The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched a focus group on artificial intelligence (AI) for natural disaster management dedicated to supporting global efforts in understanding and modelling natural hazards and d...
On the occasion of Safer Internet Day, the executive director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) stressed the need to protect children's well-being online. As children are spending more time online due to the pandemic, their expos...
On Safer Internet Day Google shared tips to parents for protecting their children online. Research conducted by Google in Asia-Pacific (Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Tai...
Documents obtained by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that a major internal information technology (IT) project that would enable the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) ...
The UK-based Active Living Infrastructure: Controlled Environment (ALICE) research consortium has developed a prototype described as able to revolutionise housing and replace fossil fuels. At the intersection between biology and d...
The Commission on Elections of the Philippines (Comelec) is planning to initiate an online voting exercise using biometric data such as fingerprints, photograph and signature, in order to decide upon the best digital solution. Com...
Origin Quantum, a company based in Hefei, China, has announced the release of an operating system for quantum computers, named Origin Pilot. According to the company, the system offers a series of breakthroughs in the parallel exe...
The ride-hailing company has temporarily suspended 240 user accounts in Mexico to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to a statement posted on Twitter, Uber will work in a co-ordinated manner with health authorities. ...
Israel has become the first nation in the world to implement cyber regulations of the hazardous-materials industry. The regulations aim to protect facilities holding hazardous materials from cyber-attacks. Hazardous materials can ...
France Junior Minister for digital affairs Cedric O warned from moving from bureaucracy to online systems in a quick pace. He referred to the recent report that was published by the French Conseil d'analyse
The National Registration Department of Malaysia (JPN) will add biometric data in all identification documents such as birth and marriage certificates. This is to eliminate fraud and boost security of the national identity s...
The Delhi courtdismissed the petition submitted in October 2018 by the NGO Justice for Rights demanding platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hostar to acquire a licence issued by the Ministry of Information.