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The smaller, focused vehicle targets AI startups across India and Southeast Asia. It aligns the regional cycle with the global platform for the first time in two decades.
Read the original →India has enrolled over 1.4 billion people in Aadhaar, and its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processes over 20 billion transactions a month, an estimated 49% share of all real-time payments globally. A new study by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, launched today, says the data powering India's government systems remains a problem.
Read the original →A Tony Blair Institute report says India can boost digital governance and cut welfare leakages through cross-departmental data sharing and common standards.
Read the original →The four-day event was held under the theme 'Scale Without Boundaries'. It brought together policymakers, industry leaders and technology developers to discuss applications of emerging technologies and their role in driving inclusive digital growth.
Read the original →The Digital Ministry will continue to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) training modules based on newly identified risks. These include deepfake threats and the misuse of the technology.
Read the original →One of Australia's major banks has told an inquiry that expanding AI models and data centres could create opportunities.
Read the original →Morocco wants to accelerate its AI development and gain greater control over the infrastructure, data and digital technologies.
Read the original →Chile's Santiago metro has video analytics at 41 stations, and Bogotá's metro is preparing a digital twin of Line 1. Emova is buying thermal cameras for Buenos Aires.
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