This has the potential to reduce reliance on intermediaries. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank Negara Malaysia, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the South African Reserve Bank today announced the completion of prototypes for a common platform enabling international settlements using…
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The event was officially launched by the Hon Andrew Hastie MP. Grok Academy, a not-for-profit charity advancing computing education, today announced the launch of Cyber Live, a virtual industry event where more than ten thousand school students from around Australia participated in a dramatic simulated cyber-attack on Australian targets. The event was officially…
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Tencent Cloud empowers businesses and governments. At this year’s Technology for Change Week Asia, Tencent Cloud discussed the increasingly critical role the private sector plays in driving digital transformation, as Asia moves towards smart cities. Tencent Cloud believes that private sector stakeholders continue to be invaluable in fostering a vibrant, sustainable digital ecosystem in Asia. Speaking at…
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Shared mobility presents promising solutions to meet India’s increasing demand. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis of the Indian shared mobility industry finds that rapidly increasing urbanization in the country presents an opportunity for an integrated, multimodal transport system. Shared mobility presents promising solutions to meet India’s increasing demand for transportation services. With people relying…
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Helps businesses transform. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)’s Chief Technology Officer-as-a-Service (CTO-as-a-Service) has achieved positive early results. Since December 2021, selected early SME users across various sectors from construction, food services, food manufacturing, logistics, marine & offshore engineering to professional services, retail, security, and wholesale trade have been using CTO-as-a-Service to support…
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Crypto wallets were also being created. Risk intelligence firm Flashpoint has seen increased activity by Russian and Ukrainian militias using social media to recruit volunteers and fund their causes via crypto donations. According to a blog by Flashpoint the ads were appearing on the likes of Telegram and Russian social media service VK,…
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Strong focus towards digitalisation support. The Singapore Government’s 2022 budget will focus keeping the country ahead in the race by investing in various capabilities. These include the digital realm, innovation, and the nations people, stated Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong. “The Government will strengthen our economy’s digital capabilities by upgrading…
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BreastScreen Victoria provides free mammograms to eligible women in the state of Victoria, Australia. Rimini Street, Inc., a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products and a Salesforce partner, today announced that BreastScreen Victoria, one of Australia’s largest…
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Joint Cybersecurity Advisory—authored by cybersecurity authorities in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Summary In 2021, cybersecurity authorities in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom observed an increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents against critical infrastructure organizations globally. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity…
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Accelerating the region’s digital transformation and transforming. The 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN) underscored the pivotal role of digital technologies in the fight against and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed to further intensify cooperation to accelerate the region’s digital transformation efforts to support the ASEAN Comprehensive…
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