Aiming at boosting the digital economy, the Australian government announced the allocation of AUD$1.2 billion (approximately US$0.94 billion) to develop the infrastructure. Out of this budget, an amount of AUD$100 million (approx....
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched its digital library project in South Sudan. The project aims to construct the culture of reading and self-learning using available research materials i...
In collaboration with Hertz Germany, Allianz, the World Economic Forum's COVID Action Platform and Global New Mobility Coalition, Wunder Mobility launched an open digital platform that connects essential services and small and med...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have raised concerns about press freedom in Africa with a special focus on Zimbabwe. According to the organisation, so far five reporters have been arrested whilst covering the Coronavirus lockdown ...
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) published a policy brief 'The Impact and Policy Responses for COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific', highlighting the need to step up efforts to 'reduce the digita...
According to the Business Recorder, a cybersecurity company has discovered a data dump of 115 million Pakistani mobile users data, up for sale on the dark web for US$2.1 million. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is n...
Apple and Google announced a joint effort to develop a contact tracing technology for reducing the spread of COVID-19. The announcement explains that the two companies will release application programming interfaces (APIs) that en...
With online learning set to continue at public and private schools, and universities until the end of the academic year due to COVID-19, UAE's National Election Committee has donated 1191 computers to the Ministry of Education to&...
According to Business Recorder, a cybersecurity company has discovered a data dump of 115 million Pakistani mobile users' data, up for sale on the dark web for$2.1 million. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is now inv...
ClimateView, a Swedish company developing monitoring and visualisation tools for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions raised US$2.5 million for its toolkit which allows cities and countries around the world to monitor their climate data...
Google has selected 11 startups for its startups accelerator on SDGs. The aim of the initiative is to facilitate the development of technology that could provide a response to global challenges outlined in 2030 Agenda. Out o...
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in its recently published policy brief 'The Impact and Policy Responses for COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific' highlighted the need to step up effor...