GovTech Digital Academy
The academy offers a robust suite of information and communications technology programmes, contextualised to public service, anchored on the ICT & Smart Systems Competency Framework and guided by competency gaps identified by ICT&SS.
New App Tracks Human Mobility and COVID-19
U.S. researchers create an interactive application to analyse patterns between human movement, government policies, and the pandemic.
HK Government Tech Lab Unveils Digital Business Portal
A tech firm has developed a platform that acts as an online one-stop solution for internal knowledge sharing and supports the daily operational needs of departments within the HKSAR government.
Programme Digitally Empowers Women Entrepreneurs in Indonesia
In amid of boosting the digital and economic sectors, an Indonesia-UK tech hub, in collaboration with two other agencies, had launched a female-focused programme to help female entrepreneurs improve their situation during the pandemic.
AI App Helps Push Mask Wearing on Public Transport in Vietnam
The AI app, connected to surveillance cameras on public transport vehicles, can access image data and automatically analyse it. It sends notifications to the transport company if it detects someone not wearing a mask.
Digital Media Fosters Gender Equality in Taiwan
The research discovered that digital media gives women the power to gain benefits for creating awareness, marketing, business support, building relationship and network, leading to more equality.
5G Network Roll Out to Turn Hamilton into a Smart City
Residents in Hamilton, NZ can experience high-quality internet coverage with the 5G rollout launched earlier this week, transforming it into the ninth location to have access for both wireless and mobile usage.
UniSA Designs Digital Tool to Visualise Complex Data
Researchers at UniSA have designed a digital tool to help the police, defence industry – and now child protection services – translate complex data into a visual story, saving hundreds of hours of time.
China Launches Sci-tech Education Programme
To popularise sci-tech education resources to schools, China launched a programme where teenagers can participate in activities on themes from AI to the lunar rover model.
Augmented Reality for Early Education in the Philippines
This pandemic had left an impact on many sectors around the world, including education. A health-tech firm in the Philippines created an Augmented reality technology for children to learn through interactive experiences.
US Water Industry Cybersecurity Solutions
A survey revealed that the water industry shows a range of cybersecurity preparedness levels with rooms for improvement and support in dealing with growing cyberattacks.
Enhancing space exploration in New Zealand
After collaborating with Nasa, New Zealand space exploration is expanding even further to boost the country’s space programme, and the country has now signed a space treaty for a new scientific mission to Mars in 2024.