Singapore’s national 3D printing programme partners with Taiwan institutes

Taiwan’s National Applied Research Labs (NAR Labs) and China
Medical University Hospital (CMUH) have come together to establish a strategic
partnership with the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC)
in Singapore.
Singapore welcomes a new flash memory fabrication facility

This investment by Micron, alongside others from industry leaders over the past year, underscores the global competitiveness of Singapore’s electronics industry.
Philippines to provide incentives to returning scientists, inventors, and engineers

The Program will prioritise experts in the
fields of space, technology, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering,
energy agriculture and food technology—biotechnology, information and
communications technology, pharmaceutical, disaster mitigation and management,
environment and natural resources, electronics, genomics, health,
manufacturing, nanotechnology, cyber security and semiconductors.
EXCLUSIVE – Addressing the open data imperative through sound information management

NSW Information Commissioner, Elizabeth
Tydd talks about the role played by open data in improving government service
delivery and building trust in institutions. She also explains how information
release can benefit from process automation and initiatives taken by IPC NSW
towards promoting open data and open government.
China’s State Council releases new rules on external intellectual property rights transfers

Technology exports and international acquisitions will be subject to checks under new guidelines to safeguard China’s key public interests.
China’s Ministry of Education unveils five-year AI training program for universities

Under the program, eminent AI experts will be invited to
train the first 100 teachers and 300 students and explore an appropriate
framework for AI education. The program aims to train at least 500 teachers and
5,000 students in artificial intelligence at top universities over the next
five years.
ADB report looks at impact of digital technologies on remittances

Governments and international organisations can help create
an enabling environment in digital finance to improve the remittance process
and also have positive externalities such as financial inclusion.
Connecting government, technology and behavioural science

Could behavioural science help in understanding citizen needs and usage to design and deliver services with widespread adoption and verifiable benefits?