Good morning, Here's your Tuesday edition of Asia AI News! Asia House hosted some interesting discuss
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Good morning, Here’s your Tuesday edition of Asia AI News!
Asia House hosted some interesting discussion yesterday in its Global Trade Dialogues virtual conference. Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia’s minister of education and culture and Gojek founder providing insights on the country’s plans to leverage technology for education. Makarim stated the need for Indonesia’s government to move fast to create new initiatives and to accelerate the unbundling of education. Key to Indonesia’s need to develop new digital talent will be the roll-out of Internet infrastructure across the archipelago, enabling the technology industry as partners in education and transforming the tertiary education system to embrace more real-world experience. The minister also made the interesting point that, despite reports that it is in danger of running out of unicorns, we can expect to see more unicorns from Indonesia. Makarim cited Indonesia’s huge population (278m) as a core strength, because big countries offer new ventures the opportunity to scale. Scroll down for news on R&D, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, entertainment, drones, plus the adding of four new firms to the US ‘communist Chinese military companies’ list. Have a great day, Carrington
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China lags US in computer vision
#China #US #computervision - China trails the US in the field of computer vision despite making inroads in computing and research, new report finds. According to the inaugural Computer Vision Report by South China Morning Post (SCMP), the US remains the global leader in computer vision. (Computer Weekly)
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LG Group sets up AI research centre
#SouthKorea #R&D - LG Group said Monday it has set up an AI research center called LG AI Research as part of its digital transformation strategy to create better value for customers. LG AI Research plans to expand its research workforce to 100 by next year. (Korea Herald)
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China economic information service and Ping An launche ESG evaluation system for enterprises and investors
#China #investment - Ping An Insurance has launched a technology-driven ESG evaluation system. The system is part of a collaboration between Ping An and Xinhua News Agency’s China Economic Information Service in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) research. (PR Newswire)
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Japanese automakers seek AI talent in Tokyo
#Japan #AVs - Japanese automakers are stepping up efforts to develop software for self-driving vehicles. Many are establishing offices in Tokyo, away from production plants, to attract the IT specialists needed for autonomous vehicles. (NHK)
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Baidu's first stop for L4 automation: valet parking
#China #AVs - Dubbed the ‘Google of China’, Baidu has been working on self-driving technology for the past three years, collaborating with more than 100 partners as part of the Apollo open-source autonomous driving platform project. (Automotive World)
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SingPost commences public trial of smart letterboxes
#Singapore #post - Singapore Post (SingPost) has launched a one-year public trial of its PostPal next-generation smart letterboxes as part of its Future of Post vision. Residents will receive notifications of the exact number of mail items in their PostPal letterbox via the SingPost app. (Parcel & Post)
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Japan's ANA continues trialing automatic baggage loaders
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Panasonic to start trial home delivery by self-driving robot in Feb.
#Japan #delivery - Panasonic Corp. says it will start trials in February of home deliveries by a self-driving robot in a residential area near Tokyo as the pandemic has raised demand for services with reduced or no human-to-human contact. (Kyodo News)
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Japan boosts AI funding to match lonely hearts
#Japan #matchmaking - Japan is seeking to boost its flagging birth rate by funding the use of artificial intelligence to help match lonely hearts, an official said Monday. (Japan Times)
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Artists' voices re-created with AI
#SouthKorea #AIvoice - Music channel Mnet will show AI music project “Once More Time” on Wednesday and Dec. 16, “resurrecting” deceased artists through holograms and AI voice covers. (Korea Herald)
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Japanese drone company CEO sees China's tech capital a stage for going global
#China #Japan #drones - The growth of Aeronext, a Japanese unmanned aerial vehicle company is closely related to the rapid development of China’s economy and the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the country’s tech capital. (Shine)
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US expands list of ‘Communist Chinese military companies'
#China #US #defence - The US Department of Defense (DoD) has identified four additional Chinese corporations that it claims have links to China’s military. The companies’ inclusion on the ‘Communist Chinese military companies’ list means that US investors will be prevented from buying stock in the firms from January. (Janes)
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US tech war could ground China’s homemade jet
#China #US #aviation - The first commercial flight of the C919, China’s indigenous twin jet laden with political significance, may be delayed indefinitely due to the US-China tech war. Beijing has sought to break the Boeing-Airbus duopoly on passenger jets by filling its domestic skies with homegrown airliners. (Asia Times)
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About Carrington Malin
Carrington Malin is a UAE-based entrepreneur, marketer and writer who focuses on emerging technologies.
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