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Papua New Guinea Advances Digital ID, Wallet and Govt Platform to Pilot
The pilots are supported by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Australian High Commission for New Guinea, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and GovStack.
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- Asia Pacific
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Google Announces $1 Billion Investment for Infrastructure in Thailand
According to a study by Deloitte, Google’s investment could contribute £3 billion ($4 billion) to Thailand’s GDP by 2029, and support 14,000 new jobs.
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- Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Oracle to Invest $6.5 Billion in AI and Cloud Computing in Malaysia
The planned public cloud region will help organizations in Malaysia modernize their applications, migrate all types of workloads to the cloud, and innovate with data, analytics, and AI.
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- South Asia
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MTN Congo Launches 5G, Claims First in Central Africa
MTN Congo announced the deployment of its 5G network in Congo, claiming that the country is the first to launch 5G in Central Africa and a "digital revolution" that will transform Congolese lives.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India Payments Authority Eyes Africa, South America for Digital Payment Push, Official Says
The NPCI, a quasi-regulator under the central bank, is a public non-profit organisation for retail payment systems in India.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Starting With the State
Strategic philanthropy should go global and invest in good governance.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Zambia Rolls Out Digital Health Systems to Improve Service Delivery and Safeguard Medicine Supplies
Zambia launches digital health systems nationwide, enhancing service delivery, tracking medicines, and preventing theft.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Congo Scraps $1.2 Billion Biometric ID Project Over Cost Concerns
Congo currently lacks a national ID system, which complicates basic tasks for its citizens, such as opening bank accounts, obtaining official documents, and registering to vote.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa