Using data and AI to identify potential black spots on roads for early intervention. Transport for NSW which has conducted a Proof of Concept harnessing big data and machine learning to identify potentially dangerous road intersections, allowing preventive measures to be taken before crashes happen. The Enterprise Data & Analytics…
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First review of the PDPA since enactment in 2012. Proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to address Singapore’s evolving digital economy needs, and related amendments to the Spam Control Act (SCA), were passed in Parliament in the first week of November 2020. This is the first comprehensive…
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Accurate data is indispensable for informed decisions and evidence-based policymaking. The economic transformation of developing countries in Asia over the past few generations has been well documented, wrote Yasuyuki Sawada and Elaine Tan, from the Asian Development Bank. According to Sawada — chief economist and director general, economic research and…
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Data gravity intensity will experience an overall 139 per cent growth. Digital Realty’s annual Data Gravity Intensity report shows that there is an as measured in gigabytes per second, is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 139 per cent globally by 2024. The DGx study used a…
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Demand comes from enterprises who want to manage the large amounts of data they generate. China will continue to dominate the Asia-Pacific (APAC) cloud computing market during the period 2019-2024 with one-third revenue market share, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s Market Opportunity Forecasts Model,…
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Over half of companies surveyed said they would look for a new vendor for better control and access of data. In a poll conducted by ACA Research has shown the importance of data to the increasingly digital Australian construction industry. Not only are construction companies realising the significant benefits of…
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Full details of initiative to establish global standards on data security by the CCP. Despite global condemnation of Hong Kong’s new National Security Law, to shake up digital surveillance in the city, the Chinese Communist Party plans to pursue global data security initiatives. State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
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AI-based platform used to help pinpoint the location of diseases causing genes. Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has processed one trillion points of genomic data through VariantSpark, an artificial intelligence-based platform, which can help pinpoint the location of specific disease-causing genes in the human genome. The human genome…
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Digitalisation of trade processes for Singapore businesses. Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing and Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham have signed the Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement (SADEA) electronically. Chan said, the signing of the Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement marks a milestone in the long-standing…
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AI can help enterprises be agile and adaptable, even ‘portable’ in the time of a global pandemic. Every business is now a technology business and for company leaders, that means they need to be more tech savvy than before to consider the impact of technology on their strategy. In global…
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