A boost of $540 million in research and development funding for the digital technologies and automation was announced at the 11th Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council on 26 March 2019. This funding would aid in the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify patients predisposed to chronic diseases like diabetes, robots to perform menial…
Southeast Asia has made remarkable progress over the past decade in raising average income levels and reducing poverty. Yet economic disparities remain within and between countries. Better policies to enhance physical connectivity can benefit all of Southeast Asia. ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim (photo) highlighted ITF’s work on transport connectivity at a recent OECD Forum…
Date : 26 – 29 Mar, 2019 With a world class line up of speakers and exhibitors, Asia Climate Week will examine the most crucial issues facing Asia, Africa and the Pacific area at this critical point in time, when the effects of mega cities and extreme weather are taking their toll on communities throughout…
Co-working spaces aren’t revolutionary when we consider that libraries have been providing this service forever. And yet companies that do this, the biggest being WeWork, have managed to monetize it. WeWork started with a mission to build community. Quite literally part of their mission statement is to create “a place you join as an individual,…