The Central African Republic (CAR) has begun to unveil its digital currency-focused initiatives. According to a 24-page presentation for the initiative, Sango will be a ‘crypto’ island where digital currency trading will have legal recognition—the first of its kind in Africa.
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), Kingdom of Morocco, has won the "African Excellence E-Government Award", in recognition of the advanced level of services provided by the new generation of the national electronic identity document.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) were once viewed as technologies that would replace white collar jobs. But as experts agreed during an SS&C Blue Prism Canada webinar, this is now far from the truth: as well as helping to save time, money and resources, they also free up public sector employees to focus on creative thinking, which in turn boosts job satisfaction
Pro-consumer website Comparitech has released a new report exploring legislation about child data collection in the world’s top 50 countries by gross domestic product (GDP). The document assessed 23 different aspects of these policies to assess whether specific legislation was in place for children’s online data or not.
The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to invest $4 billion in upgrades to the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure with a strong focus on cybersecurity.
Transformation of the information system “Single Register of Social Protection” into a single database of all types of social assistance and services provided by the state.
Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT), a proposed guiding principle for international cooperation on data flows, is moving into the implementation phase. DFFT implementation has so far focused mainly on trade agreements, including e-commerce negotiations at the WTO and regional/bilateral FTAs. Recently, these developments have been complemented by more pragmatic and bottom-up approaches.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing represents as much as 20% of the global catch, and losses to the global economy are estimated at $10-23.5 billion USD per year.
