Rise of Artificial Intelligence in and its Implications on Educational Systems and Practices
The long and now rapidly flowing Artificial Intelligence (AI) river which courses through the global technoscape has several milestones worth noting, especially as they impact the current speed and course of this river.
eHealth and smart garment to prevent falls for people with Parkinson’s
StandingTall-PD is a neuro-rehabilitation program that uses visual, audio and haptic sensory cues in order to help rewire the parts of the brain that control walking in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Mobile app development program for Filipino senior high students
The senior high students are trained in logic, design and programming, with a focus on developing a strong foundation in the fundamentals so they can adapt to any kind of technology, platform or programming language.
50,000 Thai villages to get Internet by end of 2019
Thai government is working on providing all citizens with internet access and developing a digital-skills training course for all government officers. The agency expects to upgrade 3 million government officers with digital skills in their workforce areas within the next five years.
Malaysian tech company signs major MOUs for enterprise
The solutions developed by the tech firm will be used to help record consumer payment behaviour and transactions for big data collection to analyse customer spending patterns.
Indonesia’s National Digital Literacy Movement gains wider reach
There are approximately 350 locations that have been reached by the digital literacy programs in 2018. From a partner count of 20 in 2018, the members have snowballed to 96 in 2018, coming from ministries, corporations, universities, non-governmental organisations and public figures.
AI to boost HK insurance company’s performance
The insurance company is using AI to help recommend the best protection for customers and to augment the performance of those employees with more technical jobs. The company also expects to pilot a personal digital assistant for underwriters in the second half of 2019.
Adelaide launches trial of autonomous bus and smart transit hubs
The Olli shuttle will operate in conjunction with the cloud-connected Matilda Transit Hub to deliver a complete experience for passengers from pick-up to drop-off during the trial. It will improve accessibility to the local area providing a list mile solution with the Glenelg Tram.
Singapore Minister of Foreign Affairs calls for ASEAN-EU co-operation in the field of Cybersecurity
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attended and co-chaired the 22nd ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) on 21 January 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. At the AEMM, the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and the EU agreed in principle to upgrade ASEAN-EU relations to a strategic level. The Ministers also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual […]
