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WHAT'S NEXT?: Design thinking will increasingly play a key role in improving systems and customer experiences. Companies will re-learn their approach to innovation and embrace human-centred design principles. Designers will begin to apply knowledge of human interaction, specifically in the area of how we earn trust and respect, to AI systems.

  • [New] ADB will build on its strong foundations as one of Georgia's largest development partners by providing integrated support for complex infrastructure alongside transformative policy reforms, and enabling private sector development. Asian Development Bank
  • [New] ADB's country partnership strategy, 2021-2025, for Pakistan focuses on three priorities-improving economic management, building resilience, and boosting competitiveness and private sector development. ReliefWeb
  • [New] ASC will build its sustainment capability for SSNs, including through partnering opportunities with UK and US industry. CONTACT magazine
  • [New] Building on ASC's current role and capability in sustaining Australia's Collins-class submarines, ASC's sustainment capability for nuclear-powered submarines will be uplifted in the lead up to Australia acquiring its first Virginia-class submarine from the United States in the early 2030s. CONTACT magazine
  • [New] Monaire, a Boston, Mass.-based platform that uses AI to predict maintenance needs and provide energy management to HVAC and refrigeration systems in small buildings, raised $3.5 million in seed funding. Fortune
  • [New] The future of pure luxury motoring is already taking shape as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars begins testing its new aluminum space-frame architecture which will underpin all future Rolls-Royce model lines. BMW Group
  • [New] Countries leading in AI innovation will seek to balance the development imperative with safety concerns, tying financing for capacity building with regulatory support, as is the case for the UK's AI for Development Programme. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • [New] Post-secondary capacity building and investment will be an important baseline component for SMRs SMRs in Saskatchewan, with future SMRs SMRs in Alberta to potentially follow. Ontario.ca
  • [New] One of Canada's key advantages in the effort to become a world leader in SMR SMR development is a regulatory process that is more safety goal-oriented, commensurate with the risks of a nuclear reactor design, rather than being rule-based. Ontario.ca
  • [New] By 2026, 40% of identity and access management (IAM) leaders will taken on primary responsibility for detecting and responding to IAM-related breaches. Tech Monitor
  • [New] High-ranking Saudi officials have been making periodic threats to match Iran's nuclear program and build an advanced nuclear energy enterprise for over a decade. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • [New] Singapore, Seoul, and Dubai are way ahead when it comes to using AI to manage, design, plan, and develop cities. Fortune
  • [New] Gartner recommends organizations identify data and identity risks, and use them in tandem as the primary directive for strategic data security. Security MEA
  • [New] Egypt and the EU will further explore cooperation in the field of law enforcement, serious and organized crime, and training and capacity building. European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiati
  • [New] With USAID funding, the WTW parametric solution will be a game changer for building the financial resilience of communities to extreme weather events by helping to unlock much - needed private sector investment in critical adaptation projects in climate vulnerable countries. Artemis.bm
  • [New] Blackwell will target computing customers in data processing, engineering simulation, electronic design automation, computer-aided drug design, quantum computing and generative AI - all emerging industry opportunities for Nvidia. VentureBeat
  • [New] NVIDIA cuPQC will accelerate a community effort to build communications ready for the age of quantum computing. NVIDIA Blog
  • [New] The transition towards a new economic architecture, characterized by de-dollarization and diversification of global financial frameworks, presents immense opportunities and challenges for the Global South. Modern Diplomacy
  • Unlike the ice sheet in Greenland that took thousands of years to build, even if we melt all the Arctic sea ice, if we can then figure out how to take CO2 back out of the atmosphere in the future to reverse warming, sea ice will come back within a decade. SciTechDaily
  • President Biden has been the leading advocate for investing in infrastructure to reconnect communities starting in his American Jobs Plan, which directly cited Syracuse's I-81 as an example of building a more equitable future for transportation infrastructure. Urban CNY
  • As the world continues to tackle climate change, initiatives like the car club will play an increasingly important role in reducing carbon emissions and building sustainable communities. www.watford.gov.uk

Last updated: 25 March 2024



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