Government of Bhutan to review ICM Act to strengthen cyber security

In the past four years, Bhutan recorded 650 cases of cybersecurity threats and attacks, with 204 incidents occurring in 2024 alone. These cases range from abusive content and fraud to system vulnerabilities and intrusion attempts. In response to these escalating threats, the Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team (BtCIRT) under GovTech plans to implement the action […]

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Indonesia asks Apple, Google to block China’s Temu to protect small merchants

Temu’s rapid growth has triggered scrutiny over its low-cost business model of sending parcels to customers from China by several countries. Indonesia has asked Alphabet’s Google and Apple to block Chinese fast fashion e-commerce firm Temu in their application stores in the country so it cannot be downloaded, a minister said on Friday. The move […]

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India’s space strategy: harness data and tiny satellites to capture market beyond SpaceX

In particular, it is taking aim at providing cost-effective services and hardware to sectors such as communications, agriculture and commodities, where high-quality data is a precious resource. India has a plan to carve out a beachhead in the battle for commercial space, officials say: crunching space data, building small satellites and launching them cheaply into […]

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Bhutan’s third satellite is being built cost-effectively and efficiently

GovTech is currently engaged in a third satellite project aimed at developing the satellite with minimal cost and in a short  time possible by employing lean satellite development principles. This new satellite will use commercially available components that are ready for assembly, in contrast to the previous INS-2B satellite, which was indigenously designed and developed by […]

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On whose orders was ‘X’ banned and internet shut down in Pakistan?

In the interest of national security, social media X was banned in Pakistan during the national elections last February. Both the government and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority denied allegations of banning X during the election. In a written statement filed in court on Wednesday, the Home Ministry acknowledged the ban on X. “We are forced […]

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Malaysia plans national cloud policy, AI regulations

The announcement comes amid a wave of investments by global tech firms in Malaysia over the past year, as they seek to build critical infrastructure to cater to growing demand for their cloud and AI services. Malaysia plans to create a national cloud policy and introduce regulations to encourage the ethical use of artificial intelligence […]

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Semiconductor factory for national security is being built in India

First National Security Semiconductor Fabrication Factory (FAB) is being built in India. The factory, to be built under a contract with the US, will supply chips for the US, its allies and the Indian military. It is known that this factory named ‘Shakti’ will be built in 2025. Recently, the President of the country Joe […]

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Maldives President Muizzu discusses integration of AI in public service with Google

Maldives President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, on Friday, visited and toured the Google Office in New York. He was received at the Google Office by Public Sector CEO Karen Dahutin. Following a tour of the office, he met with the Google team and discussed areas for collaboration regarding the integration of AI in public service delivery, promotion […]

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AI-integration to boost productivity, says Maldives President

The Maldives has launched initiatives towards artificial intelligence (AI) integration to enhance productivity, says President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu. He made the remarks at the opening of the Interactive Dialogue 3 of the Summit of the Future, where he spoke as the co-chair of the meeting. While opening his remarks, President Muizzu reiterated his statement made […]

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Vietnam’s top leader Lam to meet Google, Meta in US next week: sources

Meta’s Facebook has in the 100-million-people country one of its largest user bases worldwide, and Google makes its smartphones there through suppliers and plans a large data centre, according to a Reuters report last month. Vietnam’s president and ruling Communist Party chief To Lam is set to meet representatives from several US corporations, including Google […]

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