South Korea’s one-stop information portal on domestic and foreign science and technology trends
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and
the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning establish the “Human
Resources for Science & Technology Policy Platform”
as a one-stop information portal on domestic and foreign statistics, trends and
policies on related to science and technology
Singapore and UK to cooperate on cybersecurity capacity building
Under this MoC the two countries will cooperate to deliver
cybersecurity capacity building programmes to Commonwealth Member States for a
two-year period beginning September 2018. The UK will also actively participate
in Singapore’s ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme (ACCP) that was launched in 2016.
RMIT University releases report on cyber safety in remote Aboriginal communities
RMIT
University released a report cyber safety measures for people in remote
Indigenous communities in order to understand better what the barriers to
digital inclusion are for remote Indigenous Australians. One of the issues is
the sharing of devices among individuals which may lead to a potentially big
privacy issue for users.
Melbourne implements Managed Motorway Network to manage traffic and improve incident response
Touted as “the world’s most sophisticated managed motorway network,” the Victorian Government has switched on its smart motorways.
IMDA enhances speed test and interactive report for IMconnected mobile app
IMDA’s IMconnected mobile application identifies areas for improvement in Singapore’s local mobile networks and provides information on consumers’ usage experience.
EXCLUSIVE – OpenGov Insight session on tackling cyberthreats for government IT ecosystems
Cyberattacks can impair the normal functioning, causing serious data breach and citizens to lose faith in government agencies. OpenGov in collaboration with Kaspersky Lab organised an engaging Breakfast Insight session to explore the growing importance of cybersecurity.
All electricity meters to be smart prepaid meters in the next 3 years: Indian Power Minister
Indian Power Minister Mr Raj Kumar Singh has advised meter manufacturers to scale up production of smart prepaid meters