
Digital Transformation
South Africa targets digital IDs in time for 2029 elections
South Africa’s Home Affairs department targets issuing 2.5M digital IDs this year, and by the 2029 elections, it wants a...
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City invests in blockchain, AI
By 2030, Ho Chi Minh will allocate 3% of its annual budget to research and development on the latest tech,...
Shenzhen launches $1.3B fund for AI development
China's Shenzen has completed plans to roll out a 10B yuan ($1.39B) AI fund; meanwhile, a report has highlighted a...
Thailand launches AI agriculture app; Microsoft AI tools aid farmers
Thailand has launched a smart agriculture app for farmers that incorporates AI and IoT; meanwhile, Southeast Asian farmers are using...
Japan eyes public services modernization
Meanwhile, the Asian Development Bank has pledged a $125 million loan for Uzbekistan, which would be used to digitalize the...
Sri Lanka to fund $10M for digital transformation in 2025
The $10 million investment in next-gen technologies aims to improve productivity and efficiency in key sectors of the Sri Lankan...