AI technologies to be used to improve the ways we prevent, diagnose, and treat a wide range of health conditions. The Australian Government is investing AU$19 million in “transformative medical research projects” using game-changing applied artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, to improve the ways we prevent, diagnose and treat a wide…
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Joint effort by KPMG and SAS for Cloud acceleration
Alliance will focus on speeding up the move to cloud for SAS clients.. KPMG and SAS plan to establish Cloud Acceleration Centres with specific focuses in Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe. This will help the organisations move SAS clients quickly to the Cloud. The centres will be collaborative, tech-enabled…
Read MoreAI and digital tech to transform CSIRO’s digital landscape
Microsoft set to boost Australia’s national science agency with more tech. Artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies will be harnessed to tackle global challenges including illegal fishing and plastic waste, and to boost farming as part of a partnership between Australia’s national science agency — CSIRO, and Microsoft. The…
Read MoreIBM steps away from face recognition market
Vendor adamantly opposed to use of technology for mass surveillance, racial profiling. In a letter to the United States Congress, technology giant IBM has declared it will no longer offer its general-purpose IBM facial recognition or analysis software. Arvind Krishna CEO at IBM stated it “firmly opposes and will not…
Read MoreSecuring digital transformation needs C-Suite involvement
CIOs and CISOs must work closely with the C-suite to justify security budgets. As C-Suites work closer with technology, enabling them to explore more data-driven, real-time enhancements of the business than ever before, CIOs and CISOs have to be able to guide them and help them along the digital transformation…
Read MoreAI bias and reskilling must be looked at by CIOs in APAC
Addressing issues will help navigate businesses through the economic landscape for the next decade. Addressing AI bias and reskilling issues will help CIO’s future proof the business for the next decade and beyond as organisations across APAC continue to increase their reliance on AI systems and platforms. In an interview…
Read MoreVMWare integrates Bitfusion into vSphere 7
VMware’s 2019 acquistion of Bitfusion bears product. Bitfusion Technology has been integrated into VMware vSphere 7. This will give organisations access to elastic infrastructure on-demand to support the increasing adoption of emerging technologies for growth in Southeast Asia’s digital future. The recently added feature – VMware vSphere Bitfusion – was…
Read MoreTaiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology and NTU enables AI explainability
xCos module can be plugged into any existing deep face verification models Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has developed xCos, a face verification module that can recognise and identify whether two face images are the same or not. Developed by Professor Winston Hsu’s team at the MOST Joint…
Read MoreIBM, Samsung, M1 collaborate in Singapore’s 5G 4.0 trial
Uniting to grow 5G in APAC country Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), IBM, Samsung and M1 will be embarking on Singapore’s first 5G Industry 4.0 trial, in the second quarter of 2020. The aim of the trial will be to demonstrate the impact of 5G for enterprises and drive…
Read MoreTechnology key to customer experience
China and India invest heavily in AI and ML Technology and data are empowering brands to build direct, emotional relationships with consumers that are changing the way businesses operate. Adobe’s 2020 Digital Trends report shows value of customer experience is unquestionable, with brands leading the way in customer experience are…
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