Digital Transformation
Victoria and NSW’s Plans for Smarter Energy Solutions
Victoria and NSW governments, alongside industry, launch a roadmap to advance heat pump hot water systems, focusing on standards, training, consumer protections, and energy efficiency to boost market adoption and savings.
India’s Budget 2024-25: Focus on Startups and Skilling
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh was pleased with the Union Budget 2024-25 for its innovative proposals to boost startups, employment, skilling, MSMEs and support women’s welfare, ensuring a brighter future for all sectors of society.
PANDI Catalysing Internet Growth in Indonesia
PANDI aims to promote .id domain growth in Indonesia, focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises as a major potential sector and collaborating with various organisations to raise awareness, improve internet literacy, and expand distribution channels.
Hong Kong: Living Passivator Promises Next-Gen Solar Stability
The living passivator enhances perovskite solar cells by dynamically repairing defects caused by environmental stressors, significantly improving their efficiency and stability, potentially revolutionising renewable energy technology.
The Philippines: Digital Connectivity and Infrastructure Key
The President emphasises the administration’s commitment to enhancing digital connectivity, highlighting the completion of Phase One of the NFB and the expansion of free public WiFi access as key priorities for achieving sufficient bandwidth capacity by 2026.
New Zealand’s Digital Approach to Evidence Management
The New Zealand Police are enhancing evidence management amidst growing data and privacy challenges by optimising systems, exploring innovative solutions, and ensuring regulatory compliance to better tackle digital crime.
India: Government E-Marketplace Expands Training
GeM’s Learning Management System now offers interactive training in six additional languages, offering courses on GeM’s policies, functionalities, and public procurement processes to ramp up even more comprehensive participation.
HKUST Partners to Establish Emerging Tech Lab
HKUST and a Chinese tech giant have signed an MoU to create a joint lab, aiming to advance research in AI and big data over the next three years, enhancing technological innovation and talent development.
Thailand’s Community Digital Centres Advancing Inclusion
A delegation from ONDE visited four Community Digital Centres in Trang Province to enhance digital literacy, highlighting their crucial role in supporting education and community development under Thailand’s “Thailand 4.0” policy.
Technology and Training: Transforming Philippine Tourism
The Philippines is advancing its tourism sector through a blend of technology, extensive training programs, and strategic partnerships, aiming to enhance service excellence and sustainable development.
New Zealand’s Digital Hydrographic Survey
New Zealand’s Toitū Te Whenua Land Information is conducting a cutting-edge hydrographic survey in Otago, using advanced multi-beam echo-sounders to update nautical charts and enhance maritime safety.
India’s Quantum Leap: Affordable Tunable Lasers
Raman Research Institute’s spinoff is set to revolutionise quantum optics with cost-effective, multi-channel tunable laser systems, aiding applications in medicine, remote sensing, geo-mapping, and space.