Platform
The platform improves access and use of published Indian government data and provides standardised datasets from across India’s administrative landscape, allowing users to easily search, merge, visualise and download datasets.
India, Japan Collaborate to Grow Digital Economy
Under the India-Japan Digital Partnership, the nations will cooperate to grow the digital economy through joint digital transformation projects on the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and other emerging tech.
Mobile Money Services in Vietnam Help Bridge Technological, Geographical Divides
Regardless of an internet connection or bank account and with just phone numbers, users can make cashless transactions through their Mobile Money account which has been instrumental in boosting digital adoption.
India Boosts 5G/ORAN Testing Ecosystem Through Public-Private Partnership
The Telecommunication Engineering Centre will certify select products from registered start-ups, which can then be tested at private labs at a subsidised tariff. Start-ups can use the labs for radio conformance, protocol and interface testing.
Vietnam Localities Improve Effectiveness of Online Public Services
Over 97% of public services that meet MIC requirements are now provided online at level 4. The five localities with the highest number of online dossiers from January to April were Quang Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, and Bac Ninh.
India Invites Tech-Enabled Solutions for Waste Management
The Technology Development Board will select and financially support artificial intelligence-based solutions from Indian companies in an attempt to manage waste from big cities.
Digital Payments Increasingly Popular in Vietnam
By 2025, Vietnam aims for 80% of the population aged over 15 to have bank accounts, the number of Internet payments to increase by 35%-40% annually and mobile payment transactions to grow by 50-80%.