GovTech and MSO Develop OneService Chatbot to Improve Municipal Services
The tech enables citizens to easily lodge a case and provide additional, crucial information about a complaint through commonly used social messaging apps.
Cybersecurity Advisory on Latest Global Cyber Campaign
U.S. government released a Cybersecurity Advisory that reveals the tactics, techniques, and procedures that cyber actors use against the U.S. and global organisations.
New Zealand Takes a Step into the Second Quantum Revolution
The second quantum revolution has played a leading role in the field of quantum optics in New Zealand. Today, the government has made a big new investment over the next years for the Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies
Preparing HK’s Future IT Talent
HKU’s Faculty of Engineering will launch a new minor programme “Data Science and Engineering” for 2021/22 that will cover the professional knowledge of data science such as statistics, machine learning, graph recognition and data acquisition.
Vietnam Pilots Mobile App Monitoring Home-Quarantined People
The application uses a combination of GPS signals and facial recognition technology to check the whereabouts of individuals under home quarantine and if they do not adhere to protocols.
AI Chatbot Provides Mental-health Support in China
A Chinese AI scientist and his team developed an AI chatbot that can listen, analyse, reason, and help people clarify their true feelings and conduct ongoing evaluations of their psychological support.
Enhancing Mobility through Digital Improvement in the Philippines
Major mobile network operators announced that the initial tests of their technical capabilities and interoperability for the new mobile number portability service had been completed successfully.
MDEC Announces New Digital Strategy for Malaysia
MDEC announced its Digital Investments Future5 (DIF5) Strategy’, a five-year plan focusing on five key thrusts aimed at attracting investments and advancing Malaysia’s digital economy in line with MyDIGITAL.
Taiwan, UK Signed MoU to Enhance Taiwan’s Tech Innovation in Offshore Wind
The nations have collaborated to develop innovations on offshore wind operation and maintenance technology, increase renewable capacity in Taiwan and help to reduce carbon emissions.
Digitised Databases for the Future of Healthcare
A clinical data analytics company in the Philippines has created a database system that will serve as a guide for future patient treatment.
Smart Bike Tech Informs Better Cycling Infrastructure
Victoria is launching a 12-month trial to enable better cycling infrastructure during which 1000 Victorians will have access to a smart bike light that works with an app to gather and transmit bike usage data, and data on danger spots and road conditions.
Mobile App on Financial Literacy Concepts Launched in Singapore for Students
Singapore’s government recently launched a mobile application for students that simulates adult life decisions to teach them key financial literacy concepts.
Adoption of Forensic Algorithms in Criminal Investigations
While forensic algorithms (latent prints, facial recognition and probabilistic genotyping) play a crucial role in modern criminal investigations, they come with several challenges; the report offered solutions to improve their reliability.