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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Can we use tech to detect depression? NTU researchers have developed a wearable device with the ability to do so
🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0232

(2) Do you know these "crypto influencers" in Singapore?
🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0233

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) Dubai creates the world's first metaverse customer service centre to offer health services virtually
🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0234

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) With the rise of e-scams, CNB and Iras warn against fake e-mails and SMSes
🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0235

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) Indonesia is gearing up for industry 5.0 and 6.0 by developing high-skilled AI talent
🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0236

(3) China's e-CNY is well-received at the Beijing 2022 Olympics
🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0237

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Local tech enterprise will be working with NTU to develop more efficient technologies for smart grids and smart homes to reduce Singapore's carbon footprint
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-241

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) New Zealand will be focusing on IT skills and ethical AI in its digital transformation plan
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0242

(3) Shanghai is harnessing "digital twin" technology to improve city management
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0243

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Sync, the new platform that allows employees a simpler way of sharing their COVID-19 test results and vaccination records
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0244

(2) Singapore and India signed an MOU to cooperate on Science, Technology and Innovation
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0245

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) China is looking to power its digital future by first building an integrated national big data system
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0246

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Singaporeans receiving govt payouts via cheques can now get payment from ATMs with the new GovCash service
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0247

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) Vietnam explores using a chatbot to enhance tourism experience
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0248

(3) South Korea is looking to commercialise 6G mobile services by 2028
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0249

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) SCDF opens its first "smart" fire station at Punggol
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0250

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) Dubai's humanoid robot, Sophia, to participate in auditors' conference
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0251

(3) New Zealand to set ethical artificial intelligence strategy
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0252

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Funding and mentorship programme for minority/Muslim women in tech opens for their third intake
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0253

(2) According to IMD Smart City Index, Singapore is the world's smartest city for the third year. Learn about our first Smart District.
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0254

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) Thai prosecutors are keeping up with crime by collecting digital evidence
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0255

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) 🍕Did someone say flying pizza? Trial has started for drones to deliver food from Sentosa to the Southern Island
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0256

(2) ⚡️Singapore's power sector targets net-zero emissions by 2050
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0257

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) 🇰🇷 Seoul is planning to make virtual copies of its public services and cultural icons in the metaverse
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0258

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) ♻️ Can new technologies, like blockchain, help with recycling our product waste?
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0259

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) Taiwan is building a Smart Hospital for seniors, tapping on AI and IoT technologies
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0260

💭 #THOUGHTPIECE 💭
(3) How has digital inclusion changed for seniors amid pandemic?
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0261

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How can we better bridge the digital divide in Singapore?

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) NTU develops motion capture system for physiotherapy
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0262

(2) Singaporean in his 60s, built his dream high-tech fish farm
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0263

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) China space technology is pushing the boundaries of science
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0264

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) NTU scientists discover ways to convert plastic waste into low-carbon hydrogen fuel
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0265

(2) Own an electric vehicle? This new carbon credit scheme might be relevant to you
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0266

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) Sorting garbage just got easier! China is using AI to help with that
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0267

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Are you a Healthy 365 app user? You'll soon be able to convert your Healthpoints into Credit$, which can be used at over 500 participating F&B merchants!
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0268

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) Estonia has launched a web service that allows users to register traffic accidents on their mobile phones for faster insurance claim
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0269

(3) Safety first! Japan develops a fall-detection system on train platforms
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0270

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Should you still keep your TraceTogether App and Token? Find out about the latest community measures and places you'll still need to use TraceTogether.
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0271

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) Digitalisation helps more people in China discover the joy of reading.
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0272

(3) Travelling to Taiwan soon? You might want to try out their Digital Bike Service when you're there!
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0273

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Bought something online, and it has been stuck at customs? 👀 ICA is tapping on technology for faster cargo clearance at Tuas Port to manage higher shipment volumes
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0274

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority is establishing its metaverse HQ in a dynamic virtual world of "The Sandbox"
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0275

(3) Taiwan is using AI to come up with an early medical warning system for ICU patients
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0276

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) What you need to know as birth and death certificates go digital on 29 May 👶
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0277

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(2) Taiwan has created an app-based "invisible fence" to help farmers guard their crops 🌾🐛
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0278

(3) Taiwan's chip industry is one of the world's largest, and it's stepping up with a zero-waste manufacturing centre 🙌
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0279

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Dream about clearing immigration without your passport? It will soon become a reality when departing from Changi Airport in the latter part of this year
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0283

(2) NIE to train teachers in using AI in the classroom and invest in research
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0284

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) After experiencing the driest year on record for over 100 years, California is using tech to help map and manage groundwater
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0285

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) E-waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams on Earth ☹️ Singapore generates about 60,000 tons of e-waste annually. (That's equal to each person in Singapore throwing away 70 mobile phones) How can we do better as a country?
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0286

(2) MAS launches blockchain project, Project Guardian, to study decentralised finance potential and how to regulate it
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0287

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) A hospital in UAE is using a robotic arm to conduct "less painful" knee replacement surgeries 🦿
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0288

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) AI Verify, a pilot programme, was launched by MCI to collaborate with companies to regulate nascent digital domains like AI
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0292

(2) NParks has worked with Conservation International and Microsoft to launch an app, Fin Finder, to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade, specifically shark and ray fins
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0293

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) UAE has built a high-tech library which includes robot librarians and a monorail for books
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0294

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) Community care sector to get $18m under new initiative to drive digital efforts and increase productivity and job satisfaction in related organisations
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0295

(2) Under the new proposed Internet rules, social media platforms will be legally required to implement safety standards and content moderation processes
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0296

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) US researchers discover quantum sensors that can detect any electromagnetic pulse
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0297

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🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
(1) A slew of measures will be implemented by the Government to ensure that phone users can interact with SMSes safely
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-298

(2) Army camps to be integrated with smart technologies as part of SAF's digital transformation efforts
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-299

🌎 #WORLD 🌎
(3) China accelerates towards a digital, intelligent future with the help of 5G
🔗 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-300

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