
Singapore starts $6.6m research project into “people-centric” smart city AI, IoT
The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering have signed a $6.6 million deal on a multi-year research programme to build a “people-centric smart future” for Singapore. …

Europe bolsters cloud-native private 5G for Industry 4.0 with FUDGE-5G kickoff
The technology and government sectors both love an acronym, but FUDGE-5G? Really? It seems a stretch; a random mnemonic to brand a rather complex-sounding EU innovation initiative. The project’s full …

Deloitte to build robot-powered smart factory at Wichita State
Deloitte and Wichita State University are building a new 60,000-square foot (5,500 square metre) smart factory showcase facility on Wichita State’s Innovation Campus, already sponsored by Deloitte, to include a …

US pumps $1bn into homegrown AI, 5G and quantum computing
The US government is to invest $1 billion into a dozen new research and development (R&D) institutes to stimulate the economy with homegrown artificial intelligence (AI), quantum information science (QIS), …

Rolls-Royce intros ‘breakthrough’ framework for ethical AI in Industry 4.0 – and 5.0
Rolls-Royce is to make available new “breakthrough” research on how to construct an ethical framework for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) that people will “genuinely trust”. The company has …

Key EU smart farming project claims advances in IoT interoperability, data sharing
The European Commission has published the results of its Internet of Food and Farm (IoF2020) project, one of three large-scale pilots it has funded in the agricultural sector as part …

Microsoft joins DOE consortium to develop AI for first responders
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has pulled together a consortium of industry, government, non-profit, and academic bodies to develop artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to help with disaster response. Microsoft …

Huawei hypes industrial 5G, intros 5G2B package, opens Industry 4.0 test lab
Huawei has put focus on the role of 5G to stimulate industrial revolution, and go beyond the traditional scope of cellular as a straight communications technology for voice and video, …

Divided, but diversified – European takeup of enterprise AI shows stuttering promise
European enterprises are divided about adoption of AI for digital transformation, with two-in-five embracing AI technologies and two-in-five disinclined to engage with them. But the remainder are interested, and the …

Ireland looks to put cities in charge of coordinated neutral host 5G networks
Ireland has put city administrators and neutral host networks at the centre of a new five-year roadmap to bring 5G connectivity to the nation, and to stimulate economic growth. Dublin …