Creating opportunities in AI. Tencent has unveiled its comprehensive blueprint for the development of its Artificial Intelligence technologies at the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. The ICT company announced its Light 2.0 Program and four new platforms including an AI pan-entertainment platform, an AI console for broadcasting…
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Striving for resilience in APAC call centres. The recent events of COVID-19 have forced CIOs and IT functions to work differently and across a broad range of tools to ensure vital contact centres are up and running, even when staff were no longer in a physical call centre. According to…
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Supermarket giant goes online due to COVID-19. Asian supermarket giant, WeMart will use Alibaba Cloud’s cloud and AI technology for everything from e-commerce, payment and logistics support to enabling integration of online and offline business to enhance the supermarket’s competitive advantages. Established in 2006, WeMart is one of the largest…
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Chinese vendors not excluded from building Thailand’s 5G infrastructure, but would stay mindful of any security issues. By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s largest mobile operator Advanced Info Service Pcl said on Tuesday Huawei Technologies was among five companies bidding to build its 5G core networks as it ramped…
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Since the pandemic, GP consultations increased 235 per cent and web traffic increased by 144 per cent. Australia-based telehealth service Doctors on Demand will use Micro Focus’ Fortify on Demand solution to improve its security following substantial growth in the commercial sector and the increased demand for telehealth services. The…
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Technologies such as 5G, AI, and cloud to support enterprises in their intelligent journey. Huawei chief information officer Tao Jingwen believes emerging technologies of the fourth Industrial Revolution represent huge opportunities for digitalisation. Technology like 5G, AI, Cloud, and industrial Internet are combining to drive industry transformation for a fully…
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Technology helped APAC region work through the pandemic, will it help in the recovery process? As countries in the Asia Pacific region takes steps to get their citizens back to a post-COVID normalcy, many are investing in technology as a driver to get the economy back into shape. Governments in…
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Apple co-founder talks about important issues during this difficult time. As the pandemic chaos tails off and CIOs start to come out of ensuring business continuity during lock down and move onto driving the business through economic hardship, they face some interesting times. They will be having to deal with…
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Adobe research shows CIOs are optimistic about finding success in a post-pandemic economy. Adobe’s latest survey of CIOs in India and Australia showed 67 per cent of respondents had been severely impacted by COVID-19. They faced challenges in helping their teams communicate effectively and have the right technology. According to…
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Government to invest S$710M in infocomm technology Singapore is stepping up its use of data analytics its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and sensors to make lives “easier, safer and smarter”, states GovTech Singapore. The impact is being felt in everything from the fight to contain the Covid-19 outbreak to…
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