Software to help in bird conservation and monitoring in NZ
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AviaNZ can analyse sound recordings from the New Zealand bush and deduce the abundance of various types of birds.
Indonesia proposes a budget increase for ICT, HR and digital literacy in 2020
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The Ministry of Communication and Information will increase the target number of digital talents to 50,000 this coming 2020, thereby requiring an increase in budget.
Thai PM: CLMVT must embrace innovation
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Thailand’s PM spoke at the CLMVT Forum 2019 and urged the governments to work together to support the sub-regional economy and encourage businesses to incorporate various tech to elevate and enhance the efficiency of their operations.
Malaysia looking into e-commerce tax
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With the country’s tax on foreign digital service providers beginning from 1 January 2020, an e-commerce tax will help to grow the Malaysian economy.
New Zealand to work with Australia on Satellite Based Augmentation System
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Improved GPS will provide rescue helicopter pilots with accurate vertical guidance for landing in the present and also improve the safety of self-driving cars in the future.
HK youth display robotics engineering prowess
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It is hoped that these students will continue to innovate and explore the exciting landscape of robotics development so as to fuel the I&T development of Hong Kong.
The future for 5G mobile technology in Vietnam
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By bringing 5G services to Vietnam early, network operators are building a creative innovation platform for Industry 4.0, contributing to creating a new wave of socio-economic development.
Victoria to trial connected vehicle tech for road safety
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The trial will utilise optimised 4G mobile networks to connect vehicles to one another and to traffic management centres with cloud servers using “Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)” technology.
Singapore Tourism Board calls for Accelerator programme applications
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Selected companies will receive upto 70% of funding of their qualifying costs to testbed their solutions with an industry partner.