Nov 29, 2022 | Commonwealth News
UK and Singapore renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen ties and minimise barriers to fintech trade at the 7th Financial Dialogue held in Singapore. They further discussed mutually prioritising new investment opportunities and boosting...
Nov 28, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Tennis Australia unveils the launch of a new accelerator programme AO StartUps, at the 2023 Australian Open. It is an initiative to promote emerging tech companies and give them valuable brand exposure in the sporting world. The closing date for applications is by...
Nov 25, 2022 | Commonwealth News
To strengthen its blockchain ecosystem, Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP) announces the launch of a Hackfest called the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Challenge 2022. Open to all the local students, professionals, and enterprises this year’s fest will...
Nov 24, 2022 | Commonwealth News
At COP27, the government of Singapore hosts a dinner co-organised with The Good Food Institute APAC and cell-based meat company Good Meat. In order to promote and support climate actions, the event served and promoted sustainable lab-grown meat to the climate leaders....
Nov 23, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Seychelles wins the title of the world’s most romantic destination at the grand final celebrations of the 29th edition of the World Travel Awards. This island republic in the western Indian Ocean has won the title for the third consecutive year surpassing other...
Nov 23, 2022 | Commonwealth News
UK Premier Rishi Sunak pledges to create one of the most attractive visa regimes to attract entrepreneurs and highly skilled young professionals. He plans to bring new AI (artificial intelligence) scholarships and Master’s conversion courses to attract the...
Nov 22, 2022 | Events, Publications | Presentations | Webinars
The 3-day South/East Asia StartUp Summit 2022 was held from 17-20 November. The international conference focussed on tech-enabled entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia and provided a virtual platform to engage youth with different activities and discussing exciting...
Nov 22, 2022 | Commonwealth News
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu teams up with Sydney-based creative agency, The Monkeys to co-create a digital version of one of the islands. Simon Kofe, the Minister of Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu, also revealed its plan to preserve and...
Nov 22, 2022 | Commonwealth News
During her visit to Mauritius, Commonwealth Secretariat’s Human Rights Unit conducts 5-day training with the local law enforcement to help and bond their understanding towards diverse communities and policing human rights principles. The workshop also highlighted...
Nov 21, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India launches the first metaverse airport, known as Metaport. Based on Polygon blockchain, users can talk to other travellers on this digital platform, shop online, and have access to all kinds of entertainment. Read the...
