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You can now pay with your face in China
Alibaba is trialling facial recognition payments at a KFC restaurant in Hangzhou.
Exclusive: Pontianak’s vision to become Indonesia’s FinTech capital
Mayor of Pontianak, Sutarmidji, shares his plans for FinTech and cutting pollution in this haze-stricken city.
Exclusive: How Singapore ‘nudges’ citizens to better health
Interview with Zee Yoong Kang, CEO of the Health Promotion Board, Singapore.
UNDP strategic policy chief to speak at Innovation Labs World
Pedro Conceição from the United Nations Development Programme will discuss the need for government innovation.
Nepal drafts national open data plan amidst growing trend
The country’s national action plan is inspired by the increasing use of open data in many other countries.
Estonia may crowdfund government tech with its own digital currency
Country proposes issuing ‘estcoins’ to e-residents to raise funding for new tech such as Artificial Intelligence.
How Indonesia’s President monitors food security
Interview with Derval Usher, Head of Office, Pulse Lab Jakarta.
Exclusive: How an earthquake led to Nepal’s digital transformation
Interview with Nama Raj Budhathoki, Executive Director of Kathmandu Living Labs.
Government transformation head to speak at Innovation Labs World
Senior Director of Transformation from Singapore’s Public Service Division to give keynote.
Singapore to prioritise anticipatory services
Smart Nation and Digital Government Office identifies five areas as “strategic national projects”.
Exclusive: How the Mayor of Surabaya is cleaning up government
GovInsider interviews Tri Rismaharini, the Mayor of Surabaya, Indonesia.
How this fintech startup is helping the rural unbanked in Indonesia
Amartha is introducing peer-to-peer lending to the Javanese to help them out of a tight spot.
How the Mayor of Makassar wants to fight radicalisation
Danny Pomanto plans to improve public engagement to identify at-risk households.
South Australians can now vote on how to allocate $30m
Interview with Gail Fairlamb, Director of Strategic Engagement, Department of the Premier and Cabinet of South Australia.