Digital forensics training course from INTERPOL for wildlife investigations
An INTERPOL research report found limited, but clear evidence of criminals using the Darknet to sell illicit wildlife products from critically endangered species.
India’s National ID system, Aadhaar, integrated with lightweight version of Skype
Skype will not store any Aadhaar information and all personal information, including the video and audio conversations, is securely encrypted.
Public-private alliance launched by Singapore Police Cybercrime Command
There are 40 partners in the Alliance, comprising global IT companies, E-commerce platforms, telecommunications service providers, financial institutions and remittance agencies.
Discussion on a Glocal approach to prevention and investigation of cybercrime at INTERPOL WORLD 2017
Mr. Stock highlighted the problem of under-reporting of cyberattacks and called for discussion on the anonymisation/encryption vs law enforcement debate.
NSW expanding trial of SMART drumlines for shark management
“They protect human life while minimising the impact on marine species.”
Queensland rolls out digital literacy programme for indigenous communities
“It is programs like this that boost our state’s entrepreneurial culture, by giving all Queenslanders the skills needed for the jobs of the future.”
Thailand setting up Strategic Talent Center to enhance availability of skilled science and technology manpower
The Board of Investment in Thailand is collaborating with five other government bodies, including the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to form the STC network.
GovTech bringing together different Singapore government grants for businesses into a single portal
The Business Grants Portal is one of the first whole-of-government digital services developed using Agile.
Singapore Armed Forces setting up new command to integrate C4 and cyber defence operations
The integration will allow the SAF to better harness operational synergies between network and cyber defence operations and optimise resources by centralising common functions.
HDB, Imperial College London and A*STAR sign MOU to explore smart sensing and data analytics for enhancing services in housing estates
The team will develop new sensors which have computing capabilities, so that they can carry out basic data processing at the point of collection.
Singapore government setting aside SG$150 million for new Cities of Tomorrow Programme
Potential research areas include the use of robots in construction, creating more usable underground or sea spaces and making buildings more water and energy efficient.
EXCLUSIVE – Keynote address by the Special Minister of State, the Hon Gavin Jennings at Victoria OpenGov Leadership Forum – Turning data from a privacy liability to an asset
“We are dealing with a culture that says the service owns the information and not the citizens, and we are holding on to that data in the name of the privacy protection of the citizens.”
Singapore’s Civil Service Head talks about application of behavioural insights to public policies and programmes
“It is by understanding how BI can be used in combination with other evidence-based tools that we can provide robust insights and come up with innovative and productive solutions.”
New Technology Transfer Law in Vietnam aims to promote adoption of latest advances and commercialisation of research
The law aims to encourage adoption of latest advances from abroad, while preventing the import of outdated technologies.
White paper published by World Economic Forum looks at Blockchain governance challenges
“A distributed ecosystem need not be a disorganised one, and improved governance need not imply formal governmental legislation or regulation.”
China releases emergency response plan for cyber security incidents
The plan states that entities who fail to implement the measures or conceal cybersecurity incidents will face penalties.
ANAO audit report finds that myGov achieved double the predicted number of user accounts
myGov had exceeded its 2016 target of 5.1 million accounts and 6 member services. Currently, myGov has more than 10 million active accounts and ten member services.
Association of Banks in Singapore announces service to enable nearly instant fund transfer using mobile number or NRIC/FIN
E-payments is one of the selected focus areas under the Singapore government’s accelerated Smart Nation programme.
EXCLUSIVE – A shift in focus from cost and efficiency to innovation and value in Taiwan’s ICT industry
“We anticipate it will be necessary to exert considerable efforts to improve our software capability and hardware value in order to elevate Taiwan’s ICT industry to the next level.”
Malaysia’s ANGKASA upgrading IT infrastructure to deliver expanded, always-on payment services across multiple devices
ANGKASA is also transforming its two data centres into software-defined facilities, with new development and disaster recovery environments and automated data replication between the sites.
World Bank’s ICT-driven initiative in Nepal for faster and seamless government-to-business services
Shifting government information infrastructure to the cloud is expected to reduce the average cost and amount of time needed for businesses to comply with government regulation by 25%.
Web-based tool from CSIRO for automated monitoring and reporting of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing
Illegal fishing is the third most lucrative crime in the world, after weapons trafficking and drug smuggling.
Financial Services Authority of Indonesia sets up FinTech Advisory Forum
The forum will facilitate and ensure smooth, consistent, and constructive coordination between agencies, ministries, and relevant parties, and Fintech startup players.
Steps announced to ensure sustainability of communications service for people with hearing or speech impairments in Australia
The online presence will shift in focus to educate users about communication options available to people with unique needs, such as online and app-based message services.
Australia and Japan establish framework for co-operation on FinTech innovation
This follows similar agreements with Hong Kong, Singapore, UK and Ontario and information-sharing agreements with the Capital Markets Authority, Kenya and Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, Indonesia.
Thirty more cities selected by Indian government for development as smart cities, taking total up to 90
All 30 cities will develop Integrated Command and Control Centres that enable better coordination among various city agencies.
Dubai launches Humanitarian Accelerators to find technology-driven solutions for education, water and refugee poverty
The Humanitarian Accelerators will focus on finding developing an e-business platform to give refugees a platform to leverage their skills, capabilities and services.
Telecom reforms in Australia to provide transparent funding for NBN and change separation rules for network operators
Currently, funding for the non commercially viable networks is dependent on an opaque internal cross-subsidy from NBN’s profitable fixed line networks in metropolitan areas.
DICT Philippines releases National Broadband Plan with three strategies around policy, investment and stimulation of demand
The government will set policy, regulatory, and infostructural interventions to spur competition in the telecommunications and ICT industry.
Urban intersection control scheme without the use of traffic light developed at A*STAR's IHPC
It does not require cars to be fully self-driving. It only requires that a majority of vehicles be able to brake and accelerate autonomously.