IBM to build Korean smart grid
IBM has partnered with Korean IT solution provider Posco ICT to develop a smart grid for South Korea's first renewable energy management system, reports International Business Times.
In collaboration with IBM, Posco ICT will adopt IBM business analytics software to build an intelligent renewable energy management system that can enable informed decisions on power generation based on quantitative analysis.
Kim Nam-gyu, executive director, IBM Korea's Communications Sector, says: "Collaborating with Posco ICT to develop South's Korea's first smart grid system will advance the development of domestic smart grid technology.”
Saudi Arabia transforms healthcare
Saudi Arabia unveiled the largest healthcare technology project of its kind at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Dubai, states The Saudi Gazette.
The five-year project is aimed at transforming the healthcare delivery in Saudi Arabia, as part of the kingdom's plan to digitally integrate over 300 Saudi hospitals.
Dr Mohammed Alyemeni, adviser to the minister of health, says: “Saudi Arabia's e-health and ICT vision encompasses not only the interoperable electronic health records, which are the foundational systems that many nations are pursuing, but includes essential elements addressing quality of care, cost containment, and health system management and research needs.”
Malaysia drives cyber security
Malaysia will position itself as a regional hub for cyber security with a surge in investment over the next 10 years, according to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, says Future Gov.
Secretary for the ICT policy division, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahah, says the sector would grow from $260 million in 2010 to $5 billion in 2020 as part of a sustained investment in research and development across the sector targeting local and international suppliers.
More than 300 government agencies classified as critical national infrastructure would be required to meet Information Security Management System standards - the set of policies, processes and systems devised to manage risks to information assets - by 2013.
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