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The NHS faces a critical funding challenge, with projected GDP growth unlikely to meet the resourcing required for future healthcare demands. With pressures from rising defence spending and a decade-long squeeze on public sector budgets, productivity-enhancing technologies, particularly AI, are viewed as essential to sustaining high-quality care. For AI to deliver on this promise, it […]

Three years after the launch of ChatGPT, businesses are increasingly recognising that artificial intelligence brings both major opportunities and serious environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. AI can improve areas such as climate risk analysis, supply chain transparency and access to information, but it can also contribute to rising data centre emissions, deepen inequality and […]

Digital Edge’s CGK Campus is a major part of its regional expansion strategy, with a planned total investment of US$4.5 billion across multiple phases. Located in the GIIC Industrial Estate, the project is set to become one of Indonesia’s largest hyperscale data centers, supporting the country’s rising demand for stronger digital infrastructure and cloud services. […]

Infosys and Formula E have launched a new AI-powered Race Centre designed to transform how fans experience race weekends through immersive, real-time digital engagement. Powered by Infosys Topaz, the platform puts fans at the center of the action by combining intelligent data, AI-driven insights, and interactive storytelling to create a more engaging and accessible race-day […]

Efforts are underway in the Caribbean to promote safer and more inclusive use of artificial intelligence, particularly for women and girls who face growing risks in digital spaces. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence, including harassment, impersonation, and image-based abuse, continues to disproportionately impact women, limiting their participation and safety online. The rapid expansion of generative AI technologies […]

Skills England has launched a new Artificial Intelligence and automation practitioner apprenticeship aimed at upskilling millions of workers by 2030. The initiative, open to all employers, is designed to help businesses boost productivity and adopt emerging AI technologies safely and responsibly. Alongside the apprenticeship, the AI Skills Boost programme provides wider training opportunities, including short courses […]

At the Future of Work Forum, Google unveiled its ‘AI Works for Europe’ programme, designed to strengthen digital skills and help the workforce adapt to AI across the region. Google.org is directing $30 million to expand training opportunities and increase access to AI certification programmes, enabling individuals and businesses to adopt new technologies in practical, […]

Google DeepMind is expanding access to advanced AI education in Africa by launching additional courses of its AI Research Foundations curriculum. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity, offering the next generation of technical learners hands-on experience with generative AI models. Developed with experts from University College London, the courses allow […]

Many global mobility functions are still struggling to unlock the full value of artificial intelligence because they face significant data, process, and operational constraints. While interest in generative AI (GenAI) and agentic AI tools is growing rapidly, many organisations remain stuck in a cycle of experimenting with isolated tools in search of quick wins, without […]

Rwanda has launched a national Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) strategy aimed at improving how institutions share data, deliver public services, and drive digital innovation. Officials say the strategy will help create a more connected digital economy while also supporting the country’s growing ambitions in artificial intelligence (AI). The initiative was unveiled during Rwanda’s first DPI […]

The UK government is investing £45 million in a 1.4MW mission-focused supercomputer called Sunrise, which is set to become the world’s most powerful AI supercomputer dedicated to fusion energy. The project marks an important first step in creating the UK’s first AI Growth Zone at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus in Oxfordshire. […]

The India AI Impact Summit, held in New Delhi in February 2026, marked the first major global AI convening hosted in the Global South, attracting over 600,000 participants including policymakers, practitioners, and civil society actors. The summit aimed to transform the concept of “AI for All” from a slogan into actionable governance, emphasizing the need […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced rapidly over the past decade, becoming more complex, efficient, and widely used across many industries. Healthcare has emerged as one of the sectors most significantly transformed by AI technologies. These innovations are helping improve the speed and accuracy of disease diagnosis, support clinical decision-making, and strengthen public health initiatives such […]

The agriculture, horticulture, water, and food sectors are facing growing challenges related to production efficiency, sustainability, and resource management. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) offer new opportunities to address these issues by improving processes, decision-making, and resource use. To support innovation in these areas, the KIC call titled “KIC AI for Agriculture, Horticulture, Water, […]

UNESCO, in partnership with Microsoft Elevate, KPMG International, and Tablet Academy, is expanding its Digital and AI Skills Programme, AI EmpowerED, to Malaysia. The programme was recently launched at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), where 36 teachers from TVET institutions participated in a two-day onsite bootcamp. The training introduced educators to key areas where […]

Africa is experiencing significant demographic, economic, and technological growth, but opportunities can remain out of reach without effective connectivity. Fursa, meaning “opportunity” in Swahili, was created to address this challenge by building digital infrastructure that links talent, institutions, employers, mentors, and ideas across the continent. Fursa is an Afro-centric platform that, in its beta phase, […]

A new report by the International Labour Organization, in collaboration with the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, examines how private sector enterprises in Kuwait are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and whether this adoption is leading to measurable productivity gains. The study, based on interviews conducted in 2025 and validated with KCCI, was finalized in […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming higher education, with adoption accelerating across universities worldwide. Data from Microsoft shows that 86% of education organizations now use generative AI, the highest rate among all sectors. This shift is particularly visible in the Asia-Pacific region, where universities are leading digital transformation through strong institutional initiatives and government-backed innovation […]

On 20 February, during the Spring Festival celebrations in Beijing, a local resident encountered an injured common kestrel near White Stupa Temple in the Xicheng District, close to the Forbidden City. The bird had become trapped in rodent glue, leaving it completely immobilised with its feathers stuck and unable to fly. Glue traps pose a […]