3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (154+ words) Home | Updates | Singapore reviews digital finance response to deepfake impersonation scams Banks face growing pressure to balance stronger anti-fraud controls with the convenience and speed expected from digital financial services. The safeguards implemented from October 2025 include enhanced bank fraud surveillance…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (248+ words) Home | Updates | World Bank Group backs wider digital payment access in emerging markets Greater access to digital payment infrastructure can strengthen the links between local financial systems and the wider digital economy. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is seeking to…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (315+ words) Home | Updates | China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issues guideline to revitalise historic industries with AI China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and five other departments issued a national guideline to modernise historic industries, targeting 50 leading firms and…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (187+ words) Home | Updates | United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for ‘cast iron’ AI governance Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged the adoption of AI governance as he warned the technology could become an existential risk to…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (197+ words) Home | Updates | Online Rumours in TikTok and Facebook Lead to Mob Attacks in Africa The BBC Global Disinformation Unit documented over 80 fatalities linked to false genital‑theft rumours circulating on TikTok and Facebook across six African nations, and described government…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (426+ words) Digital Watch Observatory UNICEF launches Africa-wide initiative to connect schools and health facilities The new procurement framework aims to expand reliable digital access for thousands of health facilities and schools across Africa, combining connectivity with local network infrastructure and cybersecurity…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (180+ words) Digital Watch Observatory Mozambique launches AI association to grow ecosystem Mozambique has launched the Mozambican Association of Artificial Intelligence to support collaboration across government, academia, industry and civil society. Mozambique officially launched the Mozambican Association of Artificial Intelligence (AMIA) in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (243+ words) Home | Updates | Zimbabwe expands ICT skills support for teachers with visual impairments A five-day workshop brought together 37 teachers with visual impairments, assistants, and aides from all 10 provinces. The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) held a five-day information…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (184+ words) Home | Updates | Botswana maps creative industries to strengthen participation in digital economy A national mapping exercise in Botswana will examine how creative industries participate in an increasingly digital economy. Botswana has begun its first comprehensive mapping of the digital environment…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (566+ words) The Japanese government intends to migrate management of highly sensitive information from self‑hosted, on‑premises servers to cloud services provided by private‑sector companies, with suitable services currently limited to U.S. providers such as Amazon and Google. The…...