Singapore Launches Digital Economy Agreement Negotiations with EFTA
The DEA allows Singapore and EFTA to advance cooperation in the digital domain, including advancing end-to-end trade, enabling trusted data flows, and facilitating a trusted and secure digital environment.
PolyU, Jinjiang Establish Research Institute for Modernisation
Hong Kong PolyU and Jinjiang City have signed a five-year cooperation agreement to set up a joint research institute and advance research projects on industrial modernisation.
Green Energy Research Hub to be Established at Swinburne
Swinburne is constructing an AU$5.2 million Energy Transition Hub that will be dedicated to energy and sustainability; it will offer opportunities for collaboration between industry and academic institutions to help commercialise ideas.
Funding Scheme Enables Smart Production
The Re-industrialisation Funding Scheme has approved HK$15 million to establish a new smart production line for mooncakes, increasing production capacity and enabling the exploration of new markets.
Singapore 2023 Budget: Moving Forward in a New Era
The government is investing SG$25 billion to propel growth and transformation and expects this to position Singapore as a leader in tech and knowledge-driven industries and a knowledge-based economy.
CUHK Partners to Revolutionise Healthcare
The collaboration will develop innovative solutions to enhance healthcare in the Greater Bay Area and beyond, tackling issues including neurodegenerative diseases, mental health, primary care, trauma, and injury.
Promoting Talent Development and Industry-Academia Research Synergy in HK
The university is partnering with a China-based shipping company to promote joint research, commercialisation of research findings and developing human resources.
UoW Researchers Develop Smart Sensor System and World-First ‘MossCam’ Tech
Researchers have designed and deployed an AIoT platform in Antarctica to monitor the health of moss beds and predict future changes, using smart sensors and an AI system called MossCam.
NSW’s Digital Solutions for Child Checks Take Lead
The NSW government is utilising technology to improve the renewal process for Working with Children Checks by piloting the use of photo verification to offer a new convenient and secure online government service.
Enabling Immersive Education in HK
The Centre for Immersive Learning and Metaverse in Education is aimed at creating a collaborative infrastructure for interdisciplinary research to impact education.
Queensland Police Force Deploys Advanced Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
The new RPAS technology brings increased intelligence, surveillance, and vehicle tracking capabilities to Queensland Police.
CUHK Extends Digital Literacy Training to 3,500 Year-One Students
The university is partnering on a compulsory Digital Literacy and Computational Thinking course using the firm’s Lab Services Cloud Virtual Machine solution.
HKSTP Company Partners to Enhance Surgical Robotic Innovation
An HKSTP partner company recently signed a high-level MoU with a longstanding clinical partner and a multispecialty private hospital in Hong Kong.
Swinburne Secures Funding for Industry-Linked Projects
The AU$1.1 will fund three projects including making roads and pavements more sustainable, improving Australia’s 5G network, and using technology to boost quality of life in aged care.
South Australia Rolls Out Updated Photonics Roadmap
The SA Government has released a report on the region’s growing photonics industry; driven by the increasing demand for photonics technologies, including areas such as communication, healthcare, and energy.
CUHK Develops New Tech to Accurately Identify low-abundance RNA Transcripts
The new method is a breakthrough in understanding the progression of lung cancer and in drug advancement through further studies on drug resistance.
RMIT Develops Rust-Busting Tech Improves Mobile Phone Battery Recycling
Engineers at RMIT University have developed an innovation that uses high-frequency sound waves to remove rust from nanomaterial MXene, which could make batteries for mobile phones last three times as long.
New South Wales Investing in AgTech
The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government is offering farmers up to AU$ 35,000 in funding to enhance their ag technology and connectivity, helping them boost productivity and secure a better future for their businesses.
CSIRO Employs Machine Learning for Alzheimer’s Research
AI was used to create a benchmark for measuring brain atrophy in neurodegenerative diseases by producing synthetic MRI images, enabling accurate assessment and comparison of measurement methods; the synthetic dataset images are publicly available for further research.
New Solutions from HK Innovation Lab
Two companies under HK’s Smart Government Innovation Lab rolled out 2 solutions – one employs data capture, 3D modelling and online visualisation to aid heritage conservation; the second is a smartwatch for law enforcement officers.
HKUST and ASTRI Launch Joint Tech PhD Programme
The programme allows students to work at ASTRI and study towards a PhD degree at HKUST in areas such as AI, big data, wireless communication, smart city, and advanced materials.
UniSA and SASI to Establish Premier Sport, Research and Education Hub
UniSA and SASI are collaborating to establish a hi-tech sports research and education facility in Mile End, focusing on high-performance sports to aid athletes in reaching peak performance.
CUHK Creates Diverse Small Soft Machines Using Ferrofluids
The multi-functional small machines use three wetting traits of ferrofluids and these systems show promise for biomedical applications including targeted drug delivery, minimally invasive surgery and cell transplantation.
CSIRO Launches New R&D Programme for Mining Sector
The agency is making commercial innovation more accessible for small to medium-sized businesses in the mining and mining equipment, technology and services sectors by providing free R&D support.
HKSTP Partner Company Launches Non-Invasive Diabetes Pre-Screening Tool
A joint venture with an HKSTP incubatee provides a one-stop solution for clinical services combining retinal imaging diagnostics and innovative online traditional Chinese medicine platforms.
HKSTP and Industry Partner to Boost Life Science Innovation
HKSTP and a pharmaceutical company are partnering to make HK and the GBA leaders in life science innovation. This is the first collaboration between the two that encompasses technology and data sharing.
Malaysian Delegation to Italy Attracts Potential FDI
MITI recently conducted a working visit to Italy, garnering RM3.25 billion in potential FDIs. The aim is to strengthen ties with Italian investors that bring in hi-tech and high-quality investments, creating better-paying jobs for Malaysians.
HKU to Establish Virtual Asset Technology Consortium
Two HKU departments are collaborating to establish the Virtual Asset Technology Consortium, gathering experts from various fields to share information and provide guidance on technical matters related to virtual assets.
VR Tech Can Improve Anxiety and Depression in Adults with Disabilities
Researchers at WSU have discovered that adults with disabilities experienced a significant decrease in symptoms of anxiety and depression and improved sensory processing after VR technology.
Skin Cancer Detection Algorithms Introduced at TDU
A pop-up clinic utilising AI to identify potential skin cancer was established at the Tour Down Under event, marking it as the first of its kind in the world. The free service uses algorithms in tandem with doctors’ clinical expertise to detect skin cancer.
