Singapore Boosts Measures Against Scam SMS
Organisations using alphanumeric Sender IDs to send SMS now must register with the SSIR. Starting from 31 January, any non-registered SMS will be labelled as “Likely-SCAM”. This will function similarly to a spam filter or spam bin.
India Invites Countries, Enterprises to Sign Up for India Stack
India Stack is a set of open indigenously-developed APIs and e-governance and public applications; India has opened it to countries that want it to strengthen the ecosystem of startups and developers working on next-gen innovation.
India Integrates AI Skills into Public School Curriculum
The government in collaboration with an industry player has unveiled a compendium with 70 lesson plans to promote digital readiness. The new methodology is expected to shift teaching pedagogies from traditional to digital with increased efficiency.
Managing E-Commerce to Prevent Tax Loss in Vietnam
The agency will review existing policies to improve e-commerce management, upgrade infrastructure and supporting services, incorporate new tech to assist digital transformation and offer training to improve the inspection and handling of violations.
Singapore Researchers Develop Compact Sonar for Improved Underwater Imaging
The new sonar processing method can be used to scan the seabed to search for features that can be used to aid navigation. The sonar’s compactness makes it suitable to be mounted on underwater robots for ocean exploration.
NUS VR Glove Offers More Realistic Sense of Touch
HaptGlove offers immersive touch and feel of VR objects with unparalleled realism in the virtual reality experience, incorporating lightweight pneumatic controls and microfluidic sensing technology, which significantly reduces its size and weight.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Develops Secure Mobile Operating System
The indigenous mobile operating system offers a secure environment, native over-the-air updates and private app store services and is currently being provided to organisations that manage sensitive information and have stringent privacy needs.
NZ Animal Health Laboratory Deploys Robots for Improved Animal Disease Testing
The robot achieves efficiency by moving test plates around that contain approximately 90 samples each, managing 40 plates at once; simultaneously it adds samples and different reagents, washes and incubates the test plates.
Vietnam Boosts Legal Framework to Attract Green Finance, Technology
The nation is actively implementing a roadmap for an improved legal framework to attract green finance and green technology and encourage green production and investment as it looks to promote the country.
Singapore HTX Promotes Cloud Technology
The Home Team Science and Technology Agency held a GoCloud roadshow, which featured an exhibition and spotlight talks on topics including HTX’s cloud strategy, navigating a typical cloud journey, and the sovereign cloud.