Good morning, Here's Monday's edition of Asia AI News! Not much news to share today, so I'll start wi
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| December 7 · Issue #343 · View online |
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Good morning, Here’s Monday’s edition of Asia AI News! Not much news to share today, so I’ll start with a recap of India’s AI strategy deliberations! It now seems possible that 2020 may close without a decision on the implementation of India’s national artificial intelligence strategy. A policy decision from the cabinet was expected during the last couple of months, but so far there’s no news. It’s now more than a year since a committee was formed by India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and think tank NITI Aayog to agree steps for implementation. In 2018, think tank NITI Aayog was given the mandate to develop AI strategy and published a discussion paper ( PDF) on its AI strategy in June 2018.
September 2020 - Minister of state Rao Inderjit Singh says that MeitY is in the process of writing a cabinet note on AI strategy implementation for approval.
October 2020 - NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant says, on October 3rd, that policy decision was expected on AI strategy implementation within 60 days.
November 2020 - NITI Aayog issued a draft recommendation on setting up an oversight body for the national AI strategy. Meanwhile, the delays in India’s national AI strategy, don’t seem to have affected its standing in Tortoise Media’s annual Global AI Index. The US, UK and China are ranked first, second and third in the Index, while South Korea, Singapore, Japan and India are ranked 8th, 10th, 14th and 20th respectively. Have a great week ahead! /Carrington
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NanoBridge to the stars and AI internet of things
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UOB Deploys AI-Powered AML Solution
#Singapore - banking - UOB and Singapore-based regulatory technology company Tookitaki have pioneered an AI solution that is highly accurate in identifying suspicious transactions and connected parties as it combats the increased sophistication in financial crime. (Finews Asia)
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POSH takes autonomous vessel lead
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North Korea passes new laws on foreign culture, tech & telecom
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Why China is now looking to have its say on international law
#China #law - Four years after a decision against it on the South China Sea, Beijing is taking more of an interest in global rules and the way they are made. (SCMP - subscription)
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U.S. ends exchange programs with China, calling them 'propaganda'
#China #US #diplomacy - The U.S. State Department has ended five cultural exchange programs with China, calling them “soft power propaganda tools.” The Department terminated the Policymakers Educational China Trip Program, the U.S.-China Friendship Program, the U.S.-China Leadership Exchange Program, the U.S.-China Transpacific Exchange Program and the Hong Kong Educational and Cultural Program. (Reuters)
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TikTok sale deadline elapses as negotiations with US continue
#China #US #TikTok - A Friday deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to satisfy a government order to sell the short-form video app’s US operations is expected to expire without an extension even as negotiations are set to continue, according to a person familiar with the matter. (CNET)
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Why South Korea is building robotic artillery
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Eyeing China, top US general sees tech revolution on battlefield
#China #US #defence - The Pentagon’s top general said last week that the US military has to fully embrace robotics and artificial intelligence if it is to maintain superiority to China. (ABS CBN)
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Indian Air Force enhances combat potential with AI-based ‘Swarm Drone Technology’
#India #drones - Indian Air Force has taken a big step towards developing indigenous Swarm Drone technology which uses artificial intelligence to enhance its combat capability. (Republic World)
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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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