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Bir signs deal to digitise Baku's Old City services
Smart Cities

Bir signs deal to digitise Baku's Old City services

Visitors to Baku's UNESCO-listed Old City may soon use one app for navigation, tickets and payments under a new digital services pact.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026
Cognita starts rolling out AI learning platform to schools around the world
Generative AI

Cognita starts rolling out AI learning platform to schools around the world

Teacher training will determine whether Cognita’s AI platform is used effectively, after a six-country pilot found staff were its most reliable users.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
The world needs more women in tech - and there's no time to wait
Smart Cities

The world needs more women in tech - and there's no time to wait

Women hold just 28% of tech roles worldwide, a glaring gap experts warn is stifling innovation, ESG progress and global economic growth.

By Rasangi De Silva • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
UNESCO launches AI disaster response system in Solomon Islands
Data Analytics

UNESCO launches AI disaster response system in Solomon Islands

UNESCO will deploy the AI-driven EDiSON disaster response system in the Solomon Islands to enhance early warnings for cyclones and floods by 2026.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025
Deepfake threat grows as public & business struggle to keep up
Phishing

Deepfake threat grows as public & business struggle to keep up

Deepfake scams surge worldwide, with 49% of firms hit in 2024 as public and businesses struggle to spot convincing fake videos and audio.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
Scam Awareness Week shines a light on the collective effort needed to fight scams
Unified Communications

Scam Awareness Week shines a light on the collective effort needed to fight scams

Australians lost over AUD $119 million to scams in early 2025, highlighting the urgent need for collective action from individuals, businesses and government.

By Sumir Bhatia • 4 min read • Fri, 29th Aug 2025
Synology's pushing into ANZ enterprise storage & backup market
Storage

Synology's pushing into ANZ enterprise storage & backup market

Synology is expanding its enterprise storage and backup solutions in Australia and New Zealand, addressing the growing data sovereignty concerns in these markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Wed, 9th Apr 2025
SAP unveils major generative AI advances, collaborations
Unified Communications

SAP unveils major generative AI advances, collaborations

SAP has unveiled generative AI advances by expanding AI copilot Joule across its solutions and collaborating with Google Cloud and Meta.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024
EdTech set to transform education across Asia, says UNESCO
EduTech

EdTech set to transform education across Asia, says UNESCO

HP and Cambridge launch fellowship to empower Asian education leaders to strategically utilise EdTech, addressing key educational challenges and improving access, relevance, and quality.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2024
UNESCO submits draft recommendations for ethical usage of AI
Artificial Intelligence

UNESCO submits draft recommendations for ethical usage of AI

The draft includes a framework to 'ensure digital transformations promote human rights and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals'.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Jul 2021
UNESCO completes major progress on establishing foundation of ethics for AI
Artificial Intelligence

UNESCO completes major progress on establishing foundation of ethics for AI

UNESCO progress the development of a global normative instrument for the ethics of AI, with experts urging public awareness to be raised.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Sep 2020

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Wellington opens Te Rua Archives with NZD $290m climate-resilient façade
Clean technologies

Wellington opens Te Rua Archives with NZD $290m climate-resilient façade

Wellington's NZD $290m Te Rua Archives showcases a climate-resilient, culturally rich façade, safeguarding New Zealand's heritage against earthquakes and climate change.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2025